1930-12-11 — Page 1

"Hongkers Telegraph"

TILES

for The South Chine Moraing Bus, Lid,

The

FOR EVERY PURPOSE

C. E. WARREN & CO., LID.

Chios Building.

Tal. 20269.

JOCKEY CLUB'S

AMBITIOUS

STABLE SCHEME.

MILLION DOLLARS

TO BE SPENT.

WONGNEICHONG SITE TO HOUSE 430 PONIES.

1 & 3, Wyndham Street, Bangkong.

Dollar on Demand: 471.0 Lighting-up Time: ada High Waterb12.85 mm.

Library, Supreme Court-52

Hongkong Telegraph.

FOUNDER 1807

NO ZGJ

DOLLAR'S SLIDE

}

CONTINUES.

EXCHANGE MARKET GROWS

PANICKY..

A WEAK UNDERTONE.

The dollar continues lts record- Chrenking deseant and the murket is in a stale suggesting that the bottom has not yet been reached. The quotation this morning was 171 3/4d. representing a fall of 1/8 since yesterday, and comparing

silver in the London market.

THE NEW TAI PING.With a fall of 1/16 in the prices of

CONL

Estimated 10

about $1,000,000, a scheme has been

new

The ambition of financial circles to bring the Hongkong dollar down to its parity with silver ap- pears to have been achieved with

put in hand by the Hongkong the latest drop. Parity at

the Jockey Club for the erection of present price would he 1/1.74 commodious

stables. nd.The dollar stands for the moment,

7541. 1/1 ministrative buildings, staff quarters and exercise yards on a site covering an area of about 218,000 square feet, situated above Wong Nei Cheong village, and overlooking the Happy Valley racecourse,

When completed, the new pres mises with take the place of the present stables and parts, which have been proved to be totally inadequate, und It is hoped ever- tually to sell this old site.

Monaro, Palmer and Turner, who are the architects responsible for laying out the new site, state that the work should be finished in the course of about ten months, and will offer not only a more con- venient access to the Racecourse, but more adequate accommodation for the Club's increasing number of pontes and general ments.

Three large Blocks.

require

The opening of the market in Hongkong this morning was fairly stendly, and it is stated that inter bank business was done at a me

of 1/2.

Shaukhad also reported a fairly tely market at 376, but Inter in the morning came a message from the North announcing a marked easing. This was followed by " weakening of the enl inørket.

wonk undertone is the feature of arket at the moment and the dealers are becoming a tri Lasteky

LATEST RADIO PHONE SERVICE.

LINKING UNITED KINGDOM ́ AND ARGENTINE.

London, Dec. 10.

DUNLOP

· Speciat

Extra.

Construction

For

Overaras

Motoring

Cond'ties.

| FORT MOTOR CYCLE TYRKS

DECEMBER 11. 1930. HUT BING 1 TESTA

$50 PER ANNUM

LOCAL BRANCH,

·Padder Bldg.

EMPRESS OF SCOTLAND FIRE.

IN GALE.

GIVEN A RÉST.

# +HITÆND THURSDAY.

The Empress of Scotland, which caught fire at Blyth yester day, and blazed all day. The vessel carried 300 tons of oil fuel in her bunkers and when this ignited all hope of saving her was

abandoned.

JARDINE STEAMER INDIA_COMMITTEES RAILWAYMEN

TERRIBLE TRIP TO

SHANGHAL

FIVE DAYS ON VOYAGE. FROM SWATOW.

MOUNTAINOUS SEAS.

MILLION POUNDS FIRE ON EMPRESS the north.

NOTE FRAUD.

SENSATIONAL CASE CONTINUING.

MR. BIRKETT ON HIGHLY COLOURED PICTURE.

OF SCOTLAND,

ALL HOPE OF SAVING SHUP ABANDONED.

London, Dec. 10. The liner "Empress of Scotland" ar 25,000 tons, which was recently sold for £42,000 for dismantlement at Blyth. Northumberland, caught fire early this morning.

