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LOCAL TRANSPORT SERVICE

CHINA PROVIDENT

FACILITIES

The many advantages of me chanical transport are possibly too widely realised to be ap preciated, and yet, in many res pects, Hongkong has been some. what slow in moving with the times. There is a. peculiar non-l chalance which merely tolerates "ola custom" with occasional brenks from the obsoleta. Thus it. has been although motor vehicles | have crowded our roads for years now, no adequate provision was made for modern. "cross-harbour transportation until de advent of the vehicular ferries in the year 1933.

The transportation of merchan diso has largely been left to the old junk and coolie-truck systems, relics of centuries long past, with all the Increased risks arising from unnecessary handling and un- secured labour.

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The organisation therefore of a modern transportation service for goods employing the latest types of British-made motor lorries is to be welcomed as a sign of progress, thanks to the Chinn Provident Loan & Mortgage Co., Ltd.

Owning and operating extensive godowns, it is, of course, the logies) extension of the Company's busin- ess, but, at the same time, such an excellent service is a valuable ad- dition to th Colony's commercial"] facilities.

The new service is all the more Important when considered in. con- junction with the vehicular ferries, It now being possible to take de- livery of goods front points in Kow- loon, load them on to a lorry, and unload at the actual destination in the island of Hongkong. Thus j maximum security in transit pro- vided, while the important factor of cost is not neglected,

Motor

The China Provident Transport Service is also proving its worth in the matter of moving furniture and baggage, and the extremely efficient organisation, and supervision reflect the greatest credit on the Company concerned.

Although a recent development and only nine months' old, the

service is already in much demand. and, with the joint facilities of storage, it is safe to predict that the enterprise will reap the reward of success as it becomes more firmly established.

ALLEGED FALSE PRETENCES

U.S. TRADE DOLLAR VALUE

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1933.

Our picture, taken during the mimic war operations in Hongkong this wesk, shows troops assembled on the beath after being landed from H. M.'S. Medway. ("Telegraph" Special).

small Troops imbarking into bosta preparatory to their landing in the course of the mimic war operations in Hongkong, ("Tele- foph" Special).

HARSH LAW

DEBTOR

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Naman

PERSECUTION OF JEWS CHARGES

BRITAIN AWAITING OFFCIAL REPORT

London, Apr. 6. Replying to a question in the Commons regarding the situation of Jews in Germany, and particularly those in Upper Silesia, the Foreign Under Secretary, Captain Eden, said he preferred to wait till the report asked.. for from the British Ambas- sador in Berlin had been re- ceived. He hoped it would 'be received during the week-end. -British Wireless.

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THE LATE LORD ASQUITH

TABLET TO BE ERECTED

London, Apr. G. A message was received by the house of Commons from the King FORgladly give directions for the this afternoon saying that he would

LONDON MAGISTRATE

"SHOCKED"

More than 6,500 men are im- prisoned in Britain annually for debt.

This remarkable disclosure was Imade by Mr. Claud Mullins, the North London Police Court ma- gistrate, ata meeting of the Brixton Prison Discharged Pri- soners' Aid Society, held at the Mansion House.

Mr. Mullins said that when he visited Brixton prison "he. Was shocked to see whole corridors of cells labelled with the word "debtor."

PROSPERITY CALL

GOVERNMENT LEAD WANTED

FREEDOM FOR NEW ISSUES

Mr.. Reginald McKenna, Chair- man of the Midland Bank, spoke at a luncheon given to a party of bankers and Members of Parlia ment, who visited the Birmingham section of the British Industrica Fair.

RADIO BROADCAST

RELAY OF THE MELODIANS TRIO

From Z. B. W., on waye length of 355 metres (84.5 k/c).

4-30-7 p.m. Chinese recorded pro gramme N

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7-10.30 p.m. European programme, 7-7.20 p.m. Variety. Orchestral-All of Mc. Orchestral Goodnight Little Girl,

Goodnight.

Jack Fayne and His B, B. C. Dance Orchestra. MR521. Band-Stories.

Band-Old Man Bluebeard.

7.20-7.30 Closin

Local Stock Quotations, Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.

Billy Cotton and His Band. MR570. Bund-More Rhymes, Prohibition. quotas, and high-Billy Cotton and His Band. MR493.

