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RAQUEL TORRES

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HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1931.

MOTOR CYCLIST

FINED,

TOO SPEEDY NEARING CROSS ROAD.

·TECHNICAL OFFENCE.

THE RATIO OF THE PUBLIC OPINION - IN

RUPEE.

CANTON.

VICEROY DENIES RUMOURS OF CHANGES.

MAYOR'S NOVEL SCHEME FOR CONSULTATION.

SOUND FINANCE,

GOOD RESPONSE.

Mr. E. Splers, of the European

Simila, Sept. 14.

Belleving that the public should V.M.C.A., was summoned before Lord Willingdon, the Viceory of be consulted in the administration Mr. Fraser at the Kowloon Mngis-India, in the course ay address and reconstruction schemes of the tracy this morning on charges of in the legislature, referred to the Municipality, the Mayor of Canton falling to reduce speed and fail-unprecedented conumle storm that has placed a box in front of the ing to sound his horn when was disturbing Tadla along with Municipality Building in which approaching a crossroad in Prince

the rest of the world. The viceroy the public Invited to ma

to make any Edward Rord AL

unced that the Government of suggestions or complaints,

Mayor's invitation is meet- rele

An Hince

motor

elenrly

No. 38.

WhH

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HTC

September 6. whilst riding onhudia was determined to meet the land with ready, vinion further charged with failiar situation milequately, while main, the placing of the earry a licence disea as to hetaining the principle of sound Bax" come ten days ago, no less

Arance visible at daylight in

than a dozen letters have been Castle Peak stond on the same day, His Excellency added: "Rumours collected daily, which is a healthy

Sergeant Clarke sald with

that my Government propose to sign that the city's populace are regard to the first charge, defen- meet diflculties by such methods taking a lively interest in the dant was riding his cycle alone as lowering the alue of the coun-administration of their own city. Prince Edward Road in the direc-try's currency are entirely tion of Waterloo Road, and failed | founded.”—Through Router.

to reduce

when approaching the cros

speed of approximately 25 miles an hour.

is Worship: Is that correct? Were you going at about 25 miles

hour

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Mr. Spilers:-1 couldn't say, but The officer is probably right.

His Worship: Was there much

trafle?

Sgt. Clarke: No, the road was clear.

Must he reduce speed if the road is clear?-He cabin't have known that the road was clear.

Why --Fe would nat hav known there was no tratte until he got to within 15 yards of the

Lend.

Afe, Spiers: 1 kat the corners fairly well, your Worship.

"Entirely Unfounded."

The fact that the matter is very seriously dealt with is shown by. the Mayor's personally opening and reading these letters, which, Simla, Sept. 13. it is understood, consist mostly of "Inconfervable" is the term ap-suggestions regarding the city's plied by officials of the Government suny, reconstruction problems. of Indin to rumours, having their These suggestions will be care- genesis in Shanghai, regarding any

fully considered and adopted;

from the existing statuory ratio of change fy the ratio of the rupee where beneficial.

eighteen-pence.

Auter authorised to atate founded and that the Government that the rumours are entirely un- of India will use all their resoure s

to maintain the existing statutory ratio. It is ruid that the rumours in guration probably originated

His Worship:- «We nli «l». Sgt. Clarke added that Mr. position. Spiers held a clean record.

cantioned,

SUNKEN PLANE SALVAGED.

BRITAIN'S AIR SPEED RECORD PLANS.

hout

to-day.

London, Sept. 17.

with a resolution tabled by the Opposition in the Legislative As sembly calling on the Government of India to

review the exchange Flight Lieutenant Stainforth met The racing seaplane in which

The Government's position wits from eight fathoms, in which it with mishap yesterday, was raised! His Worship, snid he found de-stated by Sir George Schuster sank in the Solent, by a salvage fenzont guilty of technical Finarce Memmber, only yesterday,

21 offence with reparti to the Arxt when he said that if the Govern charge and fed him $5. On the ment reverted to a sixteen-pence damaged.

It did not appear to be much second Pharpe, erendent was ratio they would require to raise "Preparations for Stain forth'

five cores of rupee (Rs.60,000,000ttempt to break his own resort more revenue to meet their stalu- for the international three- tory obligations. The defiet was kilometre course of 370 miles an unofficially estimated at twelve hour are continuing. crores of rupee (Rs.120,000,000),

The

standard

Rolls-Royce hence, it was impossible for the engine has been removed from the Government to revert to a ratio of Vickers Seaplane in which Flight sixteen-pence.

Lieutenant Boothman Won the Schmolder Trophy and set up the hundrat-kilometre record of 342 miles an hour, and a special Rolls- Royce engine designed for the

STRANGE CANTON

STORY.

CHIANG'S REPORTED

GESTURE.

Canton, Sept, 18.

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The Present Policy,

In an effort to preserve friendly

While it is recognised that the relations between the Northera Government of India has difficulty, and Southern Governments, Mar-in the present state of trade attack on the speed record is being shat Chiang Kai-shek is quoted as stagnation, in maintaining the installed in its place.

An attempt will be made as soon having telegraphed to the Govern-rupee exchange rate, the opinion ment leaders here suggesting the is generally held that the presents the weather conditions

junituble.British Wireless, complete relinquishment of his polley of issuing short-term loans Kuomintang connexions with the at a high rate of interest together Central Governnient, which is with resolute efforts to effect wo tantument to his résignation of nomy and, possibly, slight tempor- the Presidency.

ary increase of rates in public utility services, will help maintain the ratio of the rupee-Reuter.

GRAF ZEPPELIN OFF ONCE AGAIN.

ANOTHER ATLANTIC

FLIGHT.

Marshal Chiang further sug gests that he should retain his title as Commander-in-Chief of the Na- tionalist Army, Navy and Air

A car driver this morning was fined Forces and to avoid any further

Barlin, Sept. 17, political trouble, he proposes to $20 for dangerous driving at Stubbs!

Road. the Incident occurring

The Graf Zeppelin left Friedri- establish hi Headquarters Hunkow instead of Nanking Tester, it was stated, made a con- another trip to

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For dangerous driving, a chauffeur Wong Shiu-shan, former) lá tally: in the employ of Professor Digby was man in the employ of the Wing Yuen fined $10 by Mr. Schofield this Firm, No. 18, Connaught Road Central morning. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse, who died intestate at No. 144, Welling OLE., prosecuting, stated that the car ton Streal, on December 7, 1980, overtook a bus at a sharp corner in local estate which has been Bunbam Read and caused witness, in $22,109, Letter of am another car, from the opposite direc- have been granted to the tion, to swerve sharply to avert á Leng-shi, of the Wellin loubet collision...

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