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IMARO HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 8, 1932.

CAR CHASE LANE CRAWFORD'S CENTENARY OF OPEN GOLF

EXPLOIT

GAOL WITHOUT THE OPTION

Six months' imprisonment with out the option of 8 Але was the sentence imposed by Mr. Wynno-Jones, at the Central Magistracy this morning, on Wong Tong, who was indicted on five charges arising out of his motor escapade when, in

Austin Seven car belonging to Mr. JI, Major, of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, be led Sergeant Brittain a merry

chase before Anally coming to grief by crashing into a bridge on Magazine Gap Kond.

an

The accused, 27 years of age. and described as of Canton, was charged (1) with driving a motor ear without a licence, (2) driving the vehicle without the permission of the owner, (3) driving negli gently, (4) falling to stop when called upon by a pollee officer, and (6) driving in Magazine Gap Road, a non-motor road.

to

PROGRESS

RECORD PROFIT LAST

YEAR

TO-DAY'S MEETING

GREAT REFORM BILL

TURNING POINT IN PARLIAMENT'S HISTORY

DUELS

YOUNG AMATEUR'S BRILLIANCE

BREAKS COURSE RECORD

Presiding at the annual general meeting of shareholders of Lane,

(Reuter's Special Service).

(Reuter's Special, Service). Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton was Crawford, Ltd.. this morning, the

London, June 7.

London, June 7. able to report a most satisfactory

Democratic societies in all As the result of the qualify- atate of affairs. He declared that the working profit for the year, parts of the country to-day cele-ing competition for the British nearly a quarter of a million brated the centenary of the pass-Open Golf Championship at dollars, was a record in the his-ing in 1832, under the Premier-Sandwich to-day, one

hundred ship of the second Earl Grey, of and ten of the world's leading tory of the Company.

ended the day of the "Rotten competition proper, the Great Reform Bill, which golfers remain to contest the including Boroughs."

Miyamoto (popularly nicknamed Buy a Motor), the first Japanese to enter.

holders, said: Before proceeding The Chairman, addressing share to report on the affairs of the Company, I desire to record, with feelings of deep regret, the loss we M. Manuk on 7th April. The late have sustained by the death of Mr.

Mr Manuk за anc of the original Directors, and served the Company continuously since 1922.

YEAR'S PROFITS.

The report and statement of accounts for the year ended 29th

1932, having been

February,

Among the celebrators was the IIalifax, who is probably the only living person aged Earl of ninety-three years of age, and le

who knew the. reformer, Earl Grey, personally.

the

leads the field with a score for the 36 holes of 141. four strakes ahead of the bril-

Bradbeer, the Burnham pinyor,

The record for the Prince's course was twice times

MITCHELL

We also suffered a severe loss by Never in England's history has the death of Mr. 11. 1. Scriven, a measure given rise to greater tinut young Scot- Manager of our Furnishing De-controversy, the Tories being bittish amateur. Eric Com-terly opposed. Nevertheless, Earl | Meltuvie, who has partment, who joined the DEFENDANT'S DENIALS.

pany in 1904 and gave the firm Grey forced

passage, the been selected to valuable service.

second reading scraping through reprezent Great The defendant admitted the

by a majority of one!

Britain In the first two counts, but denied the

Walker Cap con- third and fourth, remarking that

MANCHESTER WITHOUT A SEAT.test, he did not drive to the danger.of

What was this measure which the public and that he did stop when called upon. In reply

in terrified one net of Engilshmen your hands for the prescribed and seemed to others the begin-broken in the course of the day. the final count he pleaded guilty, but stated that he did not see the period. I will with your perning of a happier age? The notice.