Band-Once Aboard the Lugger.

McKenna protective tariffs, Mr. remarked, were to-day used to an unprecedented extent to restrict. Imports, with the inevitable effect (of cutting down to a minimum the total volume, of international trade.

"We retain the hope," he added, "that the world may yet realise a more reasonable basis for the exchange of goods, but, in the meantime, we must do our best to develop to the utmost our home and Imperial markets,"

the

Cheap Money: Prosperity "If I may say a'word on effect and the influence of monet ary conditions in trade," the Chairman of the Midland Bank proceeded, "I am glad to know that at length we have the benefit of an abundance of cheap money. from The deflationary policy which we have recurrently suffer ed for so many years is to-day fairly discredited. Wise and dis- ériminating perseverance in present policy of abundant money is bound, in the course of time, to lead to a far higher! degree of prosperity, which will allay the fears of those who are alarmed by the prospect of many ment. years of aggravated unemploy-

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our

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carrying into effect of the House's "Our manufacturers and Proposal to do honour to the ders are fronting the world with memory of Lord Asquith, "a de-a stout heart. They love neither: voted servant of his country" by their heads in prosperity nor their the erection of a memorial tablet hearts in adversity. They are in Westminster Abbey-British facing the future with confidence, Wireless,

and have confidence in their skill, honesty, and integrity.

NEWPORT DEFEAT

LUTON

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CLIMB FROM FOOT OF LEAGUE TABLE

London, April 6.

In the Third Division (Southern Section) at Newport to-day. New- port County defeated Luton Town by three goals to two. The vic-

Band Sunshine Susic-Selection. Band--Congress Douces-Selection.

Sydney, Kyte and His Piccadilly Hotel Band. MR488. Chorus-In the Forest.

Don Cossacks Choir. DX374. Piano Solo Sleepytime Down South. Piano Solo-Life is Just a Bowl of

7.30-8 p.m. Variety.

Cherries.

Carroll Gibbons and His Boy Friends. DB732. Song--A Little, Love, A Little Kiss. Seng-Gipsy Moon.

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Trevor Watkins (Tenor). DBS18. Orchestral King's Serenade. Orchestral That Aloha Waltz.

Hawaiian Moana Orchestra. DB99. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

p.m A relay of the Melodians' Trio from Crawford's Restaurant Lane

by courtesy of the Management. I Believe in Yon.

9-9.15 p.m. Organ Solos, When It's Night Time in Nevada.

Reginald Foort. v. DE679. To Have and Hold You in my Arms, For You, Just You my Baby.

Terance Casey. D3896. 9.15-10.30 p.m. A Symphonic Con. Orchestral-The Magic Flute

Overture (Mozart).. Sir Thomas Beecham conducting the London Symphony Orch. L1001R. Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor for Piano and Orchestra (Tschaikowsky, Op. 23) played by Solomon (Piano) and The Halle Orchestra conducted by Sir Hamilton Harty, LX13/LX22. Symphony No. 6 in Major (Kurt

Atterberg Op. 31), Played by The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham L2160/3. News

10.30 pm. Rugby Mid-day Press

cert.

10.35 p.m. Close Down. All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

of a fillip from the higher au- "We should be glad, however,

thorities, and perhaps Members of Parliament who are here to-day BAD BEDS AS BAD

will speak a word for the traders, urging the Government industrialists, and bankers, in to give this fillip

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"The time is ripe," Mr. Kenna declared, "for the encour agement of expenditure on sound enterprise, and for the abandon ment of all remaining restrictions

A warning note was sounded at the Central Police Court this mor- ning in regard to the presence in the Colony of USA. trade dollars at Brixton, he

The people who interested himtory places Newport a point ahead on, hew issues. Abundant money which are being exchanged for a linued, were the men who had not higher rate of Hongkong curren-paid maintenance orders for wives ey than is legal.

and children. This," he said. Stainer Gifford, a Eurasian, 29"Is one of the daily problems of years of age, unemployed, appear- the police court, and I cannot ed in the dock. before Mr. Scho- feel that all is well when it re- field, charged with allegedly obsults in G,663 husbands and fa- taining $2.80 local currency by thers being convicted annually." falsely pretending that the ex- change of a U.S.A. trade dollar

on April 6th was $3.80, whereas

"The Law is Wrong"

"The law under which these

it was only $1. The complainant men reach gaot is wrong." he

is Ho Chow, a ear driver of the

Man Wo Company, Hennessy Road,. Wanchai.

continued.

foot of the table, although they have three matches in handshaken the investor's confidence, The long trade depression has Renter.

but not destroyed it. It can be recovered, and when it is recover ed it will bring with it a revival of industry and a rapid growth in the national revenue.

