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MOTOR SUMMONS FAILS.

CASE AGAINST EUROPEAN RULED BAD.

HEADLIGHT ISSUE.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Electricity Charges,

[To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.]

Sir, It must be gratifying to "the general, consumers" to "And that one of their number, who re-

in

tho juices

pseudonym "Moderate User," has taken it upon himself to publish, on their behalf, most thoughtful and tel- light in pro-ling denouncement of the Increas- od charges contemplated by the Hongkong Electric Company.

"Moderate User" has evidently conducted

most

scarching Company's a scrutiny of the

Because the aummons as taken cut by the police was bad, a charge against Mr. C. C. Stark, owner of private car No. 1833, of falling to carry a per working order, was withdrawn when the case had seen argued on behalf of the defendant by Mfr. II. J. Armstrong at the Central Police Court this

inatorice

the

a. summons

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, MARCH 20, 1931.

LADY PEEL OPENS EXHIBITION.

HANDIWORK DISPLAY AT THE

PO LEUNG KUK.. ·

A NEW DEPARTURE,

NEW CIVILISATION IN | B.B.C. PROGRAMMES

PROF

CHINA.

MIDDLETON-SMITH'S

LECTURE.

DISCUSSED.

CHARGE OF POLITICAL BIAS DENIED.

VARIED OFFERINGS.

London, Mar. 19. The programmes of the British Broadcasting Corporation were the subject of comment in both Houses of Parlament today.

In the House of Lords, Lord Radnor referred to the phenomen- al popularity of broadcasting and said there were now 3,600,000·11-.

An interesting lecture Was delivered at the University last) night by Professor C. A. Middle- ton-Smith, the Talkoo Professor of Engineering, who addressed the The practical interest displayed Arts Association on the subject of by Lady Peel in the work of the "The New Clvilleation in China." Po Leung Kuk, an institution for

The lecturer pointed out how the assistance of abandoned girls the transformation of China was and orphans, was referred to, and taking place owing to the intro demonstrated this morning, when duction of modern machinery and her Indyship attended to perform methods of production, and stated the opening ceremony of an ex-that if there were an unlimited hibition of bandiwork by the in-supply of cheap coal, iron ore, and mutes. counts and his comments cannot In his speech, Mr. Tam Wun-linentone in South Chine, Kow-censed receiving stations in Bri would become a city of tain. He thought the Corporation fail to soften the Chairman's tong. Chairman of the Institution, heart and bring a tear to the eyewald that Lady Peel had visied fre-

He mentioned the influence of of the Company's chief accoun-quently to give advice and guid the University of Hongkong, and

"M.U." Atresses the fact that ance and they were indebted to

pointed out how industrialisation the Company's net profit la earnest

The work on view included band tended to raise the standard of The first part of the after providing for depreetation, embroidered linen and silk arti.living. Too bad! I wonder what he would call the balance of Profit and Loss cles, drawing-room scrolls, bed lecture will be found below, the

ed in our to-morrow's issue. Account, had such provision not awnings, curtains, cushions, knit concluding portion being publish

The provision for de-led jackets and other garments been made.

བT------=. preciation seems to be resented by and a large assortment of percen "M.U.," who goes to the extent of pictures. The work reached an

amount

exceptionally high standard and quoting the total charged to working over a period was greatly admired by the visitors. The Hon. Mr. A. E. Wond ar- and asserts that this

mical, Inspector

whose was brought, testified that at 0.15 p.m. on the 6th instant he was on duty in Queen's Road Central opposite font.

de the City Hall. Ife saw the fendant's car with one headlight functioning, being driven from subsequently and backed on to the parking stand apposite Beaconsfield Arcade. An attempt was made to switch on the near-side headlight which was the one not functioning, but it failed. The lamp was found to be a little lose at the socket, and

west to cast WORL

thus

her.

remained la that defective condi- 1 of six years, unble hidden re-companied Lady Peet and the Hon. i

tion when the car was finally driven away.

Mr. Armstrong asked for the summons to be dismissed on the ground of its appearing to be bad RA the original appllention by Inspector Nicol was for a sum- mona for "failing to carry lataps in a proper working order."