When built in 1905 she was the world's biggest boat.

The fire spread rapidly despite the combined efforts of several fire brigades and a fleet of fire floats Faugmented from the Tyne,

All shipping from the south has hech delayed for the past few days because of the heavy wind from and correspondingly, ships arriving in Shanghai from the north have shown a general tendency to be early. This is not unusual at this time of year, but the Fooshing certainly struck an unusual patch of weather.

FIND

CHAIRMEN NOW DRAWING UP DEMAND REFUSED.

DRAFT REPORTS.

EXCELLENT OUTLOOK. COUNTER MOVE BY

London. Dec. 10.

The committees of the Round Table Conference after several days of arduous, but extrémely encouraging, work are having a brief spell of rest from their Inbour, Work will be resumed

on Friday.

+

The results of the exchanges of views during the past few days are

Chairmen of the Burma Sub-

THE MEN.

DISPUTE TO GO TO CENTRAL WAGES BOARD.

There is no indication of a crisis

Shanghai, Dec. 7. After encountering the

CRISIS NOT ARISEN. heaviest blow ever experienced

The demand of the railway, by any of its officers and pro-meanwhile being summarised in bably by the ship itself, the form of draft reports by the companies in Britain for con- Indo-China S.N. Company's 8.8. Committee and the Provincial siderable reductions in wages Fooshing yesterday morning | Constitution Sub-Committee. has been countered by a demand arrived in Shanghal from Swa-

They will be presented for for improved rates of pay, and tow, having taken five days for further discussion at Friday's n journey that usually occupies meetings before being sent on to the whole matter is likely to be 2 days.

the Committee of the whole Con- thrashed out within the next ference early next week, probably few days. Tuesday.

The debates in the Provincial over the wages dispute for the Constitution Sub-Committee have covered a wide range and any of moment, though the Unious aro the subjects touched upon may adamant in their refusal to accept reductions and the situation is again be reviewed on Friday,

A small committee set up yen-being watched with some anxiety. terday by the Federal Structure Sub-Committee to revise the schedule of federal subjects met Wind 100 Miles an Hour.

to-day. Its report will enable the sub-committee to complete the out- The Managers of the four lead- With the wind blowing at be lines of its draft plan for a Federing railway companies met the tween 90 to 100 miles an hour, theated Indin to be reported in due Executives of the Railway Unions Fooshing almost stood, on end as course to the Committee of the in London to-day, for the purpose it pitched, sometimes with the whole Conference-British Wire- of discussing the demands of the ship out of the water from the less.

men for Improvements in rates of bow to the level of the foremast,

pay and conditions of service. sometimes with the stern well out and the propeller racing furiously. With the ship rolling at the same time it seemed as if at any time. it might become a wreck.

The Fooshing, 2281 tons, is one

CASE FOR DEFENCE.

London, Dec. 10. The l'ostmaster General The sensational action arising announces that from 12th Decen-from the brilliant coup by which the her direet radio-telephone com- international swindler fraudu-three hundred tons of oil fuel iution Co.'s coasting cargo_fleet,-and- Pantention will be available bulently obtained over £1,000,000 tween Britain and Argentine, with

This afternoon all hope of saying when ship was abandoned

of the Indo-China Steam Naviga

Two inland lots of Crown landlan uxtension by land line in South in new notes of the Bank of the FRANCIRANENIORIZADEThe vessel was built 26 years ago:

have been acquired for this par-America to Uruguay and Chile. puse, and it is proposed to greet hew stables, the buildings to enn. ist of three large bincks. The for the ground ud Arst hors

44 accommodation ponies, with anjun quarters over- head.

The service will be available in all parts of Britain and Northern Freland, and in South America. satgeribers at their ordinary tale phones.

The minimum charze enveriny! three minstest emération from Then also to be an isointion anyplace in Britain in the city god province of Tiuenos Aires with blark To twenty ponies, with a

be £, to the remainder of Arges Veterinary Surgeon's room larhei An up-to-date two-storey the £6 6s and to Chile 56 12. storage building is also to he British Wireless erested with crushin

al.

machine.

your

1 racks and handlin

ete, provided, together with the installation of overhead

for lifting

fodder.

