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THE TRIAL OF THE KEEN BASEBALL AT

NOULENS

Appeal to Nanking Government

NO INTERFERENCE

Nonking. May 4.

CHICAGO

TIGERS HITTERS IN FORM

New York, Mny 4. Boston Bravos and the Chifengo Cubs stretched out their already long lead over their rivals in the National League to-day, the Braves blanking the Phillies at Mr. Wang Ching-wel, the Presi-Philadelphin, while Chicago outhit dent of the Executive Yuan, has the pirates at Pittsburgh. received a telegram from Mr. Taal Yuan-pel, apnenling for a public trial of Mr. and Mrs, Naulena, who are held by the Chinese authorities on charges of Communism.

the blen.

Worthington found chers with a great hit for Boston, registering his second home run of the season.

THE HONGKONG

CORRESPONDENCE,

Sanitary Board Election.

To the Editor, Hongkong

Telograph.]

TELEGRAPHI.

THURSDAY,

MAY 5, 1932.

ADMIRALTY COAL

UNLAWFUL POSSESSION

BY BOATPEOPLE

Four boatpeople, Fan Sam-tai, Fan Tal, Leung Yau and Cheung Tal-no, the first two masters, and the other two mistresses of junks, were charged before Mr. Fraser at tho Kowloon Mngintrney yesterday afternoon with the larceny of coal, the property of the Admiralty, and receiving it know- saying It to have been stolen. cor-

the

Sir, Although I ILDI Canadian-born citizen and have lived in Canada for almont whole of my life, yet I cannot I am not intereated in the respondence in regard to

the

On

or

Sanitary Board election.

When reading the letters, among the vivid impressions made me (and possibly on many of your readers too) is this. Some correspondents seem to have had St. Louis Cardinala, 1931 world in mind that most of the in- champions, who, atarting badly, fuential people of this Mr. Sai also requested permis- have been climbing the table re-live in the city of

Colony Victoria aion for defence lawyers in order cently, scored another smashing that their defence may be properly victory, completely shutting out

on the inland, and they therefore conducted.

appear to have felt that it will Cincinnati while themselves do Hittle or no harm to be in- Mr. Wang Ching-wel has replied | obtaining seven runs.

duly hold or severe in criticism Mancuso that the Minister of Justice in and aden hit home runs,

of something which has its forms him that the Court taking

Kowloon; namely, In the American Lengue, Cleve-existence in up the case is conducting it inland Indiana turred the tables on the K.B.A. It is just that spirit accordance with the Criminal Law St. Louis, winning to-day with that is undesirable. It shows, without any discrimination against five runs to spare.

correspondent the defendants,

The Detroit Tigers nosed out Spirit" has put it, a tendency of Chicago, In an exciting duel dur-

some peuple to mistake bigness for greatness. Hence I hope to

SINGAPORE SEQUEL

ing which Gehringer, Walker and bagger.

the ELN

It was alleged lent the defendants were engaged on April 27 to carry coal by the Admiralty, and after they and done their work several tons of conl were found to be missing. En- quiries were made with the result that the defendants were later ar- rested.

Deteclive-Sub-Inspector Elston pro- secuted, while the defence was in the hands of Mr. A. E. Hall,

RADIO BROADCAST

LAST TWO -CLUES OF RADIO TREASURE HUNT

31,

My Z. W. on wavelength of 366 metres. (845 K.C.).

G-8 pm. European Programme. 6-6.10 p.m.

Doctor Stadio will give the loss 2 Clues of the Rail Treasure Hunt

8.10-6,45 p.m. A Concert. Mane Bola-tornen (Palmgren). Plane Bolo Petit nne Hane (tiert)

Jenne Molevitel E492. Song-Afton Water (urna). Sang-Annie Lauri

1480.

Blary Garden toprano) Viollo Bolo-Es Batenu itoating) (Debussy), Villa Bok File Aux Cheveux de Lin

(The Malden with Flaten Halt) (Debussy-Hartmann).

Frita Kreller JHED. Bong-The Garden of Allah (Marshall). Song-Bler of the East (Lehr) Rong The Nightingale and the Ito (Rimsky- Piano Seleta) Firtation in Kernkow)

Peter Dawson (Ben-Haritone)

1689.

Hos Ponselle (Hoprano) 1450. A Chinese Ciment Rush Hour in Hongkong (Chul).

Giving evidence, Sergeant Fraser and he received certain instructions as a result of, which he proceeded to and found the defendants' Junks lying Wanchal Bay on No. 8 Police Inunch, there. The first defendant's junk was lying alongside of two others, Witness went aboard and in the foreano Sote-Toprompto Is A Plat (Cherin) hold dreovered eight bags of coal.

7 "Civic Heuspected the defendant of having stolen, and he arrested him on Huspicion.

electors will record their votes

The second defendant's junk, No.

p.1.