After

After all," said Mr. Armstrong, "ny elist is concerned only with the summons he receives. If the police authorities cannot rasure that the summonses are in the proper form-which is all that I am concerned with--they the um mens is bad."

sum forms a

serve.

an absurd assertion. What un "M.U." is apparently one of those who cannot understand, and re- fases to be convinced, that depre- working charge which ciation is acerues relentlessly from day to day. Hidden beat it?

reserve can

millions.

BIG THEFT OF PENS AND PENCILS.

Mr. R. H. Kotewall and Mrs, Kot- CURIO DEALER CHARGED AT wall were among those present.

in addressing the gathering. Mr. Tam Wun-tong said the bandiwork of the institutign was first pru moted by Mrs. Kotowall and Mrs. youSouthorn, and Lady Shousun Chow

and Mrs, S. W. Two had made fre

сол-

And "M.U." writes, mark you. on behalf of the general sumers." I am one of many con- sumers who resent such presump tion on his part. Why, he cannot even quote published balance sheet

gares earrectly. No, "M.U.

would recommend that you report Mr. Armstrong, while conced-for duty with the reserves-visible ing that the summons was a print- or, preferably, hidden-until such ed form, pointed out that his client time as you learn to speak intelli- could not be concerned with police gently for yourself, far less on

the

people.Yours, procedure before Buaimons behalf of renched him.

Summons

Amended.

The Magistrate (Mr. Scholield) remarked that. the difficulty could

cle..

other

ZEITGEIST.

be got over by amending the sum- | FULL STORY OF LOSS OF

mons to meet the ense He accord-

ingly, amended the summons to one of "falling to carry lamps in A proper working order."

Mr. Armstrong said the object of having two headlights at one time was to show the width of the car to another approaching vehi cle.

Ila referted the Court to the that Regulations, and remarked really, the summons should have been brought under Section 108

CHANG KIANG.

«Continued from Page L.)

hours before the Chung Klang broke up. At 1 p.m. she took the Bal plunge, disappearing! within 15 minutes under the waves.

She had on board, according to

of the Vehicles and Trafik Regulathe French naval authorities, a

tions. The summons in its merd- ed form was bad,

Regulation 107, under which the police brought their ease, provides that "every vehicle shall, batween sunset and sunrise, carry a lamp or lamps, properly trimined lighted, so as to display in the front, a white light visible for some distance as will afford adequate means of notifying the approach or position of the vehicle.'

range of 1,000 tons of coal, a crew of 72 and over 100 passengers, were of the nearly all of whom steerage class. She is owned by the Cie Pannier of Haiphong, for whom Messrs. Sing Kov, of Nam Pak long are the local Agents.

The Lost Ship.

the

ENCIKINIKUSZUlst,lamCKLINIKDYNACRTATION@JRILAGODE

THE "TELEGRAPH" ART SUPPLEMENT

NUMEROUS PICTURES FOR TO-MORROW.

Over twenty pictures of topical interest will appear in to-morrow's issue of the Tele- graph Art Supplement.

Sporting pictures will illu- strate the inter-Varsity athic- tie meeting between long- kong and Canton, the Police Interport football match, Saturday's Ruce Meeting, and

University Phoenix cricket

match.

Amongst other photographs will be one showing H. E. Vice Admiral Sir Howard Kelly and Staff, another show- ing the Girl Guides' Rally at the Diocesan Girls School. whilst others will include the French airmen at Macno, the Committee of the Chinese Y.M.C.A. Art Exhibition, and a group taken at the wedding of Mr. L. Carvajal and Miss Maria . de Jesus.

Some pictures ahowing the damage done during the earth- quake at Napier, New Zealand. will also appear.

MAGISTRACY.

дел

had done its work well, but ho criti-

what

he described cised

blas.

tendency to introduce political

Lord Crawford gald the crities of the British broadcast pro- grammes should compare them No with those in other countries. country enjoyed more varied pro- xrammes of entertainment and education, and nowhere were there more remarkable men contributing the best of their knowledge to broadcasting.

Lord Gainford, Acting Chairman of the Corporation, said they pro- pared their programmes to give the maximum of interest and en- declared that tertainment. He there was no justification for the charges of bias or propaganda.