BISHOP MOWLL.

APPOINTED ARCHBISHOP OF SYDNEY

Sydney, April 6. As generally expected, the Rt. "The key words are in a law Rev. II. W. Mowl, of the Church When asked to plead, Gifford called the Bastardy Law Amend- Missionary Society,

replied "Not guilty."

nesses are there?

present

"Our manufacturers and traders are doing their utmost. They need encouragement,, Give them) the right lead. They are capable and have qualified themselves to take the lead in the restoration

of the world."

ment Act. This law gives ma Bishop of Western China, bas His Worship: How many wit-gistrates the power to imprison been elected Archbishop, of Syd-

In the words of the Act, if they ney us successor to the late Dr. ERROR IN READING

There is no test at all. C. Wright. The anununcement provided.

was made at the Anglican synod "We can do it, legally speaking. to-day.

Det.-Sergt. Fitches: About see fit."

four, your Worship.

It will take an afternoon then, won't it? Yes.

Is it likely to take more than an afternoon? I don't think so, your Worship. The evidence is very brief.

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if we do not like the colour of a Archbishop Mowll was born in man's hair, or if we do not like Kent in 1890 and was educated the way he speaks to us.

No at

Cambridge. He was st evidence of means is required, so Wycliffe College, Toronto for that we can send to prisoa a man many years and was appointed employed.”.

PRESCRIPTION

COMMENT ON DOCTOR'S WRITING

HABIT

HIGHAM CURE FOR INSOMNIA

Some pithy remarks on beds by annual dinner of the National Sir Charles Higham onlivened the

Federation of Bedding and Allied Trades, Ltd.. in London.

The bed, Sir Charles pointed out, is the most vital thing in life, for without sleep we die. Other of his observations were:

Poor beds make poor bodies. A bad bed is a bad habit.

"It's bed-time" are the worde which every child dislikes, because so few are taught the value of sound sleep.

Thousands toss about in dread

and sleeplessness every night, doc-

ever

tars give them sedatives and in- jections, but no doctor has said, "Let me look at that mat tress." Every doctor should.

The servant usually sleeps on the worst and cheapest mattress in A misreading of a doctor's pre-the house. Why should she? The

who is bankrupt, or if he is un-Bishop of Western China in 1920scription was stated at an inquest servant is up curliest. She has to

-Router.

His Worship:-1 sce. Sergeant Fitches said he did not know who the defendant pro-: posed to call. He did not think he could call any witnesses.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF Through the police officer, Gifford expressed the wish to call

THE MYSTERY OF EXISTENCE 19 The 'Ben Linc 8:8. Beneriachon, a lawyer.

The question of bail arose, and AN AWFUL PROBLEM, BUT IT 16 A from Home ports via Singapore, is

MYSTERY, AND PLACED REYOND THE due here on the 11th instant

Sergeant Fitches. asked his Wor- BOUNDARIES OF HUMAN FACULTY. ship to make the ball substantial. RECOGNISE IT AS SUCH AND RE- "There is a lot of this going on. KOUNCE-G. H. Lewes. The defendant had thirteen of these dollars in his possession."

His Worship suggested $200, but of small-pox, from the Victoria dis- During Wednesday, only ine case Sergeant Filches requested more.trict, was reported to the loest health

The Magistrate :-is" $300 like-

authorities.

ly to hold him?

Sergt. Fitches: If your Wor- Mr. Leo Almada, Junler, bar- ship will make it $500.

rister-at-law, has reported to the police that while playing golf at the Country Club, Fanling, he lost his gold wrist weich,

His Worship:18 he likely to be able to raise it?

