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Sir W. H. D. Boyla who is pro moted to full Admiral in the latest Admiralty list

NAVAL PROMOTION,

STOWAWAY CASE

CONCLUDES

BRITISH SUBJECTS

DISCHARGED

On the ground of insuficient evidence, Mr. Butters discharged the two Britond, Thomas O'Nello and Tracy Beale, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when they appeared on romand charge of slowing away from Hongkong to Manila on the President Hoover on September 18.

on a

Defendants pleaded not guilty when they were brought up last week and as the ship had already left Hongkong, his Worship re- manded them for further enquir JCB.

Sergeant Nolan, who took the defondants into custody on the arrival of the President Hoover from Manila, gave evidence to the effect that He was sent to the ship and there defendants were hand- ed over to him. He produced a letter from the skipper regarding the defendants.

ADMIRAL SIR W. H»D. | or the Dellar Ling.. testified

BOYLE

EVANS OF THE.

BROKE

London, Oct. 31. Interesting personalities figure in the list of naval promotions announced by the Admiralty to-night.

Vice-Admiral Sir W. H. D. Boyle, who was on the China Station in command of the First Cruiser Squadron froni the Mediterranean during the Shanghai troubles of 1927, is appointed Admiral. He has been 46 years in the Navy, entering as a cadet in 1887, He commanded H.MS. Repulse during Fifty-nine years of age at the end of November, he is the hair-presumptive to the Buri Cork and Orrery.

the war.

to

Capt. Thomas, the port-captain

being on board when defendants wore honded over to Sergeant Nolan.

Defendants admitted having been haded over to the police on hoard the Hoover, but denied hav- ing stowed away,

PAWNBROKERS SENTENCED

MADE INSUFFICIENT

ENQUIRIES

were

The case against the two pawn- brokers, Ho Shu and Wong Choi, was concluded t the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Butters this morning when the former was fined $150, or two months, and the latter $100 or six weeks. Defen- of, dants, it will be recalled,

charged with receiving stolen pro- perty and with a breach of their licences by not making suicient enquiries before taking a silver cigarette case and a watch in pawn. It was alleged by Detective Sergeant Lamont, who prosecuted, that thena articles were lost on or about September 24 and a descrip- tion of the articles was circulated to all pawnshops in the Colony. The police traced the articles to the defendants' shops.

Rear-Admiral E. R. G. R. Evans, the hore of the "Broka" exploit, colleague of Capt. Scott and Shackleton in Polar Expeditions leader of the party which found the bodies of Captain Scott and those who lost their lives in the tragic Terra Nova Expedition, be comes Vice-Admiral. He entered the Navy when 16 years of age and is now 61. He was on the China Coast in command of H.M.S. Car- Hisle in 1921 when the Hong Moh Surgeant Lamont revealed this was wrecked near Hongkong. He morning that the cigarette case, ersonally swam to the wreck with the property of Capt. L Menen,

line through heavy seaя and worth 396, was pawned for thus made possible the rescue of cents, and the watch, valued at $80, 1,100 Chinese. It is and he is, was pawned for $15. entitled to wear more orders and medals than any other living naval offleer.

OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS. Rear-Admiral H. -T. Walwyn. who commands the Royal Indian Marine, becomes Vice-Admiral. ¦ He was awarded the D.S.O. for bravery in action aboard II.M.S. Warspite during the war.

W

TREASURY BOND REDEMPTION

INTEREST ENDS IN FEBRUARY

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPU

TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 1, 1932.

Above portraits arm of Mr. L. P. van Calcar, of the Netherlands India Commercial Bank, and Mias Margot von Ziegler, of Munich, Bavaria,

who are being married at St. Joseph's Church this afternoon.

STRANGE EVENTS AT HOTEL

(Continued from Page 1)

never forget to my dying day.") she added.