Described us a curio dealer of Lower Lasear Row, a Chinese, who appeared before Mr. Williams at the Central Police Court this Lord Ponsonby, for the Gover morning, WIS charged with ment, said the debate showed there receiving a huge quantity of foun- was very little real criticism of the Lain pens and pencils, knowing programmes. The Government them to have been stolen or un-would continue the polley of ite lawfully obtained.

'predecessors. The policy of the Corporation would be kept free from Government control-Bri-

ish Wirelenn.

According to Detective Insper- tor Shannon, the charge arose from a theft of about $4,000 worth of pens and pencils from the Commercial Press in September last. The property was subsc- quently found in the defendant's house, he having stated that he had bought the articles for $850. The police were stili awaiting cor, tain evidence from Canton and could not say when they would be in a position to proceed with the

case.

The defendant was remanded for a week.

AS OTHERS SEE US.

(Continued from Page 6.)

jets-yes, they actually had gas

were hinsing alightly, in a

kind of accompaniment.

Not Bored.

about. A little behind her was

in understood that the Chang-$1.000 subscribed by the commit-peacefully to sleep.

ter.

been

BANISHEE ADMITS

THEFT.

SENTENCED ON TWO COUNTS

THIS MORNING.

Noticing a stranger in the Chi- nese quarters of the Botanical Gardens yesterday, with a quanti- ty of lead in his possession, Mr. H. Green, the Superintendent, be- came suspicious and handed the man over to the police who, pre- ferred, on his being brought before Mr. Williams at the Contral Magi- charge of larceny and stracy, u returning from banishment against him.

The defendant admitted both counts.

Sub-Inspector A. W. Smith in- formed his Worship that the de- fendant had stolen the lead from his employers, the Hop Cheong building contractors of Queen's Road, opposite the Naval Yard.

On the larceny charge sentence or two montha hard inbour was A further five months on the banishment count.

STABBING INCIDENT ON MAINLAND. ·

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BOY DETAINED.

I began to take stock of my neighbours. To my right sat littlo old Indy, white-hatred, dress ed in black. She Was looking

could sue the corner of her mouth straight in front of her, and I Wrinkled up in a little smile. 1 The Changkiang hud, for

BOSKOTJAUNOJANTIGUINGEDARAN JUULILASTEAIwondered what she was thinking imposed with last two or three years, maintainquent visits of inspection. This stout mau with grocer': written Mr. Armstrong-We have com-ed a service between Haiphong, year the Institute had been provid-all over him. His hymn-book was mitted no offence under this See-Pakhoi, Hofhow, Hongkong and tion.

Shanghai, in conjunction with the with a number of instruments open before him, and his spec-

a stock

And of ticles lay across the page, Inspector Nicol said, with regards.a. Limehow, which is

now in and machines and

materials, with a sum of tu Mr. Armstrong's

over he had already drifted gonily and remark on port. the use of two headlights, said that

It ears carried two. red lights on their klang had been insured with the The ulertaking hud

only

"Most of the rest were young mudguards to show their width. American Astatic Underwriters.

taken up recently, and was folk of both sexes, which certain Mr. Stark's car, he said, had no The foundered vessel was the still in its embryonic stage. That by surprised me in view of what I the such red lights.

old Norwegian vessel Knut Ham was the first exhibition held by had read and heard about

A stabbing incident in which proceeds rising generation in Scotland and sun, which was bought by the the Institute, and the

two young lads were involved is present owners a few years ago, would be devoted to the fands of elsewhere. But what struck me reported from the Sheung Shui Their most was that nobody was looking Police Station in the New Terri She was a steel screw aleumer of the embroidery class, 2,902 tons gross and 1,850 tons dertaking was to eanble the girls dull or bored-even the stout man

during had only nodded under the in- tories, it being intimated that the soit, and was built in 1907 at to pick up a profession

vietim hua been removed to hos- Copenhagen. Her dimensions their stay in the Home and thus luence of the organ-or grave

detained. were.-Length 310 feet, beam 44.2 be able earn their livelihood when and solemn, but just cheerful. Aspital while the nasallant has been

they left.

if they were at the pictures! feet and depth 17.5 feet.