Notice, etc.)

2673V, was lying alongside a nunc,teach re

On boarding it, witness found nobiety

The arrest of Noulem and his Stone socked the plit for a four-in favour of Mr. Fred Mow Funit there, but within a minute, Fan Tai filpay Love (Ikar

wife was the direct result of the arrest and conviction in Singapore [381 Fune of the Com- munist. Serge Lefrane, Following on information received from that rae a rald was made on premises in Shanghai which revealed them ss the centre of the Communist organisation in the Far East.

The authorities of the Interna: tional Settlement arrested and handed over Nouleus and his wife to the Chinese Government. Non- lens had seven alinses, Ave local addremes, eight post office boxén and four telegraphic addresses.

He first posed as a Belgian, then as a Swiss, possessing among

several passports a British pass *port of Domnt Boulanger, who was identified as a member of the Canadian Communist Party. He in authoritively believed to be a Polish Jew, He was known as teacher of languages with an office in Nanking Rond.

were re

The results were:

National League.

Pittsburgh Philadelphia St. Louis

1 Chicago

Boston

7 Cincinnati

American Lengue,

* St. Louis 7 Detroit

Cleveland Chiengo

CHAMPIONS V.

WINNERS

1

#

Yours, etc..

appeared. He told witness that he was the master of the junk. Looking over the Junk, witness found 23 full bags of enal in the hold. This man was also arresteri.

CANADIAN VISITOR. Unemployed Britains Sir-Is The Hongkong Govern-

The third and fourth defendants' ment aware that there are at pre-junks were lying alongside together. Hent In Hongkong more than 50 He boarded the third junk, but could Europeans Britishers) unemploy not find any coal in the hold. Open. ing the boards of the holl, however, aed, among whom a great many are

he found a quantity. There were two Ex-Service men?

sons on board, Leung Yau einin

Reuter,

Is the Government jointly with the large local concerns contem- plating the possibility of relieving CUP'nt something be done, say, by re- this distressing situation? Could-

EVERTON DRAW AT NEWCASTLE

the

London, May 4. in the First Division English Lenguo tu-day, the champions RED ACTIVITIES.

(Everton) visiting the Cup winners at Newcastle secured one point, nei- Well-planned Communist schemes the side finding the net.

revised table follows: to overthrow the social and pali- tical system of China

Everton

41 20 4 11 11683 56 vealed. The

41 42 10 10 26 48 52 documents seized Arsenal

Wednesday..

613 95 79 60 41 22 numbered over 200 and showed a Huddersfield 41 18 10 13 77 61 46 network of Communist organisa- West Brom. 42 20 B 16 77 65 46 tions thrown all over China. There Sheffield U. 41 20 15 is no doubt that the activities were

Villa Aston

41 10 8 11 financed and directed by the Third Liverpool ..41 19 International at Moscow.

Portsmouth. 41 18 7 10 Birmingham 41 17 Communist "eells" had been es-

Newcastle .... 41 18 4 17 MO tablished among the Government Sunderland

42 15 10 17 67

12 17

plans were being elaborated for

troops at the various arsenals

and Aster 12 13 19 171

the creation of labour troubles

throughout China and particularly Blackburn

was

in Shanghai. Evidence furnished to show that the expen diture of the Shanghai branch of the organisation alone was more than $130,000 a month.

It was also revealed that Noulens, under various aliases, had deposited large sums in various Shanghai, banks.

The documents were in English, German, Russian, Japanese and Chinose. The majority dealt with China. Others refered to Korea, the Philippines, Indo-China, the Straits Settlements and Formusa,

BEGGED FROM A MAGISTRATE

"GRIPPLE” WHO DASHED AWAY

41 15 X 18

idlesbrough 41 15 10

Leicester Bolton

West Ham Blackpool Grimsby

38

30 14 10 18 41 14 4 1

7 10

41 16 41 15 41 12. 7 41 11 11 12

21

程

104 31 03 101 31

6 23 64 97 38

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PAMPHLETS ON MANCHURIA

POSSESSOR GETS A

was

MONTH

A quantity of literature dealing with the situation in Manchuria on Tuesday found in the possession of a Chinese who was brought before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of possession of seditious pamphlets.

Inspector E. Carey, who pro- secuted, remarked that the defen- daut appeared to be merely dupe.

very

A

A notorious young mendicant, who had even tried his lunds at begging from a Magistrate, was His Worship informed the ac- brought to book for the fifth time cused that he was indulging in a during his one year's residence in the Colony when he appeared be- Although he was

very dangerous pastime. fore Mr. Wynne Jones at

dupe, the the offence was Central Police Court this morning. Court had to persande people that serious one and tho

As soon as the defendant was they could not do such things.

