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BATCH OF TRAFFIC KILLED BY FALL OF

SUMMONSES.

SEVERAL OFFENDERS BEFORE THE COURT.

STONES.

EUROPEAN CRUSHED AT NAVAL BASE.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, APRIL 7, 1931

HOLIDAY FEAT BY BOLTON.

(Continued from Page 1.)

Preston

RA 18 .8 14 70 61 40 Southampton 38 17 0 15 CU 67 40 Singapore, Mar. 30,

Bradford C... #7 10 8 13 58.69 40 Mr. H. R. Harris. a European Bradford 37 16 7 14 87.60 30 3814 11 13 75 74 30 employed by Sir John Jackson, Burnley DANGER TO CROWD.

2016 8 18 64 68 38 Ltd., contractors for the Naval; Oldsans

Stake

38 18 16 GD 71 38 37 16 7 16 52 77 37 Admitting a summons of speed-Base, Seletar, was crushed to death on Saturday afternoon by n fall

38. 14' 18 70 78 36 ing in Queen's Road Central, by

of stones from the tray of a crane

38 10 3 10 67 75 36 driving a motor cycle combina-

which was loading railway trucks

28 14 7 17 40 71 336 tion at 25 miles per hour,

at the query on the Johore side of

017 64 72 33 Chinese motorist, Ho Shut yue, of

18 GD 78 31 the Strait. WAH fined the Po Hing Theatre,

719 64 75 81 $30 by Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning.

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The defendant was stated

driven Sergeant McInnis to have his cycle through a crowd of people who had just left the Central Theatre after per formance. He passed a stationary bus from which phasengers were have alighting and raight easily

If there knocked someone down

the had been anybody crussing road in front of the bus.

The defendant was also charged with having had the cut-ant on the silencer of the cycle opened, thus causing an unnecessary noyance to the public.

On the technical offence a fine of $5 was imposed.

Number Pinte Ulmcured. Miss M. Lee appeared before his Worship un a kunimena alleging that he had had the number plate of her car obscured by the bumper which was stated to have been fit ted to the car after the licence number had been adjusted.

His Worship remarked that he himself had noticed cura with obscured by their number plates

the bumpers.

A fine of $5 was imposed.

Speeding in Stubbs Rond. The driver of a public ear was fined $20 en pleading guilty to dangerous driving on Stubbs Rond. According to napector C. E. Alexander, the defendant was coming down just above Wanchai Gap at a fast speed and on turn. ing a bend, the car has to go about three feet over the white tine. If the car had not begu driven at a fast speed, the driver would have been able to take the corner with- out crossing the white line.

Hin. Worship: What's his

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cord like?

Insp. Alexander: He's mostly

Chariton Millwall Bury Bristol C farmsley

Natts For Plymouth Swannen Hending Cardif

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Mr. Harris was a native of Sun- sex. He came on to Malaya a number of years ago and was form- erly with the F.M.S. Rollways con-

THIRD DIVISION (SOUTH), '- struction department. Later hei

2. Fulham Bournemouth was mining In Slam. At the Navali

Bristol I Base he was supervising quarry Clapton O. work. He was aged about 50 und | Exeter leaves a wife and three children Lauten in Australia.

The story of the accident was told to the Straits Times by an off- eial of the Naval Base. He said necident that at the time of the stones

which had been blasted

SEQUEL TO STREET FIGHT

FIVE MEN CHARGED IN

COURT TO-DAY.

FISCAL CHANGES SUGGESTED.

FEDERATION OF BRITISH INDUSTRIES.

In connexion with a fight in Helchers Street on Sunday, cenuli- ing in the arrest of four men, while

TARIFF DESIRABLE. a Afth jumped into the street and was removed to hospital suffering

After six months close study from injuries received, charges of of "the reforma which are needed possession of B revolver and five to rehabilitate British Industry," rounde of ammunition were the Federation of British Indus brought against two of the men tries has issued a report. as well as the injured man before Mr. Schofield at the Central Police Court this morning,

Tho

necessary to

The report states that continuous development and rationalisation within industry fiself is recognised, It will be remembered that a and to achieve this money expendi police report issued yesterday ture is casential. stated that a fight had broken out in a house in Belchers Street and the raising of thla money and the

pre-requisite that one of the mon had jumped contemplated expenditure of it is Into the street from the second, Confidence. the arrival of the

This Confidence can only be re- police, a loaded revolver and a stored to industry by knife were found on the premises, (1) A change in our fiscal ays-

Torquay

Queen's P.R.

