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UPHOLDS APPEAL

KOWLOON DECISION

QUASHED

The full Court, comprising the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) and the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) sitting in Appellant Juris- diction this morning, upheld an ap peat against a judgment of Mr. H. R. Butters at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy, given on January 24th. whereby Leung Chow, 464, Re- clamation Road, and Yiu Yuen, 646. Nathan Road, as coxswain and owner respectively of the steam launch Chung Hon, were convicted and ordered to pay fines of $2,000 each or serve six months' imprisun, ment for using the launch for the importation of 1,000 taels of opium

The appellants were represented by Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Mr. F. H. Loscby), the respond- ent not being represented.

Mr. Sheldon said the only witness 'called for the Crown in the Court below was Revenue Officer William Ward, and read the case stated in. which it was recorded by the ma- gistrate that the two men were chargd with unlawfully using the steam launch for the importation of raw opium without lawful au- thority or excuse. The stated case went on that two men were con- victed by Mr, Butters and ordered to pay a fine of $2,000 or nerve six months imprisonment.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1933.

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PRAYA MURDER

SEQUEL

RADIO BROADCAST

PROGRAMME OF RECORDED MUSIC

From Z. B. W., on wave length of 365 metres (845 ́k/c).

5-8 p.m. European programme. 5-5.30 p.m. Band and Orchestral Music.

(a) The Orange and the Black,

(b) Old Nassau (arr. Weaver), The Princeton Football Medley

(arr. Weaver).

Princeton University

Band 20015, Aloha Sunset Land (Kawela). Chanson Bohemienze (Baldi).

Victor Salon Orchestra. The Black Horse Troop (Sousa).

(Sauna). The National Game

20556.

Sousa's Band. 10741.

Masked Ball-Selection (Verdi,

arr. Creatore).

5.30-6 p.

Creatore's Band. 36006.

A relay of the 1st three items of Concert the Gilbert and Sullivan arranged by Mrs. Snowden-Jones and Mrs. N. Matheison from the Helena May Institute by courtesy of the Committee.

6-0.56

Variety.

Trio Sweet Georgia Brown. Vocal Vocal Trio San

The Pickens Sisters. 24025. Fox Trot-Cupid's Holiday.

THE WORLD CRISIS FUTURE OF CARLTON Waltz-Poor Little Gigolette

(Continued from Page 1)

CARGO COOLIE IN [declared to-day that the leading

DOCK"

Mr. Sheldon sumbitted that the Crown had. to prove two things in the main. One was that defendants were owner and coxswain of the launch; and the second that the 1,000 tals nf

A waterfront murder on Octo opium found in the launch had been imported in the launch. Mr.ber 4 last is recalled by the arrest yesterday of Lee Hang, 24, a cargo coolie, on a charge of causing the death of Yip Tsui, a tallyman.

Butters, in the stated case, said that (1) respondent having given evidence of the use of the launch

for the carriage of opium. the onue was upon the appellant to prove want of knowledge and also

New York banks could meet" all depositors demands with little! trouble.

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A report from Montgomery. Alabama, states that the Governor of Alabama has declared days' bank holiday.

Three banks at East, St. Louis, Illinois, have limited the with- drawal of deposits to five per cent.

Reuter.

MONEY GOING TO CANADA.

As reported at the time, the deceased who was involved in waterfront dispute, was set upon by a number of cargo coolies in in addition to prove that he was Connaught Road West, and in an not in a position to take respon-attempt to get away, he leaped in- sible precaution to prevent such to the water. While swimming

Montreal, Mar. 1. user, and had not neglected to about he was struck on the head As a result of the bank holiday Lake such precautions; (2) the by a brick or large piece of rock in American States, firms and in- importation of the raw opium thrown, it is alleged, by one of dividuals are depositing their could be reasonably inferred as n the assailants, and suffered an in- money fact from Its being found cou-jury which is believed to have Reuter. cealed on a steam launch of 22 caused death,

in Canadian

HOUSE-TERRACE

PLANS TO BUILD OFFICES CONDEMNED

The proposal to build offices un the site of Carlton House-terrace was referred to by Dr. Thomas Adams, Past President of the Town Planning Institute, in a paper on the replanning of London's built- up areas, read before the London Society.