The abuses car mission, take them as rend.

be stated simply After Sergeant Brittain bod denell profit for the year, after Manchester, with a population of scribed the excapade in detail, Mr. puking due allowance for de- 180,000, Was unrepresented in preciation, is $227.292.57, which. Parliament. Birmingham, Sheffield, Major stated that the damage to

added to the balance brought for and Leeds had no members the car amounted to about $250.

from lust

viz:their own, When asked if he wished to cr29,372.86. makes the amount of

Old Sarum-you can neo its fields to-day as you drive examine the witness, the defendant

the north- tion. This amount your Directors had two members. Cornwall re- propose should be allocated

tarned forty-four members, the follows: follows: To General Reserve,

whole of Scotland forty-five. Only Bradbeer (Burham) seventy-four of the 203 Parlia- Eric McRuvie mentary boroughs were distri- Don Curtis buted I trust

ward

year,

said he stopped several times and ƒ $256,665,43 available for distribu-lo Salisbury from

put out his hand before doing so.

VERY DANGEROUS.

corners

Sergeant Brittain said the accus- ed did not stop until he crashed at the bridge. He turned with total disregard for all traffic. His driving was always dangerous Pspecially when he tried to run the officer off the rond.

BR

SEATS FOR SALE.

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Lord Lonsdale returned nine members. Sents were advertised

Reginald Whitcombe went round in seventy, but shortly afterwards Eric McRuvie came in with wonderful card of 69, and before

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the day closed, this record had been equalled by Don Curtis, the young Bournemouth professional, Dreams of Schubert-Medley farr, from P. P. who also did the round in 69.

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YANKEES STILL WINNING

350GD,

10.40 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press Nowa

11.30 p.m.

$150,000; T dividend. 341,587.32; To bana, $27,724.88; To bonus to

75+09=144 76-4-69145 stall, $18,170,08; carry forward to

76+70146 new account, $19,183,15.

among the twenty-three R. E Whitcombe

berg) T. Armour (US, holder) 75-71-140 that this proposal will meet with

northern and midland counties.

Al Mitchell

73-4-73-146 It was estimated that 270 mem-MineDonald Smith your approval.

73473-140 Healing with the accounts, it isbers were returned by patrons of Inspector C. F. Alexander, said with pleasure that I draw attenboroughs. the I. G. P. asked the Court totion to the largo increase in the inke a serious view of the cuso s result of our working proflit during the last few days, six ma- compared with the previous year. chines had been reported missing The amount –$249,029.13—is a re- and it was difficult to catch the en-eord in the history of the Com-for sale; the average price was prits.

pany, and has been made possible £6,000 for a single Purliament. mainly by an appreciable increase The franchise was narrow and un- The defendant was fined $25 or

in turnover, coupled with the sub-equni; in most boroughs only the ten days' hard labour on the first stantial saving resultant from the freemien had votes. Bribery was charge, three months without the taking over of Exchange Building. regular and open. In 1881 it was option on the second, three months which We

to do discovered that there were no poll

New York, June 7. on the third, $50 or three weeks on owing to the assistance we receiv hunter in Denbighshire. Up

Brooklyn Dodgers, occupying the fourth and $25 or ten days' on

ed from our bankers, the Hong-

1780 the member for Yorkshire the cellar in the National League, the fifth.

kong & Shanghai Banking Cor- The imprisonment terms on theporation and to whom we tenderad been elected in Lord Rocking-to-day outhit Chicago, the leaders,

THE SENTENCES.

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second and third were to be con- secutive, while the alternatives the fines were made concurrent.

UNEMPLOYMENT INCREASE

HOLIDAY SEASON

BLAMED

were

able

our appreciations. It is gratify- ing to note that every department of our business is now working at a profit.

The item "Profit on Exchange |$7,07037" represents the adjust. nent of sterling accounts current between our office here and London Agents, Last year this item stood at $2,576, 18 on the debit

side.

POWELL'S INTERESTS.

to

TEN HOME RUNS YESTERDAY

Hartnett hit for the circuit for the Dodgers, who won 9-2.

dam's dining-rom.