Witness:Yes, it was,

U.S. FLEET DUE TO-MORROW

FRENCH FLAGSHIP

ALSO

Mr. d'Almada:-That's a very Asiatic Fleet, which spent the The main body of the U. S. good impression.

spring and summer at Chofoo and In answer to further questions, in Hongkong early to-morrow Shanghai, is scheduled to arrive witness snid she did not shriek bemorning, and will spend a week cause she did not want to wake up in this port before proceeding to the guests of the hotel. As she Manila. jumped out of the bed, defendant rushed to the window and stond outside.

Mr. d'Almoda:- -Why didn't you rò after him?

Witness am not a fool. Why? You think I would chase after a man who had just attacked,

me?

You say he was drunk?-No, #aid he was smelling strongly of liquor.

You couldn't way he was drunk At the time? He might have been, but I would not swear to it.

POSED AS POLICEMAN.

will comprise the destroyer depot The units arriving to-morrow

ship Black Hawk and the des troyers Barker, Edsall, D. Edwards, Parrott, Paul Jones, Peary, Pillsbury, Smith Thompson, Stewart, Whipple and Pope.

Also arriving in port to-morrow is the French cruiser Primauguet, the flagship of Vice-Admiral Berthelot, Commander-in Chief in the Far East. The French cruiser will also spend some time in Hong- kong before proceeding to Salgon, the Netherlands and the Philippine! Islands. The Primanguet is not expected to return to its homo buso at Shanghai until the end of March,

Mr. A. F. Leslie, Axelstant Mannger of the Península Hotel, testified that he was ou duty on

The US gunboat Fulton, which the night of October 27 when he was due to arrive in Hongkong to- was informed that a European, day, will not arrive until Thurs- dressed in civilian clothes, was day. She is the relief in South walking_up and down the Herond China wators for the U.S. S. floor balcony at the back of the Helena, which, it will he remem- hotel: VItness immediately wert bered, was scuttled Inst week after. to the spot pointed out by an long service in Eastern waters. employee and there found the Arriving with tho

Fulton оп defendant. Witness asked him Thursday will be the U.S.S. what he was doing there, and Mindanao, bringing the strength 40defendant replied that he was a of the U.S. fleet in Hongkong up to

police officer and was making fourteen vessels. private investigations, the details The U.S. cruiser Houston, flag- of which he could not disclose.ship of Admiral M. M. Taylor, Witness did not believe him and Commander-in-Chief in the Far sent for the Manager, and East, is expected to arrive from together they asked defendant to Shanghai on November 12. The go to the office.

flouston will be accompanied by the C. in C's yacht, the Isabel.

Defendant was questioned in The office, and denied that he had been to the hotel the night before,

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RADIO BROADCAST

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Radio Programme Broadcast by ZB.V. on a wavelength of 365 metres (845 K.C.'s).

5-8 p..

6.6 p.m..

European Programme.

A Relay of the 'Hongkong. Hotel Orchestra (By courtesy of the Management).

6.6.00 p.m. A Concert. Orchestral-A Day in Venico

(Nevin).

Victor Balon Group 9478. Plano Solo-Staccato Etude

(Rubenstein).

Plano Solo La Campanella

(Paganini-Liszt),

Mischa Lovliszki D1489, Song-Troes (Kilmer-Rasbach). Song By The Waters of Minnetonka

(Llearance).

Ernestine Schumann-Helnk 1108. Violin Solos (s) La Gancion Dol

Olvido (Persinger) (b) Rondon (Sport and Persinger) (2) Chant D'Espagne (Samuxer||h).

Master Yehudi Menuhin 7317. 7 p.m. Block and Exchange Quula. tions.

0,30-7.30 p.m. Varlety, Selections-Lido Lady,

Savoy Orpheans C1310. Vocal Gema-G. B. Cochran's 1930

Kovue.

Selections No No Nanetto.

Light Opera Company C1920. Selections-Show of Shows.