Cole McElroy's Spanish

Ballroom Orchestra. 22850. Chorus-Gems from "Blackbirds

of 1928"

Warren Mills and His Blue

Serenaders. 35962. Chorus St. Louis Blues

Warren Mills and His Blue

Serenadere, 35962. Vocal Duet-If I Had a Girl Like

You

Vocal Duct-Keep Your Skirts

#

Down Mary Ann

Aileen Stanley and Billy

Murray, 19795. Fox Trot "Round my Heart

.

Donald Novis (Tenor), 24020. For Trot-Downhearted Fox Trot-My Mon

Music. 22967. Play

George Olsen and His Song-Taught me Now the Second Fiddle Song I'm a Specialist

"If ever a case existed for pre-Fox Trot-I Want to Go Home

Coon-Sanders' Orchestra. 22972. venting change from residential to

Song By the Fireside. is commericial use, that case

Song-Goodnight, My Love Carlton House-terrace," he said.

"Therefore, it is pertinent to ask whether, if the County Council should decide to prepare a scheme for any other area that is private- ly owned and is occupied with banks. buildings of special architectural or nistoric interest, will it be just to the owner to impose restrictions BANKRUPTCY HILL. tona at Yaumati typhoon shelter; Lee Hang was formally remand-

on the user that are not acceptable | and (3) the appellant having ap-ed for a week on being brought

New York, Mar. 1. by a department of the Govern The Wall Street Journal reports ment?" peared in answer to the summons, on the capital charge before Mr.

Park-lane presented a different having raised no objection there Schofield at the Central Magis-het the House's passage of the

LaGuardia and McKeown Bank- type of problem. Commercial use to, having pleaded, having cross-tracy to-day. examined the witness and having

ruptcy and Debt Revision Bill, having now been established, a Buffered the case to be tried on its

which now goes to Mr. Hoover, scheme could not be prepared under raillied the market after a depres-the Act to prevent further commer- merits, could not thereafter rúžßc

ing start. This measure allows cial use. But Carlton House-ter- this objection.

for compromise, in reorganization race was more suitable for without receivership.

sidence than Parklane. The form-

"That a prisonerr in a Criminal Court suffers the case to be tried on its merits is to me a novet

proposition," said Mr. Sheldon.

After consultation, the Chief Justice said:"I think it is clear that there was no evidence that

SHIP'S OFFICER'S BRAVERY

MEDAL PRESENTED BY GOVERNOR

For diving, fully-elnd, into

the persons should appear and shark-infested waters and rescu- were owner and coxswain of the ing a female passenger who had launch, and

Buicient cause to allow the ap- peal. I do not think it is necessary to proceed with the other points in the stated case.”

Costs were allowed.

re-

It is considered most important er was a cul-de-sac and the latter a for the railroads, several of which Mr. LaGuardia said would other- wise be forced into receivership within the next few days,

The market is also encouraged;

ANGLO-RUSSIAN TRADE

by Mr. Roosevelt's announcement HOPE OF RESTORING

of a conference with Mr. Woodin

I think that is fallen overboard Chief Officer to-day regarding the nationwide Fant, of the s.s. Hinsang, was banking situation and the expec- presented with the bronze medal tation that Mr. Roosevelt will call and certificate of the Royal a special session on March 20 to Humane Society by His Excellency work promptly the various emer the Governor, Sir William Peel; at a meeting of the Executive Council this morning.

FORMER SERVANT

SENTENCED

The incident occurred on May 29, last, when the Hinsang was Sandakan to from en voyage Hongkong.

A. Chinene woman pasenger, standing near the poop, fell over-

gency measures.

NEW BATTALION FOR HK.

GOT GROCERIES WITH and lifebuoy was im- LANCASHIRES FROM

STOLEN PASSBOOK

Leung Hang, unemployed, was

mediately thrown to her.