Sentence of ono month's hard

?

brought into Court, his Worship

remarked, he tried to beg from labour was imposed.

me, too." is Worship continu

ed that he had requested an Indian constable to do something. but

as the oflcer had gone to arrest the accused, the youngster ran away.

AN ADON

Sergeant Armitt, who prosecut- ed, said the recused had tried to

wet away from him also,

ARSON CHARGE

PREFERRED

SEQUEL TO SHOP FIRE

placing the numerous foreigners at present employed in Govern- ment offees, Police Department. ete.. by some of those unfortunate unemployed Britishers?---- Yours,

etc..

ONE OF THEM.

BANK OF MALAYA SHUTS DOORS

FOUR MILLIONS OUT ON LOAN

has

A tremendous sensation been caused at Ipoh by the all

the Bank of

nouncement that

|

ing

to be the mistress.

Six full bags of coal were similarly found on the junk of the fourth de mistress, fendant, who admitted she was the

Welsh Coal,

Mr. H. T. Kenry, in charge of the Admiralty Stores, testifled that he had seen the conl on the junks of the defendunts, and could say that it was Welsh eal, which was used only by the Admiralty in Hongkong. He was certain a commercial company used that type of coul.

Asked why, witness said it was too expensive,

After evidence hnd heen given for the prosecution. Mr. Hall submitted that he hid Ro

case to There was absolutely no evidener of Inreeny, nor of receiving.

answer.

1492,

Denn Molselvitch D1217. (Stock Quotations, Mai!

6.45-7.10 p.m. Concert Waltzes. Wine, Women and Song (Johann Biemans). Iumen of the Routh (Johann Strauss)

Chicago Symphony Orchestra D1452

International Concert Orchestra 7.10-7.27 p.m. Sonntas A Fist, Op.119 (Beethoven),

piny by Frederic Lamond (Planet)

D1663/DİGES. 7.27-8 p.m. Variety. Humor Song»l've Got" "It” Chorin-Husky Stevedore Song-Love Beat The Revelers 21700. Charles King (Comedian} 21000, Orang Solo-A Musical Trip Round the Het. Reginal Fourt C2077. Orchestral-Prlaklog Songs

Helen Kane 22478.

Jack Hylton me is Orchestra £2074.

8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Report.

8.3.10.30 p.m. Chinese Recorded Programme,

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press. News.

.10.33 p.m. Clone Down.

the

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HONGKONG SHARE MARKET.

OFFICIAL SUMMARY BY STOCK EXCHANGE.

Sales Union Insurances $490 Providents (Old) $&

this

III Worship remarked he greed A quieter tone prevailed at there was no evidence of laceon, and | niorníng's session, but in the absence receiving, but he thought there was of any selling pressure, there was no evidence of unlawful possession.

material alteration of rates. Mr. Hal-Defendants

are not charged with that, your Worship.

Hia Worship. I know. But I can Mahy has suspended payment. amend the charge to unlawful poseeh

The decision was apparently sin. Am I right? arrived at suddenly as even the Mr. clerks employed in the Bank were unaware of the position, many of them turning up for work as usual only to find the doors closed.

A notice was posted outside the Bank stating that owing to un- foreseen circumstances the Bank was closed with a view organisation.

to re-

A large crowd collected outside the Bank, composed mostly of Chinese and chettiars, gesticulat- ing and shouting wildly.

Song Worship. Yes, I do amend the charge to unlawful pussession. What

ta y:3!,

say in respect of this charge, Mr. Hall?

have

Mr. Hall.--The coal was found in the possession of the defendants. I can't do anything else but plead guilty, your Worship.

I Worship-Thank you.

i con- viet. very

defendant for unlawful possession.

Fun Tai and Leung You, who had one ton ench, were ined $100 each, and Fan Sam-tal and Cheung Tai-s9. who ench bad four tons, were each fined $200.

BRITAIN'S TARIFFS

It is understood that the Bank has over $4,000,000 out on Jonn and that several mortgages have matured but the Bank has been unable to redeem the money lent. The Bank of Malay, Ltd, in- founded in corporated in the F.M.S., was 1920, extended and now has agencies in It rapidly Singapore, Penang, Kuala Lumpur,vestigations. kuk, Batavia, Semerung, Sourabaya Amoy, Hongkong, Shanghai, Bang-

and Rangoon,

SEIZED LOTTERY

TICKETS

MAGISTRATE HAS A

BRIGHT IDEA

After the confiscation of seven po pi lottery tickets which were found on a Chinese, Mr. Wynne Jones, at the Central Police Court this morning, asked how the de- tion of the tickets affected the the lottery itself.

Inspector John Dick remarked that it made no difference.

IIIN Worship: Why couldn't we draw the prize and pay the money out to charity?

