1930-09-16 — Page 12

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a Paramount Picture

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"Sleeping Porch'

ALSO

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Bert Wheeler Robert Woolsey Dorothy Lee Don Alvarado

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Glorious old songs end

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HARRY TIERNEY JOE McCARTHY

Spectacular Scanes in Technicolor

A WILLIAM LABARON

Production

Directed by

LUTHER

REED

Mammoth Scenes in Technicolor

Another Super-Production at Popular Prices. On account of film being in 15 parts the shows start promptly daily at 2.00, 5,00; 7.20 & 0.40 sharp.

Advance bookings now open at Anderson's and the Theatre (telephone 25720.)

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1930.

Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoris Hongkong.

FOKT'S ALLEGED DISHONESTY.

SUIT FOR PRICE OF GOODS DELIVERED.

RECEIPT DENIED.

Alleging that a salesman had sold goods to another firm, re- colved the money and not enter- ed the amounts up in the books of

MANILA "GRAFT” SENSATION.

HUNDREDS OF CASES UNEARTHED.

OVER THIRTY PUBLIC WORKS -OFFICERS. INVOLVED:

..

Manila, Sept. 12.

NEW WHITEHALL OFFICES.

BIG SCHEME SHORTLY TO BE

INTRODUCED.

EVENTUAL ECONOMY.

London, Sept. 15.. The Government's decision to build new Government offices in Whitehall is being embodied in a

asked to approve early in the coming session.

the firm that employed him. Les MOTOR LAW ABUSES. measure which Parliament will be Iu-cheung, trading under the name of Lee Yue Kee, sundry

The scheme affects the Embank- goods providers, sued the Wan Kau firm, claiming the sum of

Thirty-two officials and em-ment alde of Whitehall; and $875 for goods sold and delivered ployees of the Automobile Divi- Montagu House, now occupied by in the Summery Court this mora- sion of the Bureau of Public the Ministry of Labour: Pem- ing, before Mr. Justice Jacks. Works, including Salustiano broke, House, occupied by the and Mr. F. C. E. Rendall defended. Rosendo Reinoso, chief of the occupied by the Transport Minis- Mr. Horace Lo was for plaintiff Reyes, chief of the division; Transport Offices of the Ministry of Labour; Pembroke House, Mr. Lo explained that the plain-administrative division; seven try Offices of the Cabinet, and all tiff's firm was well known in the district engineers; and about of Whitehall gardens will be business community and he had two dozen other employees in involved. been dealing with the defendant |

At present, several Departments firm for two or three years. Dur- various clerical capacities either ing that time plaintiff employed a

at the Manila central office or at such as those for Air, Education salesman named So Chan, and the district engineers' offices, and Agriculture, have outlying while the existing nearly all the transactions with are slated for administrative ac-sections, defendant firm were put through tion in accordance with the sen- accommodation of some of the by So Chan on behalf of plaintiff sational report of the special Government offices in Whitehall is

inadequate and imperfect. board of investigators of the Although the scheme, which At the beginning of the present Public Works Automobile Divi-will be effected in sections, will year plaintiff took stock of this sion released for publication last involve large expenditure, it is goods and discovered a shortage. On making investigations he dis evening by Filemon Perez, Secre- claimed that it will eventually covered, it was alleged, that Sotary, of Commerce and Com-reault in economy by the sale of Chan had sold goods to the de- munications. fendant firm, received payment from them, and had failed to ac- count to plaintiff. Plaintiff asked his fokis if they knew anything about it and they told him that some of the goods had been sent to defendant firm. He also found a delivery order,

firm.

Defendant firm was approached in the matter, continued Mr. Lo, and two receipts were produced showing that payment for the goods had been made to So Chan. As plaintiff had suspected So Chan, however, an advertisement had previously been published in the Chinese newspapers giving the names of three men who were au- thorised to sign on behalf of plain- tiff firm, and So Chan's name was not among them.

The defendant firm produced their books showing that they had received the goods but, said Mr. Lo, the whole point was that So Chan recelve

was not authorised to money.

In indicating his defence, Mr. Rendall said defendants denied the elaim and also denied receiving the goods, saying there was no entry in the firm's books to show that the goods had been received,

Evidence was then called, and the case is proceeding.

AMERICAN BASEBALL

LEAGUE.

RESULTS OF YESTERDAY'S MATCHES.

New York, Sept. 15. The results of matches played in the major baseball Leagues to-day are as follow:

National League,

New York Brooklyn Philadelphia Philadelphia

Detroit

St. Louis

G, Pittsburgh 13 Cincinnati. 12 Chicago

4 Chicago

American League.

3 New York

3

Boston

1 Boston

The 32 public works officials due for disciplinary action ranging from reprimand to dismissal from the Government service do not include seven others who previously have been dismissed and who have been put behind prison brs as a result of criminal action instituted against them..

The criminal aspect of the res- ponsibility of the employees was not touched upon by the report re- leased by Secretary Perez as this phase of the investigation will be handled by the Attorney General's office.

Pesos 118,768 Lost.

leases which will become available

and the saving of rent now paid for office accommodation in West There London and elsewhere. will also be a gain in efficiency the centralising of through

departmental activities-British Wireless.

GERMAN POLITICAL OUTLOOK.