Simultaneously,

Chief Officer

SHANGHAI Hongkong is to have a change in the garrison battalion next year, the 2nd. Bn. East. Lancashire

here action Regiment coming.

from was highly commended by His Shanghai, to which centre the 1st.

Fant dived to her rescue and kept sentenced by Mr. Wynne-Jones, her aftont until a lifeboat reached at the Central, Magistracy "to-day, them. to a total of 12 weeks' hard labour The officer's gallart for theft and fraud.

The charges were that the de- Excellency,

fendunt atole a passbook belong-

ing to Mrs. E. R Duckitt,

21

Bn. South Wales Borderers from Hongkong and the 2nd, Ba. Worcestershire Regiment from,

of No. 20, Peak Road, and by its During February, only 0.20-inch of Malta will go. means fraudulently obtained six rain was registered at the Botanic The 2nd. Bn. Argyll and Suther tine of groceries from Messrs. Gardens, this being spread over four land Highlanders will proceed Lane, Crawford, Ltd.

from Shanghai to India,

Det. Sergt. Allen, prosecuting. "told the Court that at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Leung Hang, who at one time had acted. as

a substitute

coolie in Mrs. Duckit!'s residence,

days.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

went into the Grocery Department THEIR LOVE A PASSING BREATH.

of Lane, Crawford, Ltd., and pre-

sented the passbook, with a chit

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BALANCE

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London, Mar. 1. In reply to a question in the House of Commons it was stated that during the eleven years 1922- 32, there was a £136.5 million ex- cess of imports over exports in the United Kingdom trade with the Soviet Union. States exports to the Soviet Union during the same period exceeded in value the imports from that country by G.$519,000,000. The

The United

aim of the British Government, in

the negotiations now in progress, was to secure an improvement in the balance of trade,

The present Anglo-Soviet trade agreement expires on 17th April next. Negotiations for new agreement are continuing.- British Wireless.

LATEST FRENCH

"CHANGES DIPLOMATIC POST RESHUFFLED

Paris, Mar. 1.

It is announced that M. de la THE PEOPLE'S HATE IS DEATH, ILM. submarine Rainbow is expect Boulaye, of the Foreign Office, is ed to arrive in Singapore on March 7 to succeed M. Claudel as Ambas- and to sail on March 10 on passage sador to Washington, while M. to Hongkong.

Alphand, Minister to Dublin, will succeed Count de Jean at Moscow.

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Yesterday, a coolie woman

at

in Chinese for the groceries. The Sheungelui was killed by a fall whilst fact that a passbook for bread carrying a load of bricks at the Mok only should have been presented Fec Brick Works.

exciter the suspicions of the sales-

The Bishop of Victoria will give hisReuter. first Lenten discussion for women at the Helena May Institute to-morrow

at 10.30 am.; aubject, "Is there meen-

man, Mrs. Duckitt was got into Whilst meored to a buoy off Fening in evil?" This meeting is open, touch with ever the telephone, wick Street, Wanchai, the motor boat and when she stated that she had Dayspring was struck in a collision and all women are welcome.

was done to its stern,

not ordered the groceries that day, with n Junk and some little damage. the defendant was detained and arrested He then admitted hav- ing stolen the passbook.

MR. CERMAK STILL FIGHTING FOR LIFE

Miami, March 1.

Frank Crumit. 22850. 6.56-7.15 p.m.

Quartet in F Majer (Dvorak,

Op. 96)

Budapest String

Quartet." 9069/9071. 1st Movement Allegro ML

nop troppo

2nd Movement-Lento

3rd Movement-Mollo vivace

(Scherzo)

4th Movement-Vivace ma non"

troppe (Finale) 7.15 p.m.

Closing Local Stock Quotations, Selected London & New York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.30-8 p.m. A. Concert. Simfonietta Gansiya (Dubensky) Philadelphia Chamber String

Simfonietta. 4180..