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floor.

Northampton

Newport Norwich Southend Swindon Walali

Brighton

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Thames

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2 Notts County League Table.

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were being put on trays which Notts County 38 24 8 6 13 39 56 were lifted and swung by a erang | Northampton 37 17 10 10 69 46 44. on to n train to be taken wherever | Bevntford ....... 38 10 0 13 81 50 44 4 14 72 67 44 they were wanted. Mr. Harris was) Southend

613 95 68 42 standing near the crane signalling Crystal Palace 37 18

12 10 60 47 42 the train to come towards him. He Brighton

Luton was seen to turn round to talk touham the Chinese foreman, and almost Bournemouth immediately after he turned, the Torqzay

Exeter tray of stones, two tons in weight. tell on him.

died in a few Queen's P. R. 38 T

Swindon minutes.

faventry

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It is thought that Mr. Harris, in Gillingham a moment of forgetfulness, stenped || Walsall . bock under the tray of stones, Watford which at Dal moment enme down. Thames

Clapton 0. The business of signalling the Bristol R. train was usually done by one of Norwich Newpurt the fruinen.

The cause of the tray of stones! dropping on Mr. Harris instead of on the train is zo far a mystery. The mechanism of the crane was, upon examination within half an hour of the nevident. found to be in working order.

AMANULLAH LETTER

SEQUEL.

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THIRD DIVISION (NORTH).

Rochdale Chesterfield Crewe Darlington Halifax Thall City Rotherham

Stockport

Traumere

Wigan Wrexham

York

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Hartlepools

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N. Brighton

Carlisle Doncaster Gateshead

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been summoned for slow driving NEW ORDINANCE PUBLISHED | Lincoln

your Worship

soliciting).

(1. loitering or

Not hin Fault.

IN INDIA.

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Tranmere Chesterfield Wrexham 38 18 11 9 81 58 47 Stockport

38 19 8 11 70 53 41 Southport ... 36 18 10 77 52 44 SCOTTISH LEAGUE.

New Delhi, Apr. 6. That it was not entirely the de- The publication of statements fendant's fault wax admitted by likely L promote unfriendly the police in prosecuting the fations between the Indian Govern- driver of a taxi on a summons forment and foreign states wil hence-Rangers

his vehicle in "Brakersforth be punished by up to two which is closed to trad.

years imprisonment or fine, or both

Later.

Inspector Alexander told the under a new ordinance.-Renter. Court that the defendant'a fares were Army officers and they had instructed him to drive that way, Although it was not entirely his fault, he was in charge of the car and was responsible.

His Worship Aned the defen- dant $h.

An Expensive Conversation.

Jo explaining the facts of a

Ayr United

East Fife Celtic

3 Airdrie

2 Clyde

Leading positions;

P. W. D. L. F. A. Pts. 36 25

BD h 55 7 5 98 39 53 35 23 0-1 22 8 4 94 32 32

It seems that recent action by Rangers the former King of Afghanistan, Motherwell .. Amanullah, is the cause of the Celtic Ordinance, which is primarily in- tended to consolidate" friendly re-

lations between the Government of MAN'S REMARKABLE

India and

Afghanistan.

Nudir Shah, of

Amanullah sent a letter from Italy which was published in the Press of the North-West Frontier and the Punjab.

The letter drow a spiritel reply Nadir Shah's semi-official from newspapers-Reuter,

RUPERT BROOKE

MEMORIAL.

FLORAL WREATH FROM BYRON'S GRAVE.

STORY.

PROBABLY WANTS FREE MEALS ASSURED.

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On

while four mon were arrested,

On the application of Detective Sergeant W. E. Meadows the de- fendants were all remanded for one week formally.

Later in the morning the 'other two men were brought before Mr. Williams in the small Court and charged with returning from banishment. They also were mandet for one week.

THEFT OF FOUR FELT HATS.

tem

including industrial protec. tion, and the widest possible exten- nion of inter-Imperial Preference.

(b) A reduction in the burden of taxation and other chargea which have to be borne by British| industry.

Elaborating these two measures, the Federation suggests the main re-principles which should govern the introduction of a tariff, and sugges- tions are made for an emergency tariff

COOK GETS SEVEN-MONTH

SENTENCE.