MODERATE PARTIES MAY

FORM COALITION.;

Berlin, Sept. 15.... Herr. Bruening is understood to The 39 public works employees af-

have obtained the President's sanc- fected by the investigators re- port covers 355 cases of malversation for the Government to remain tion, with falsification of official rein office at least until the meeting ceipts involving a total loss to the of the Reichstag on October 14th.

Meanwhile, negotiations are be- Government of Pesos 118,768.39 of which Pesos 26,600 already has beening carried on with a view to es- conclusively established, according tablishing a coalition of all the Mo derate Parties, including the So- to the report...

The report of the "committee cialists, but excluding the Fascists shows traces of the same relentless- and the Communists.--Reuter.

Berlin, Sept. 15. mess which marked the reports of The number of Fascist victories

boards previous investigating

is attributed to the policy enunciat- named by Secretary Perez to uned by Herr Hitler on the eve of the earth all the graft committed under poll, namely, the abandonment of his department. The Automobile the policy of perpetually courting Division investigation is not yet French. favour, the creation of a completed, the committee announced strong German Army and the re- last evening. The major part of it, however, has been completed, pudiation of the Young Plan

Five Days to Reply.

The men involved in the charges and findings of the investigators, as usual, were given five days within which to reply to the charges against them.

Secretary Perez will announce his decision shortly. The commit- tee was composed of Filemon Casio, chairman and technical assistant of the department. Major Juan Quimbo 1 of the intelligence division of the 5 constabulary and Severo Ungria,

11 supervising auditor of the bureau

Gof audits.

G

Offences Outlined.

A summary of the report of the 2 investigators released by Secretary I Washington 14 Perez is as follows: -Reuter's American Service.

St. Louis Chicago

IRIGOYEN'S DECREES

REPEALED.

PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT'S

ACTION.

The report of the B. P. W. Auto- mobile Division Investigating com- mittee contalas very many irregu- laritics, the most important of which may be expressed in a nut- shell, as follows:

(1) The administration of the deficient. Automobile Division has been very

Reuter.

AN ANGLO-AMERICAN BRIDGE MATCH.

CONTEST TO BE HELD IN LONDON.

London, Sept, 15. An Anglo-American bridge con- test, the first ever played, has opened at Almacks Club, London, and is expected to last six days..

Mr. Ely Cuthbertson; captain of the American team, which includes his wife, as well as Baron Von Zedwitz and Mr. Theodore Lightner, intends to play the American system of forcing the bidding against the

team. English

consisting Lieutenant-Colonel Walter Buller (captain). Mrs. Gordon Evers, Dr. Nelson Woodhill and Mr. Cedric Kehoe.

of

Dr. Lasker, the former chess champion, is to referee the match. which will be one of "contract" bridge-Reuter.

MORE RAIN.

(2) 355 cases of malversation, with falsification of official re- New York, Sept. 15. ceipts 'Involving a total amount of A message from Buenos Aires Pesos 29,925.62, were committed. states, that the Argentine pro- (3) The estimated loss of Pesos visional Government has repealed 118,768.39 to the Government_dur- all decrees of the late regime which inging 1929 alone, of which Pesos The Royal Observatory reports conflict with the laws existing be-26,604.10 has already been con- that the anti-cyclone remains to the fore Irigoyen's accession to power, clusively established, is reiterated. north-east, of Bokkaido. The -Reuter's American Service,

(4) The books of registers, cer- typhoon appears to have filled up, tificates and: registration and per leaving a shallow depression ex- manent records were found defec-fending from the coast of Indo- tive, not written up-to-date, tam China to Hongkong The local pered with, many raising and forecast is.-E winds, moderate; falling to show which cars have cloudy, rain. paid registration fees and which have not

TRAGIC DEATH, OF CAPT. BOY-ED.

FORMER OFFICIAL GERMAN PROPAGANDIST.

(5) There was absolutely no in-igated many complaints filed by ternal checking in the records of the public; examined and audited accounts to safeguard the interests the records of 1,145 meter vehicles; of the Government.

borrowed from automobile owners throughout the Islands about 6,000 old original official receipts and compared them with their triplicate copies, and varifled them, to see whether the amounts appearing. thereon have been accounted, for; received the sworn testimonies of 79 persons; gathered pertinent ex-

Hamburg, Sept. 15. Captain Boy-Ed, the famous offi-

(6) Plates and tags were irregu- cial German propagandist in Wash-larly disposed of and not properly Ington in the early days of the checked and accounted for. war, until recalled to Germany at (7) The issuing of drivers President Wilson's request, was

censes were exploited by minur em- thrown from a horse to-day and ployees. killed.--Reuter,

TARIFF TRUCE.

ITALY TO RATIFY CONVENTION.

8) The Motor Vehicle Law as well as the existing regulations have been inadequately and laxlyhibits; investigated the offices of enforced..

27 provincial district engineers · in Others: May be Involved.

connexion with the registration of motor vehicles' and licensing of As the committee is still gather drivers; examined many records, ing data in connexion. with other and papers in the Automobile Di- Divisions of the Bureau, it finds it-vision; studied its organization, the

Geneva, Sept. 15.self unable at this time to submit division of labour therein, the sup- At a meeting of the Assembly with respect to other officials con- its findings and recommendations of the League of Nations, Signor cerned. de Michaelis announced Italy's in-

To accomplish the investigation tention to ratify the Tariff Truce the committee received and invest Convention.Reuter

and the enforcement of the Motor ervision given over its activities,

Vehicle Law, including all existing rules and regulations, memoranda and circulars relative thereto.

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