In atention, there will be a flock to be used as administrative pre- One mises, with residences for -table manager, and trainers, to which will be attached stores, far- riers shop, garages, stable shops, and staff quarters, these to werupy a position at the top of the site,

YOUNG FOREIGNER

DROWNED.

FELL OVERBOARD WHILE AT THE WHARF.

Portugal from Messrs. Waterlowi and Sons, Limited, the printers, is still continuing in the King's Bench Division of the High Court in London.

Th

aetion. brought by the Bank of Portugal against Messrs. Waterlow and Sons. it for the sum of 28,116,613, and the Hank! alleges alternatively, avgligence o enpression, or breach of run- truet. in connexion with the print- ing of Portuguese bank-notes.

Plaintiff's Case,

The As for the plaintiffs ix) that an international crook named] Marang called at Messrs. Water- lows in 1924, bearing a forged letter purporting to be from the Governor of the Bank of Portugal, and to be an order for the supply! of notes,

were

Hans Martinsen (29), described as being of Danish origin. who

The notes were delivered to the on the as a motorman worked motorrship Tudor, was drowned value of £1,115,41% and

fared into circulation. as the result of an accident early when the morning yesterday con-vessel was lying alongside the strucjed of reinforced concrete | Rawiam Godowns. with brick panel wadis, and special The Chief Officer, Mr. J. Ealwin,

Reinforced Conérete.

The buildings will be

who

It was contended for the plain title that Marang's plot was full of holes, not only inviting wara-] pieinn but shouting out for it.

+

MUI TSAI SYSTEM IN HONGKONG.

Governor's Despatch to the

Secretary, of State.

WHITE PAPER ISSUED.

London. Dec. 10.

A letter from Sir William Peel. the Governor of Hang- Roox, dated June 25, 1930, is published to-day. as a White Paper.

may

be

The despatch outlines the effect of the existing law relating to mui trai and ex- presses the opinion that the

position present regarded as not unsatisfac- no further tors, and that

al present measures are requít ogo promote the policy

in expressi

the

existing law-Reuter.

2011 JANUARY BRAQUETASONOROCINNAMATUTINI

its regulár run is from Hongkong to Swatow, Shanghai and Talngtao.

by Messrs. Swan and Hunter, the builders of the Mauretania.

AMERICA AND WORLD COURT.

PROTOCOL SUBMITTED TO SENATE.

Washington, Doc. 10. President Hoover has submitted

Demands Refused.

London, Dec. 10.

It was afterwards announced that the companies were unable to concode the demands, and the representatives of the Unions in- timated their intention of sub- mitting their claims to the Central Wages Board,

Meeting Next Week.

The companies' claims for a reduction of wages have already to the Senate, the Protocol worked been submitted to the National out by Mr. Elihu Root and his col-Wages Board and it is hoped that league last year, providing for the the organisation will meet on the Grateful at Being Alive.

adherence of the United States to 19th instant to consider the dis

Court of Internn-pute.-Reuter, Captain Balch, the skipper of the Permanent the ship yeaterday said: "We all tional Justice at The Hague,

The companies, in a statement, haven deep sense of gratitude for It was recently stated that while explain that they have viewed, for being alive, The 3rd officer has a certain amount of opposition is to some time paal with great appre been at sen for 22 years and the be expected, the necessary

two-hension the position into which the chief engineer lins been out here thirds majority will be secured railway industry is drifting. The

years, and neither has seen without great difficulty-Reater's anything ke the weather we American Service. eacountered.

for

16

We

picked up the S.O.S. signal sent out by the Hedwig and I am glad to see by the North-Ching Daily News that H.M.S. Suffolk saved the crew. We received the algnal while we were in the thick of our own difficulties, and won- dered how soon we might have to an 3.0.5. ourselves. send out

have Luckily we

a stout ship though it is 26 years old. Every How and then it would come half out of the water and then hit the crash that water again with a slook everything and everybody on board."