On a charge of the theft of four felt hats from Messrs. Boediker & Co. of Des Voeux Rond, a rook employed by the firm's compradore

Wis sentenced to seven weeks' hard labour by Mr. Williams at Central Paller Court this morning.

the

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They state that for a country situated like the United Kingdom, nothing but a detailed and most carefully adjusted tariff can be of permanent value. The interests of the export trade must be fully considered, and the utmost enre taken to ensure that the incidence of all tariffs imposed shall have the ultimate effect of reducing costs of production.

Government which intends to in The Federation think that any troduce, a tariff system should be- gin by getting Parliamentary pow. era to impose a "temporary emer gency tariff of a simple character."

This should be accompanied by powers to control imports," as far as international obligations permit.) until the emergency tariff can be put into operation.

It was stated by Detective Ser geant Flattery that the defendant was arrested outside the Central Theatre with a parcel in his pos if session. On being searched, it was found to contain four felt hats.

The temporary tariff has to make which the defendant admitted he provision for a wide extension of had stolen. The man lived on the Empire preference "so devised as promises and had a key to the, to permit of the widest possible or offlec.

tension of the principle of free

at

Charged to-day with the theft of fishing Hines from a bont Shaukiwan, a Chinese told a re- markable story to the Court how he had been kidnapped and brought to The Colony from

who Sinepore by a man designs on his life.

Mr. O. May, who appeared in entry for the primary produce of Court on behalf of the complain-the Empire."

ant firm, intimated that he Was A suitably constituted tribunal unable to say anything of the de-is suggested to hear traders' ap- fendant's character, as he was not peals on duty rates."

Under the heading: "The Per- directly employed try the Companymanent Tariff," the Federation pro-

SHOULD WAGES BE

CUT?

(Continued from Page 6.)

and maintenance of un employ- ment fund would not be a radical change in policy, but rather an enlargement of the old policy.

poses a tariff board of a perman- ent and executive character.

The members of this board "should be removed as far as is humanly possible from political in- fluence by the terms and character of their appointment."

Employment.

When considering the framing of! the tariff, the board should have regard to providing the greatest possible amount of employment,} High wages have persuaded "and, by this increased production, American industry, that even into cheapen prices and thus not only times of stringency labour is not beneft the home consumer but as- the item in costs which should be siat in the expansion of the export subject to primary adjustment.trade."

An industrial and commercial Gone are the days of 1921, when

the first thought was to "liquidate panel is suggested, with sub-cum- Inbour." Industry in general has mittees for different trade groups, never been in a better position to which should have within its power "to recommend instead of the im- times carry labour until better return. It is well equipped with position of duties, the regulation of quick assets, large surpluses, and imports by systems of quota, pro- It should Ind low inventories. It is profiting hibition and licence."

from the wide price spread be His condition, when taken to tween the raw materials it buys the local Police Station, stated and the finished products it sells. Inspector Stimson, was such as to Little is heard about the credit tariff by Parliament is described prompt the inspector to give him side of business at a time of fall-

and should

also have power to prevent damp- ing

Discussion of the details of a,

summons brought against Mr. F. . Zimmern, xcused of dis- obeying the signals of a tradie constable in Caine Road near the Roman Catholic Cathedral, In- spector Alexander told his War- ship that he was driving up Ar- buthnot Road and although he was givon the signal to proceed, he could see the constable on post duty persistently waving his hand against someone travelling east in Caine Road. He accordingly stopped instead of proceeding as he would have been entitled to do. The defendant was driving a motor cycle and had a friend on the pillion with whom he was

tariff, the Federation state, of riviving him considerably. A memorial to Rupert Brooke, engaged in conversation and was

Now he declared he would American business while waiting "should, by promoting an increased no paying any attention to the the young English poct who was constable. In fact the defendant

ant killed in the war, was unveiled yes rather spend his time in gaol to for the next era of profit making volume of production, be the means IN not far distant. Only short however, for appeal to the Tarlit Was tint aware of the existence of terdag on one of the highest parts be out of the way of his would-be set in. Authorities say that this of reducing prices." They provide, Bourd by consumers should the the renstable and it was not until of the island of Skyras, overlook-asanssin.

There was a suspicion that he periods of underproduction are ing the Aegean Sea, by the Greek rostined the constable was signall-

Warburg, to get back in a supply sellers be abused. of the Greek Foreign admitted.. that he

The Federation iar him to stop.

emphasise the Continuing, Inspector Mexander Athens and a large number of dis- Worship decided that the best he

Minister, the British Minister

importance which they attach to starving for ten days; and his and demand equilibrium.

the development

ant of trade within the said that if he himself had pro-

writers from

many could do for the man was to leave

Empire, and they recommend

would have collided with the

London, Apr. 6.

a hot meal, which had the effecting prices, but it contains

own items.