Braves, din. There had permitting Boston been 10 contests

engaged, to climb over the bends for twenty Sears before 1831 in three Welsh of the Cubs. and six English counties, includ ing Lancashire. The county of Bute had only one resident elector. At a Bule cloction within the memory of men lying in 1831 only attended

one voter

with the

sheriff and returning officer. This voter took the chair, called over the roll of frecholders, answered to his own name, moved and seconded his own nomination, put the question to the vote, and was ananimously returned!

householders, where the

A keen pitehing duel between the Giants and Cincinnati Reds saw the latter nosed out of 4-3 score. The few loose balls sent up were mercilessly treated,- Ott, two home runs, while Lombardi the Giants' right field, scoring and Grantham also homered.

New York Yankees won with unexpected ease at Detroit, but the recent run of success by the Athletics received a smart check at Cleveland, despite the fact that Simmons smacked out twe home fifty-runs.

The Athletics anly tallied one three.

Berry

the Won

game

for

With regard to "Profit on sale of Investment": when addressing you last year, I mentioned that our London, June 7. interest in Messrs. Wm. Powell, Figures of

THE REMEDIES. employment and Ed., had been disposed of unemployment are given in the satisfactory terms. The profit Grey's Bill disfranchised Ministry of Labour's statement from the sale of this investment six "rotten" boroughs, took for the past month and they In

now shown in the Sgur member from thirty others, and dicate that there was no marked $10,222.30. "Repairs and Re-two of the four members from Washington Senators at Chienge. change in the state of industry | bowals” show an increase this Weymouth and Melcombe Regis. The teams were tied at 6-5 in during May.

yen, owing to expenditure male Twenty-two large townM An increase of 80,125 in

were the ninth. the necessary by re-arranging the given two members

Berry hit for the cir- each, number of registered unemploy-Store. You will notice

and cult in the eleventh bringing in that the twenty more one, ed on May 23rd was due chiefly item "Bad and Doubtful Debts" The larger counties were created.

member each. two men ahead of him. to the extension of the Whit- does not appear in the Proft and The franchise in boroughs

Goslin and Burns made home week holidays.

Loss Account this year, the rea-given to £10

was runs for St. Louis against the It is estimated that approx-san being that all debts written in counties.

and struggling Boston side. imately 9.402,000 insured persons off had already been reserved for shilling freeholder had survived two veteran players have

forty- It was announced to-day that been between 16 and 64 were employ in full in previous years. ed on May 23rd. The unemploy

since the Middle Ages, to certain unconditionally released by their The amount $656.18 for new classes of copyholders, ed, which included 430,828 women, issue expenses, covers solicitors' holders.

lease clubs, Walte Hoyt by Brooklyn and tenants nt will. 69,587 boys and 50,413 girls, com fees, etc. in connexion with the Mensures of

and Harry Hellman by Cincinnati. similar kind were prised 2,001,127 whelly

Results: unem-issue of the balance of the Com-introduced for Scotland and Ice-

National League. ployment, 630,664 femporarily pany's share capital which was land. The Bill was not A de- Brooklyn

Chicago stopped, and 109,515 normally in offered to members during the moreratie measure in the modern New York 4 Cincinnati casual employment.-British Wirr-year under review. I propose to sense of the term. The Whig Philadelphia

leal with Deprecation" when magnates looked upon it referring to balance sheet items.

means to preserve existing in Detroit stitutions, including the influence Cleveland

Chicago Turning to the balance sheet, of the aristocracy; there was a St. Louis as already mentioned, your Direr. danger that the "pocket" boroughs rich tors decided to increase the capital might be bought up by of the Company by issuing the the House of Commons, dis- manufacturers! Brougham, In authorised capital. The issue was the people, and, explaining that remaining 25,000 shares of the

tinguished between the mob and duly subscribed, and the $160,000 the people was the middle class, resulting therefrom used to repay praised this class in terms which part of the second mortgage on the Company's property, Exchange ave gone out of political and Building. In September last, the literary fashion. The new fran

chise excluded the majority first and second mortgages English men of full age. Exchange Building

read- were justed, and the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

less.

HOW CHINA TRADE

IS HAMPERED

QUESTIONS IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, June 7.