On Bridge 50 Bours. The worst period of the journey Islands, which are situated half way between Ningpo and Wenchow. For three hours it seemed as if the ship

care is being taken regarding roof told the police that at 3 22.3. The action commenced on her bunkers ignited.--British Wire- was in the vicinity of the Hieshan insulation and ventilation. The Martinsen,

Jenning November 21 and the plaintiffs. Wats extering of the buildings are to be against the railings of the ships have only just concluded their treated in white nuurble plaster.

was seen to topple overboard. Exercise yards will also be pro- A search was made. but the.

was with each i unfortunate mon,

not seen in connexion vider block, and these yards will con-again.

Jain sand baths, drinking troughs.

etc.

Mr. C. Bernard Brown, Secretary nt the

Club, told Jockey

u

Telegraph representative

this

morning that the provision of new stables and accommodation was

UNEMPLOYED RIOTS IN HAMBURG.

www.

absolutely essential, as the present MAN KILLED WHEN POLICE

Konc

site was out-of-date, and had too far to be patched up. The Club was at the moment forced 16 use matsheds to provide suf ficent accommodation. The Club hoped to sell the existing stables as soon as the new premises wore.

rendy for us.

OPEN FIRE.

Bamburg, Dec. 10. Ristody seenea were witnessed

case.

Highly Coloured.

Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C.. wha is representing Messrs. Waterlow, opening the case for the defence to-day, described allegations minde by the plaintiffs as 44 "highly coloured picture."

He denied that Messrs. Water-1 low, who are the biggest printers af banknotes in the world, were

eareless or negligent.

in Hamburg to-day, during de monstrations by unemployed. Birkett, every step taken The police were finally compelled to open fire on the crowd, and one New Thi Ping Theatre.

mun was killed and, one wounded. Mossrs. Palmer and Turner hrive-Router. also put in hand plans for the re-building of the Tat Ping Thea

tre in Des Voeux Road West. The {OFFICE FOR JAPANESE

present building has

been in

existence for nearly forty years, and it has been decided to pull it down and entirely remodel the theatre on mpro modern. lines. Reinforced concrete is to be used and the theatre is to be built

DIPLOMATS.“

BUILDING PURCHASED IN

SHANGHAL

Shanghal, Dec. 10.

Was

SHOTS IN DANISH PARLIAMENT.

COMMUNISTS MAKE SCENE IN GALLERY.

would not get clear, but it was managed gradually to drift it out of danger.

The Captain was on the bridge for 50 hours, and did not even get time to obtain a change of cloth- ing. There was one thing--which- gave great cause for thankfulness, and that was the vlaibility, which Bad on the whole was good. There was a minor scene in the visibility, combined with the moun- Chamber to-day, it communist ris-tainous seas that were

Copenhagen, Dec. 10.

FRENCH POLITICAL

DIFFICULTIES.

ANOTHER FOTENTIAL PREMIER GIVES UP.

Paris, Dec: 10.

pronounced fall in receipts makes

the situation dieult for them, and the high wage bill and the onerous. working conditions have caused serious diversions of trafße to nther, formy of transport.

Companies' Statement..

The companies state that they have made every effort to attract more business by offering special facilities and extensive reductions in

ratea

and fares. Wales con-

of Economics other

M. Laval, the ex-Minister ofstitute a very large proportion

who undertook na at the operating costs. Labour,

in every tempt to form a Government, has have been made abandoned the task, following the direction, and now the compatties example of M. Barthou, who also declare that they have no alterna- found it too much for him,

tive but to seek relief from their present difficult position by a sub- atantial reduction in existing la.. bour costs.

31. Tardieu resigned a week: ago and M. Poincare's refusal to succeed him has compllested the pasillon-Renter.

BERLIN DISORDERS

SEQUEL.

DR. FABRICIUS CONVICTED ...FOR OBSTRUCTION...