Sergt. Fitches:-He might pos sibly be able to do so. '

Gifford was remanded to April 13 at 2.30 p.m., on bail in the sum of $500...

The wedding will shortly take place between Mr. Morris Gershkovitch,

a fournalist, of the Metrople Hotel, and Miss Lielie Varchavskaya, of the same, address,

at Bristol to have accelerated the be fit and well and we expect good death of Mrs. Julia Naomi Newton, service, yet we create, by cheap bed- aged 74, of Clarendonroad, Redding, a restless serving class. It land. Bristol. A verdiet that death must be remedied. was accidentally accelerated by the misreading was returned.

It was stated that the woman's) death was accelerated by septic Tamar is to take place to-morrow after she had applied a prescription The dance arranged by H. M.-S. absorption from an infected foot. night, in the Garrison Lecture Hall, containing eresol. commencing at 8.30.

Dr. N. E. Kemm, of Redland-

A good bed is cheaper than doc- tors' bills and endless ilis.

INDIA'S FINANCIAL POSITION

A Chinese boy and an smal were road, said he issued a prescription sent to the Kowloon Hospital for containing a perfectly harmles wash treatment yesterday, after being called cusol. Two days later he How It Would Be Affected bitten by a dog owned by Lo Wan, found that a carbolic acid substance of 38, Battery Street.

called had been dispensed, and had set up gangrene.

Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeek, will give a talk on Ibsen's "Peer Gynt" in St. Arthur Ernest Bodey, a chemist, Andrew's Church Hall, Kowloos, on stated that he read the second Item Monday, April 10, at 9 pm. The talk as crasol. will be accompanied by gramophone

Under New Scheme

In the Indian Empire Review for March, there is a further examina. tion of the Indian financial position by Mr. Douglas Dewar, 10.3. (retd.).

The Mayor of Canton has express ed his intention of visiting the forth selections from Greig's Peer Gynt The Coroner, addressing the jury, coming British Empire Fair in Hong-Sulte."

sald, Taking the doctor's side of Mr. Dewar paints out that under kong, in which event he evinces con..

the case, you must remember he the scheme for responsible govern diderable interesi.

Mr. H. J. Gedge, retired solicitor often writes a prescription under ment; the expense of administra- of Hongkong, who for the last 12 Injuries to the leg and hands years has been living in retirement hurried conditions. The document tlon would be vastly increased. were suffered by a Chiness woman in London, was a round-voyager on is not in copper plate writing.” The cost for example, of a General through a fall from a window of a the P, and O. liner Strathnaver, which

The chemist, he added, could not flat in Pitt Street. She was sent to arrived at Brisbane recently. He be blamed.

the Kowloon Hospital for treatment, was accompanied by Mrs. Gedre.

Election on the lines of the Lothian. report. would be about £1,500,000, and other expenses would be in pro

It is the Little Things that Count! "Powell's" recognize that it is the little things that count in business as in the daily things of life.

New stocks have just been unpacked of Leather and Mohair Laces, Shoe Trees, Polishing Sets, Shoe Socks, Dubbin, "'Kiwi" Polish, Slippers, etc.

Also

VAN HEUSEN COLLARS.

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THE GENTLEMEN'S HOUSE.

9. Queen's Road Central Ice House Street Comer.

A shower: Danger

Co-night I shall take

ASPIRIN

TABLETS with the “Bayer Cross”.

A BAYER

COMING TO CENTRAL

KARLOFF

THE UNCANNY in

THE MUMMY

MAJESTIC

To-day 8: fo-mor on at 2.30, 5.20, 7.20 8.9,70 p.m.

HE KNOWS FAW

AND LOVE!

ARRYMORE

JOHN

HELEN TWELVETREES

JILL ESMOND W WILLIAM BOYD'

MARY DUKICAN

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portion. The finances of the oplum must in any esse disappear embarrassed by many difficulties: canse opinn is no longer to ba Federal Government would be before the lose of next year, ba the transfer of law and order would exported. mean a vast increase of dacolty

Mr. Dewar thinks that Parlia- and corresponing decline in Income meat abould insist on a frank stato Тах

womenbarthe financial position under Trom Federal Government.

Moreover, the revenue