Restrictions on foreign trade in the Yangtze and elsewhere as a re- sult of illegal exactions were the subject of a question in the Ilouse of Commons to-day.

CAPITAL INCREASE.

"CORONETED NECKAR."

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American League."

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5.00 p.m.-New In Lorin Cabaret Orchen-

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A.10 pon.-Symphony Hour.

9.00 p.m.-Bay View Hotel Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.- Closs down,

RECENT NANKING

RESIGNATIONS

WANG CHING-WEI AS MEDIATOR

Nanking, Jung 8. A batch of Government leaders,

including Mr. Wang Ching-wei and Mr. Ku Meng-yu, left for Shaaghal to-day.

Their purpose, it is reported, is to urge Mr. T. V. 'Soong and General Chan Ming-shu to return here with them to resume their dutise as Ministers of Finance and Communications, respectively, from which they have resigned, Later. Mr. Wang Ching-wei arrived here by train from Nanking this morning.

A Nanking message states that " Genreat Chiang Kai-shek, accom. panied by Madame Chiang, left for up-river aboard a gunboat last evening. His ultimate destination is Hankow, but he will probably stop at various places en route. -Renter.

THEFT OF MOTOR TOOLS

CHINESE SENT TO PRISON

An unemployed Chinese named Wong Shing was charged beforo Mr. Fraser, at the Kowloon Magis- stracy this morning, with the at- tempted theft of a jack, a hammer and a screw-driver from a motor car

parked in Salisbury Rond yes- terday evening.

Inspector Elaton said the car belonged to Mr. A. Howard, of the Nanking, Juna 8. Dr. Wellington Koo, after his P.W.D., who left his car in Salis- visit to Manchuria, is coming hero bury Road at about 6 pm. and to discuss Manchuria issues with when he returned at about 8 p.m. Mr. Wang Ching-wei and Mr. Lo ho found the defendant on the back

seat. The tool box had been bro It is also stated that he is ken open and several tools were anxious to have discussions with lying on the scat. When taken to the Wator Police Station, defen- Mr. Chiang Teo-pin, the Minister dant stated that he was looking to Japan, before Mr. Chiang goes for a hammer with which to re to Tokyo to resume his duties.move a nail from his shoe!

After taking evidence his Wor- ship convicted the defendant.

Inspector Elston said he had boon instructed to ask for a heavy. penalty, as the theft of motor-car tools was a most annoying offence. Sentence of four weeks hard labour was imposed legalitat

Mr. W. Nunn, the Conservativo member for Whitehaven, requested took over the balance of the A great deal of the abuse pour information regarding the extent of second mortgage which was pre-ed on the reformers by "comfort

fear of the exactions upon goods in transit vlously in favour of the Hongkong able mon" was dus to on the Yangtze and other parts of Realty & Trust Co., Ltd. We are social revolution. Diarnell spoke grateful to our bankers for the of Grey as a "coroneted Neckar, the interior of China by recognised Assistance they have rendered the a worn-out Machiavel" It was Chinese Government officials or by

in Company

thia connexion. auid that "the mob would soon be bandit chieftains.

Their action in taking over the pulling the lawn sleeves over the Captain Anthony_Eden, the Uu-balance of the second mortgage ears of the bishops.”. dor-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, is of substantial benefit to our Yet the enthusiasm of the re- Router. said he was unable to estimate the Company in reduction Of the formers has not all ran to waste. extent, but admitted that irregular interest payable. The total of Two years after the passing of plous work of those who had dared exactions did occur from time to sundry creditors is loan this your the Bill the old Houses of Par-to touch the mantle of sovereignty. time and mentioned as an example, by some $30,000.

Humont were' burned down. Yet there is A Parliament in the imposition of escort feck In connexion with deprecia-Nicholas 1 of Russia remarked England to-day, while in Russia through bandit-ridden areas.-Rett- ||tion, I have to inform you that | from his palace that God had the Romanoffs are only a sorrow ter.

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