Railwaymen's Advantages.

In justification of their proposals the companies point out that the general level of wage rates has increased in Industries in this country since 1914 by 70 to 75 por cent,

the while the increase in wager of the railway operating

rades.

which represent per cent more than but the staff, fo

and in the case of the clerical and supervisory staff nearly 100 per cent. The cost of living han

in

Berlin, Dec. 10. Dr. Fabricius, a Fascist Member of the Reichstag, who was arrested creased by 66 per cent. running, for obstructing the police during the demonstrations against the showing of "Al Quiet on the Western Frot," was charged this morning In the Police Court..

ing in the gallery and attempting would have given the ship very little to make a speech while Minister, of chance at the Hleshans. the Interior Stelneke was outlining

Lighter Momenis,

"

There were one or two amusing

the officers to be amusing yesterday, although on the trip itself they might not have been so funny.

Vigilance und Prudence.

the contrary, said Mr.social reform plans.

The police intervened and anothor, rourked with diligence, vigilance. Communist Bred a revolver harm: maments during the storm, how forethought, prudence and care, lessly. Four rests were made.ever. At any rate they appeared to

He stated that between 1914 and Renter. 1928, Messrs. Waterlow had print- ed Treasury notes to the value of bad The firm £3,000,000,000,

foreign always specialised in currency and had always recognis ed that a great degree of care was required in their work. Router,

FAIR WEATHER.

THEFT OF SILK.

SUSPICION THROWN ON EUROPEANS.

to suit the requirements of Chinese The Japanese authorities are re- The Royal Observatory reports 29, Queen's Road Contral.

stage plays and cinematographie

Menre. Kayanally report to the Police the theft of n roll of milk, Valued at $48 from their store at Thoy state that the silk was performances. In addition to stalls,ported to have purchased a new that a feeble anticyclone remains accommodation is being made for building in the French Settlement central over the Lower Yangtare missed after three Europeana, dress circle and gallery, and the here with a view to accommodating Valley. Moderate monsoon will amongst whom was a woman, had

In diplomatic representativo. prevall along the S: E. coast of left the shop without making now theatre will seat 2,500 people. It is known that the Japanese China and over the North China purchase. De

H

The wark is to be put in hand charge d'Affaires will open an offics Sen The local forecast is -Ni & Police Care - Investight Imediately the theatre being ginaly in a state of demolition in Shanghai some time next month winds, moderate Bruing wormed TELLING YO

A fine of 180. márka, or thirteen

In 1918, it is pointed out, the £47,000,000 In companies paid salatics and

wages. Last year. they paid $115,000,000 or almost

days Imprisonment, in default was taken imposed.-Reuter,

BRITISH - TRADE IN NOVEMBER.

two and a half times as much.

Fallowing the decline which hná place in railway traffic receipts in recent years, the stato ment concludes, the position this year up to the present time, com.. pared with 1929, is that there is n reduction af no leas than eight, and a half millions in the traffic receipts of the four Group Com pontos, and.It is probable that by

For instance, the remark of an. engineer who was eating his dinner- with one foot on the wall and an- ather on the floor, holding a pork chop in one hand and a piece of IMPORTS AND EXPORTS BOTH the end of the year the reduction

bread and butter in the other, and who complained that there were "no fiddles on the soup." The fiddles ware in position on avery table, to keep the crockery in place, but the trouble was that the food would not Atay in the crockery.

Crockery Smashed,

As a matter of fact, practical all the crockery on the ship% broken; and hisliito be tanlacsá

DECLINE.

will be about ten and a half mil. Hons. The financial position of the London, Doč. 10. companies makes it a simple truth The Board of Trade Journal pub.to, state that they cannot continue leher preliminary figures of last their present expenditure on labour month's trade which show that Imports Into the United Kingdom. fur November totalled £79,400,000) ag. against 290,900,000 in October. Exports: for November totalled compared with 17 October - Eritik

Ther

Men Viewka Ja

o doubt that the