Inspector Dick replied that if the ticket won a prize, the money His Worship remarked that the

would have to be collected by defondant pretended that he was Arrested after a fire

his the m at

who had personally crippled, but when the Indian premines. No. 96, Nam Cheong bought the ticket. constable wont after him "I have Street, Shanshuipo, in the early The man on whom the sevon never seen anybody move as fast hours of Tuesday morning, Chan tickets were found was fined $10. ne this boy did," added his Wor- Chok, the master of a shop, was charged before Mr. Fraser, nt the Kowloon Magistracy this TREASURY BONDS morning, with arson and setting fire to the shop with in- tent to defraud the Wing On Insurance Company.

ship.

The police produced the defen dant's record, which showed that he had been convicted on four previous occasions for begging in Hongkong, although he had only been in the Colony for one year.

Hin Worship-And you pretond you are a cripple.too?"

Dofondant:No.

His Worship:-Oh yes you do. I saw you. And then I saw you run afterwards.

The defendant was given four- been'daya' hard labour, then to be sent to the country.“

with

Detictive-Sergeant Goodwin, In applying for a formal romand of one week, intimated that it was a committal cosc.

да

His Worship:-It cannot into this Sessions, I am afraid.

Sergeant Goodwin:No, your Worship.

. The case was remanded for wook.

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mittee was pursssing 'further in-

Hotel (Cum. Rights) $13.10 Hongkong Trama $22.10

Buyers

Hongkong Banks $1525 Union Waterboats $39. Benguet Explorations 31 cents Providents (Old) $4.00 Hongkong Lands $76 Hongkong Trams 52:2 Peak Trams $1546 Star Ferries $90

Yaumati Ferries (Old) $30 • China Lights (Old) $21 China Lights (New) $20 Meat Electrica $31 minen Bice

4.80

Telephones (P.P.) $24 Cantons (Combined) $13.10

Cements

Ices

Hongkung Ropes

$14 Wallace Harpers $14

Dairy Farms $27

Lane, Crawfordis (Old) $61% Union Theatres Tis. 4

H.K. Govt. Loans 24

Sellers

Premium

Kailan Minging Ad, 25/- South China Motor "B" $12 Providents (OM) $5 Hotels (Cum. Rights) $13,10 S. C. Enterprises $8,86

QUEEN'S THEATRE

CLEVER VAUDEVILLE ..

SHOW

GOVERNMENT POWER. Referring to the passage in the report that the Conimittee did not intend to recommend a reduction in the general level of protection for twelve months, he said that com- mercial treaties with foreign coun tries were the function of Govern- ment not of the Committee. The Government, therefore, were not

The opening performances of precluded from entering upon and Aleke, Panthen and their even concluding negotiations with pany of vaudeville artistes, at the any foreign country with whom it Queen's Theatre yesterday, proved might be desirable, but .Ottawa to be a good draw, the theatre must come Brat.

being crowded on each occasion of Home Secretary, protested that

Sir Herbert Samuel, the Liberal | their appearance.

A sensational act by Professor under the proposed procedure, the Aleko presented to the audience powers of Parliament were surren- the illusion of a young lady being dred to a small outside tribunal † dismembered. This was extreme- under no adequate control.

COST OF LIVING.

Tariffs were one factor and the departure from gold another, which

remaining fairly stationary, but accounted for the coat of living

more important than either was the continued enormous drop in world prices, accelerated during last few months.

com-

ly well-done., Another member of tho Company, Frank Curran, who was Introduced to the audience as "The Monpelle Marvel," perform- edarts of extraordinary agility crutch. At and balance on one leg and " Que period he was an obstacle aeon making a prodigious leap over five feet in height. Further variety was given by Carl Hendrick, who kept the audience If the present proposals had been amused with his chatter and very in force in 1930 they would have clever tricks. Altogether a per- applied to £400,000,000 of British formance of unusual merit Importa which with the existing dut- fes would have brought the value of they are assured of warm support was given by the Company, and goods subject to the import duties from the local public.

Wha

to £800,000,000, out of the total im- portations of £1,000,000,000. From show, is a film attraction, named Accompanying the vaudeville the revenue stand point, the new "Kept Husbands." As the title duties would be negligible.--Bri tish Wireless.

auggests, the picture deals mostly with the delinquencies of wives, A controversial subject is treated with some flippancy, but it is

An offer of 3% Treasury Bonds by tender at the Bank of England mun price of £07% per cent, re-entertaining, which after all is to-day resulted in applications colved about 68 per cent. of their what is sought for in these days! amounting to £120,140,000. Tend-requirements, but tenders above of depression. Dorothy Mackall ers for £110,000,000 were accepted, that price were allotted in full-Joel McCrea and Robert MAW dak

Those who tendered at a mini- | British Wireless.

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