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"its 46% the highest. degree undesir-]

help

He had reached the officer that he prime Minister, M. Venizelos, the was seeking further meals, having necessary, nccording to Paul M. Protection given to producers. and

company

had been

eeedel on instead of stopping, tinguished including Lascelles him in police custody for a fur-

dianbeyed the

defendant, who, however, and not Abercromble, who recited one of

Brooke's poems over his grave. Intentionally officer's signals.

M. Venizelos placed a wreath of His Worship said that dia-flowers picked from the grave of regarded algnal at that corner was Byron at the foot of the statue.

The island was en fete last night, and there were torchlight dances.

British Wirclusa.

rather dangerous, and imposed a fire of FIG.

CIRCUS MONOPOLY

ALLEGED.

ALLEGED "ENTICING" OF

TOM MIX.

Chicago, Apr. 6.

A sensational sult for dinges

of over a million dollars has been)

filled with the District Court, on be-

AMERICAN NAVAL

CHANGES.

NEW CLC. FOR THE ASIATIC FLEET.

:

Washington, Apr. 2.

A number of changes in the

ther three days.

CHINESE MERCHANT'S

ESTATE.

LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA- TION GUANTED..

BEST TEMPERED HUSBANDS.

"VEGETABLE-EATERS."

Britain has the best vegetables in the country, and the worst cooks, according to Sir Bruce- Porter, the physician.

"such duties in favour of the products of the Empire, Includ- g food-stuffs and raw materials, ing as will enable it to grant pre- ferential treatment to

the Dominions to the degree neces- sary to secure the widest possi. ble development of Inter-Empr.. trade."

A Bargaining Weapon. If the young wife, he said, would see that her husband la fed on a The Federation express the fear Local estate to the value of $25,-diet into which meat enters vary that, except by commercial treaty, 800 was left by Hung Hon-chi, little and vegetables largely, she reasonable access to the markets alfas Hung Chak-lam, alias Hung would have a much more equable of the more highly protected coun- Calu-chan, alias Hunk King Sin tempered husband; for the vegettries may soon become Impossible. Tong, alias Hung Wing Fook Tong, able-enting animals do not bite so and they attach the greatest im- as the carnivorous animals portance to n tariff as a bargain- alias Hung San Chun Tong, who much

ing weapon. died on October 16, 1990, at No. 11, tto.

On the question of national ex- This advice was given by Sir the WA

the Federation think! Po Tuck Street. Ho

Federation tional

of Fruit and expenditure alone cannot produce Cheong Wo Firm, No. 86. Bon-at the annual conference of the Na-the commandor-in-ham Strand. er Brothers, charging the Sellules B. McVay

Letters of administration with Potato Trades Association in Man- the degree of economy desired. Floto

The necessary economies can only Circus, tho Ringling chief of the Asintic fleat, by Rear

chester. Brothers, Barnum und Bailey and Admiral Montgomery M. Taylor, the will annexed have been grant- "There is a stupid klen," he said, be effected, they believe, by dras- affiliated concerns with conspir- were announced to-day by Secretary ed to Mr. J. H. Soth and Mr. S. H. that if a girl is clover the proper tically altering the policy of in- It creasing unproductive expenditure. Ross, who are guardians of place for her is the factory. ing to monopolise the circus of the Navy Adams..

The only alternativo, they do. business.

The changes will become effective minor elected by the executor requires a far higher-grade brain Various illegal acts are alleged. between now and September. Ad-named in the will, Hung Hin-to be the manager of a house than clare, is financial disaster. including the "enticing" of Tom miral Taylor, upon assuming com- kwan, alias Hung Shoung-kam, to go and work at some automatic Mix from the plaintiffs employ-mand of the Asiatic fleet, will be- alias Hung Sheung Kam Tong, son machine."

of textator, rosiding, at No. 86, Many may, he added, eume home was afraid it was only the cork. the Bonham Strand. Boquests are of at night to a dinner prepared with screw which enabled the man to

a family nature.

the tin opener and corkscrew He stands the tin opener,

half of the Western Shaw Com-high command of the Navy, includ- managing partner of the Ying Bruce Bruce-Portor, In an address curtailment of administrative |

pany, Zack T. Miller and the Mill-ing the reifeving of Admiral Char

ment to the Sells-Floto Circus at a malary of $12,000 per week- Reutera Amoricon Service?

como a full admiral

Admiral McVay Navy: Board.

goes to to

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