Song-Ever of Thee 'nt Fondly

Dreaning (Linley-Hall) Song The Bells of St. Mary's

(Furber-Adams).

Frances Alda (Soprano). 1170. 'Cello Solo-Serenata Napoletana

(Sgambati

Cello Solo--Intermezzo

(Vivaldi)

Pablo Cheals. 1542. Song-All Through the Night

(arr. Maynard) Song-Beautifel Isle of Some-

where (Pounds-Fearis)

Richard Crocks (Tenor). 1558. Violin Solo-Lotus Land (Scott) Violin Solo-Hungarian Dance No. 17 (Bruhms-Kreisler)

Fritz Kreisler. 6706. $ p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- cert.

News

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10:35 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Teong Fook Plano Co.

The Studio programme between 5.30 and 7.15 p.m. may, on any day, be replaced by relay from England,.. if reception of the latter happens to be good.

M.P.S AND THE B.B.C.

-DEMAND FOR A DEBATE

"

Mr. Edward Doran, M.P., who Is forming a committer to raise questions in Parliament concern- ing the B.B.C., has issued a state- ment declaring that the Govern- ment would be well advised to re- consider its attitude towards those Conservatives and others who The management of the Hongkong

have recently resented the at- Hotel advises that owing to the re-

titude of the B.B.C. towards Bri- servation of the Roof Garden for the Knocked down by a lorry in Water St. John Ambulance charity ball oh Mr. Anton Cermak is still fight-tish Foreign Policy.

the "Parliament," continues los Road, Dairy Chan, a school girl; Saturday next, the usual dinner dance

"is not concerned living at 26, Mongkok Read, was yes- dl be held in the Grill Room on that, although he still hovers terday injured in both legs, being date.

between life and death. To-day, statement, the patient was transferred from about the silly talks on Com- AMERICAN NAVAL afterwards admitted to the Kowloon

Hospital.

Seven cases of small-pox, one case his room at the hospital to a munism, Fascism, and so on, PROGRAMME

of typhoid and one of meningitis were specially constructed oxygen room. emanating from cranks and fad- diets. What we Are concerned. Reuter. The management of the Peninsula reported to the health authorities.

about is the whole status of the Hotel announce that owing to the Tuesday. Of the small-pnx cases,

B.B.C." VOTE REDUCED BY reservation of the Rose Room to-three were from Victoria, two from

In connexion with the local estató

Matters of very grave con- merrow for the S.P.C.A. dance, the Kowinon and one each from Aberdeen SENATE

of the late Mr. Cecil Neave, formerly

of the usual dinner dance will not take on and the New Territory.

et "Hingarth,"

"Cheviot View, Ponte sequence, independent that date. Washington, Mur. 1.

Alterations are being made to the land, Northumberland, and inte costs Polish affair, it is added, will bo The Naval Appropriations Bill

Mr. Van der Lely, living at 301, block of buildings within the naval clerk employed by the Hongkong and brought to light in the course of a scaled certiñed copy of ed, and grant resentment, will ba for the fiscal year 1934 has been Laichikek Road, has informed, the dockyard, facing Quera's Road. on Dock Co., application for the debate which will be demand- passed by the Senate, which re- police that his car, while parked in other storey is being added to the

of administration has been duced the amount of G.$315.419,- Leighton Hill Road, opposite the chaplain's room, and the scaffolding lettered to Mr. Pete Mackay Neave shown by a vast majority of Can-

Craigengewer Cricket Club, fast is now in the course of erection. The 000 voted by the House of Repre-night, was struck by another car when new floor will accomodate the naval and Mrs. Annis Neave, administrator Servatives if full opportunity is it swerved to avoid collision with a surgery. Mr. 0. A. G. St. J. Kneller, and administratrix to the estate. not given in the House for all

of all the facts. The Bill now returns to the third er, Mr. Van der Lely's, car Superintending: Civil Engineer, The local estate is sword mnder members to he made fully aware

was damaged. .

charge of the work.

sentations to G,$308,000,000,

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