Now Mayfair Orchestra C1887. Organ Solo--Ã Musical Trip Round

The British Isles. Orchestral-Nautical Moments,

Reginald Poort C2077,

The London Palladium Orch. C1854. Songs (a) The Future Mrs. Awkins

(b) Knocked 'em In The Old Kont Road (c) Our Little Nipper (d) A Fallen Star (c) 3ty Old Dutch C1922. Selections-Puttin' On The Ritz. Selections-Happy Days.

Now Mayfair Orchestra. 7.30-8 p.m. From The Studio. A Violin Recital by Mr. Benito Lopez, Filipino Violinist, Prealdent of the Jiolo Musical Association, accom. Panied by Miss Luba Pecker."

Programme.

1. Concerto in E Minor-1st Movt.

(Nardini).

2. (a) Orientale (Cear Cul).

(6) Alt Wein (Godowsky).

3. Concerto in E Minor-2nd Movt.

(Mendelssohn).

4. (a) Have Pity Sweet Eyes

(Tenaglia),

(b) Caprico Vionnels (Kroisler). 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-11.30 p.m. Relay from the Ko Shing

Theatre. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press

News,

11.30 p.m. (Approx) Clase 'Down. All records in the above European programmes aro kindly supplied by Messrs. S. Moutrie and Co., Ltd.).

KZRM PROGRAMME.

To-day's broadenst from the Manila station:

5.00 pm-Tea Dance Programme- Luzon Cabaret Orchestra.

0.10 p.m-Spanish Informational

Informational

Period.

0.30 p.m.-English Period. gramme Tagalog-Amado and Dely 7.00 p.m.-Studio Dialect Pro-

Fernando.

7.15 pan-Recorded Request. 7.30 p.m.-Plano Requests-Johnny

The police were called in and Mr. STIFF SENTENCE ON Harris assisted by Lily Raquiza.

Watts sent for. On entering the olice, Mrs. Watts identified the

London, Oct. 31.

right also identified him by nodding her

| defendant, while a Chinese umal

In accordance with the

At this singe, the hearing was

SNATCHER

CHINESE LADY'S BAG STOLEN

Sentence of six months hard

Caplain C. A. M. Sarel, in com- mand of HMS. Frobisher, who reserved to them under the pro-head and painting her finger at was wounded aboard H.M.S. Corn-spectuses of December, 1927, and him. wallis in the Dardanelles opera-August, 1928, insued by the Bank tions during the war, retires on of England, the Trenaury gives ajourned until Friday afternoon.labour and twenty strokes of the promotion to Rear-Admiral, and notice to holders of 5 per cent. Vice-Admiral P. H. IIa-Thompson, Treasury bonde, who has been in the Navy since these bonds will be repaid at par 1932/36, that 1887, retires at his own request on February 1st, 1933, together to facilitate the promotion of, with six months' interest due on younger officers.--Reuter.

that date. Interest on the bonds, will then censo.

CHINA SITUATION REVIEWED

STATEMENT BY SIR JOHN SIMON

The sum involved represents about £114,000,000.—British Wire- leas.

L.C.C. HOUSING SCHEMES

ESTATES DECIDEDLY

POPULAR

London, Oct. 31.

HOTEL BAKER'S

THEFT

birch was imposed by Mr. Ken- nedy Skipton at the Central Police Court this morning when a Chinese pleaded guilty to a charge of snatching a handbag from Mrs. Chan Shu-ming.

The complainant, according to had

COCHINEAL FOR USE Sub-Inspector John Dick,

AS INK!

been shopping in Des Voeux Road, In the vicinity of the Sincere Co., when she had her handbag snatch-

the

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7.45 p.m.--Lord Sorvice. grammeOlympian Quartet.

Pro-

8.00 p.m.Botien Mole Master Music Programme.

8.15 p.m.-Recitation by Charles F. Lindsley.

8.46 p.m.--Stock Quotations. 8.50 p.m.-Frank Quintette in F. Minor.

9.16 p.m.-Dance Music-Dollar 6.8. Pres. Adams, Orchestra. 10.30 p.m.Close down.