From the report it appears that Lady Peel, in declaring the ex- "I hadn't been long seated when hibition open, congratulated the the minister made his appearance. the lads were playing in a paddy Committee on its excellence, and and ascended to the pulpit. Now, fick at the rear of the Shek Wa

land, had got my impression of A Reuter message this morning said she thought the institution, like most other visitors to Seat Hui Market when Liu Ping-

sbeing, aged twelve, is alleged Scottish minister from the letters have stabbed another Ind, Lau Chol aged nine, with a pen-knife, which some of them periodically at about acon on Wednesday last. send to the newspapers-and this The victim was also stated to have one did not conforny to my imagin- heen suffering from a wound on ary type.

his head caused by n clog.

Mr. Armstrong:-This car could never comply with that require ment--it is already licensed by the police.

Mr. Armstrong remarked that, for that matter, lights of that Hurt were not usually carried on Ameri cars nor on British cars. "The Inspector is somewhat involv

CAR

ed. He does not seem to define be- tween 107 and 108. We are charg

Reuter Belated.

behalf.

ed under Section 107, and we have discloses that Shanghai hus re- owed a debt of gratitude to Mrs. shown we have committed Boceived belatedly news that the offence under that Section. If the Marne was

Kotewall for all her work on its the way. The Inspector desires to proceed under message adds that Afty from Section 108, he should have said three hundred passengers have been picked up and that the fate The Magistrate said he must of the crew is unknown. agree with Mr. Armstrong. The

The Telegraph's information is Bummons as it stood, and the abviously very much later. plication as it stood, were not un-

80."

der the rules.

The summons was withdrawỳai.

TEACHER & STUDENT CHARGED.

ALLEGED FRAUD ATTEMPT ON GOVERNMENT.

21 YEARS AGO.

SOME EXTRACTS FROM THE

TELEGRAPH" . FILES,

The following extracts ato from A serious charge in connexion the Hongkong Telegraph for the with conspiracy to defraud the week ended March 18th, 1910.

THREE STOWAWAYS

CHARGED.

to

"He was a amall. gentle-man- The victim was taken to the nered, ordinary looking mon- Kowloon Hospital for treatment of that is the only way I can describehla injuries, while the assailant him. He prayed sincerely and is in police custody. STOLE PASSAGE FROM CEBU

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was clear and simple, illustrated Ke Filimon Balansag (16), Rutillo by little homely anecdotes. Color (21), and Aurilio Tapia (20) neither ranted nor raved-und I were produced before Mr. Hamil began to wonder if he really could ton, at the Kowloon Magistracy be a Scottish minister! this morning, on a charge of hav The Other Side. Ing stowed away on the B.8 Invincible from Cebu.

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Genova. "When I got back into the main

Berlin were Oslo. They were discovered' two days streets again, the folks after the vessel left Cebu. Two streaming out of the picture- Helsingfors.

cheerful Buenos Aires.. Government of a small sum of The rate of the dollar on door them hid in the magazine, houses, They seemed money was preferred before Mr. mand was is. 8.16/100

while the third hid himself in the enough, but not absolutely con- Athens... Schofielt, ut the Contral Police

store room, and kept a watch on toned. I began to wonder if an Shanghai.

New York. Court this morning, against a IL.M.S. Minotaur arrived in the Chief Officer, finally letting the hour in the humdrum little church Government school teacher and a Hongkong from Home as the now other two out.

down the side streets would have Amsterdam. student from the same schoolingship of the China Squadron, All pleaded guilty, and Mr. changed that. A man passed me Stockhol

Madrid... Fun Sik-ling, aged 41, described with Vicu-Admiral Sir A. L. Wins Inmilton remanded them, until bearing a lurid warning nloft. Re- I thought of

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Monday pending arrangementspent and be saved.

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being made for their being sent the little minister,

Not once had he used olther of Hongkong. Chi-lol, a student, were charged

back to Cebu.

Brussels these words," with conspiracy to cheat the

The American paused, and Copenhagen Government of 38 in money.

Sun | Milan. Detective Sargeant Mondows

number of lorry drivers were frowned. "I've been thinking," Prague fined 36 by Mr. Schoffold at the he said slowly. "It might be a appeared for the police and ap

H.E. Sir Frederick Lugard laid Contral Police Court, this morning for good thing to start boosting out plied for an adjournment; defend- ante being remanded for one week, the foundation-stone of the Hong-carrying loads projecting from the churches back there in New York. R on $100 ball nach, a se

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on Mr. H. N. Mody.

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•

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