LOCAL ESTATES/

PROBATES AND OTHER GRANTS

A bottle of cochineal anded as she was about to step into

In the estate of Mr. Kung Ah- bottle of honey were produced her motor car. The mun

toung, late of 4, Chancery Lane, as exhibits before Mr. Schofield at

with away, the Central Police Court this chauffeur in hot pursuit.

complainant's who died on February 6th, leaving catate to the value $429,300, pro- morning as evidence against the

After dodging into Connaught Tate has been granted to Kung London, Oct. 31.

principal Chinese baker of the Road and running past the Yau- Leong-shi, widow; Chung Mee-yim, In the House of Commons,

Repulse Bay Hoich, who wa mati Ferry Wharf, the man was concubine; and Kung Main-shain, responding to an invitation to

charged with theft.

pursued by a district watchman. merchant, make a statement on the general'

Sergeant Bradaal) Informed hia He threw away the bag but was

Application for the resealing of situation in China, Sir John

Worship that the defondant was unablo to evade

the the district letters of administration to Simon, Foreign Secretary, men

yesterday given a day's leave and watchman. The bag was recover catate of Mr. Philip Henry Cole, tioned, inter alia, the hostilities in London County Council show that its departure for Hongkong the

The latest statistica of the Whilst he was in the car awaitinged by the complainant's chauffeur. late of 2835, 34th Szechuan and Shantung, and 261,000 persons are

Avenue San Fransisco, has been granted to Mr. gave an assurance that no danger catates developed by the Council. information of the theft and housed on Chinese superintendent received

D. J. Lewis, solicitor, of Hongkong. wan apprehended to British lives and property.

The value of the estate is $3,000. There is a heavy demand for found the bottles in the defend- houses on these estates, a further ant's possession.

Letters of administration to the cstate of Mr. Timothy Herlihy, 200,000 applications having been made for vacancies Inst

the British Wireless.

late of 1,006, Agato Avenue, Pacifle Genova, Oct. 31. Beach, California, have been grant- The international programme of 'ed to the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shen- Public works to ense unemployment ton. The estato is valued will be considered by the world con, 380,000. forence preparatory committee

Sir John also mentioned the im- provement in the Communist altuation in Central and South China Reuter,

DOLLAR SLIGHTLY

DOWN

TENDENCY RATHER UNCERTAIN

year.

LADIES' GOLF

MRS. KIRK QUALIFIES IN CAPTAIN'S - CÜP

When questioned by Magistrato, the defendant sald he wanted to drink the contents of the bottles,

His Worship:You wanted to drink a bottle of cochineal?

WORLD'S WORKLESS

LEAGUE OF NATIONS TO CONSIDER

at

Application for scaling of ex-

Defendant:-I could use that as which started its work of drafting amplification of probate to the will

ink.

the agenda this morning.

It will hold a few plenary sessions of Mr. Edward Anderson, late of The defendant was fined $60, or and then split up into sub-com- 67, Portland Court, Great Portland one month's hard labour Inmittees to deal with the monetary Street, Middlesex, has been granted Mrs. E. W. Kirk' qualifled for the default. Captain's Cup in October at Happy

credit policy, exchange dimenities, to the Hon Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Valley with a score of 109-8674.

price levels and movement of on behalf of Kathleen Anderson, The Annual General Meeting of

capital.

the sole executrix. The estate is Although there were no changes the Ladles Sestion will be held at dangerous driving in Pokfulam Road, of the Netherlands Bank, was elect

Appearing on a Bummans for Herr Leonardus Trip, President worn at 855,200. ・・ in silver prices in London yester day, the Hongkong dollar de the Helena May Institute

on the driver of a motor lorry wased Chairman of the Preparatory Ernest Roadley Dovey, Government Probate to the will of Mr. clined 1/8th this morning to 18. Thursday, 10th November, at 11 fnod $50 by Mr. Schofield at

the 4.%d. There is a steady under- 1a.m.

Central Police Court this morning. Committoe.--Reuter,

analyst, at the Govern tone locally, although the out-

On defondant admitting the offence, look is uncertain.

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