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* ALLEGED THREAT ·

TO KILL POLICE

SPANIARD ON FALSE PRETENCE CHARGE

Joso Loredo Navarro, aged 33, unemployed, af Lonen, Spain, ap- peared in the dock of the Central Police Court before Mr. Schofield this morning, In connexion with a charge of obtaining $70 from Mrs. Landau, at Jimmy's Kitchen, Lock- hart Road, on March 28,' by falno- ly pretending that an American trade dollar was whereas it was only valued at one dollar, on which charge Francis Raymond, a Filipino, and Edward Shunter, of Hongkong, were' re- manded yesterday.

worth $3.80

Novarro was also charged with ueing insulting words towards Detective-Sergeant Fitches, where by a bronch of the peace might | have occurred. --

In asking for a short remand, Sergeant Fitches said that he ar rested defendant on a warrant on the eccond floor of 140, Canton Road, where he was staying with his wife and an amah. Defendant spoke a great deal about "remov ing" some members of the Police Force and in general, tried to rouse the temper of Sergeant Fitches,

was alleged to who he threatened to kill.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

H.E. Major General · Borrait addressing Hongkong Volunteer', Defence Corps during yesterday's annual Impaction. (Photor Queen's Studio).

NEGRO MARCH TO WASHINGTON,

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VERDICT IN SCOTSBORO

CASE RESENTED-

negro

NEW AIR MAIL RECORD.

LONDON TO HONGKONG IN

THIRTEEN DAYS

All previous records for the transit time for air mail between London and Hongkong were shat- tered

several yesterday, when covers, postmarked London 7.15 a.m. on March 29, wore received in Hongkong at 10.30 am.

New York, Apr. 11. A march of 50,000 negroes on Washington, as a protest against The Secretary of the Spanish the verdict in the Scotsboro case,

prosecuting has been Consul had seen the

announced. Inn officer the morning, and stated to newspaper published in Harlem, him that he was peeing the In- the negro colony of New York. spector General of Police regard- An attempt to hold a ing the banishment of the defend-parade of negrocs on Broadway

The total transit time was ant from the Colony.

last night resulted in minor dis- turbances lasting for two hours, days 3% hours, and nearly half of The disorders extended over 57 this period was taken up in transil blocks and were suppressed by the from Salgon to Hongkong. The police.

mall was brought from French

His Worship granted a remand for twenty-four hours, and asked what ball could be offered.

Segeant Fitches replied that the Spanish Consul requested the de- fendant be kept In detention, and bail was granted it should be fixed at a substantial amount:

His Worship fixed ball. In the Aum of $500.

DOUGLAS CO.S PROFIT

TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE

the of report The annual Douglas Steamship Co., Ltd., states: that after paying all running ex penses, docking charges, premia of Insurance, allowances for sicknena! and pensions, the nett profit for the year's working is $180,879.36. After writing off the sum of

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The Scotsboro case, which re- Indo-Chine by the M. M. liner ceived wide publicity in 1931, re- Chenonceaux, which arrived yester-

ulted in seven young negroes day morning. being sentenced to death for hav-

has tho

ing assaulted two white, women.. That the air mail is growing in Owing to the wide interest popularity is shown by figurea evinced in the affair, a retrial was which were supplied by the postal ordered at Decatur, Alabama, Indepartment yesterday. Since the November last year. The bearing inception of the service on August was protracted and ended on April 2, 1932, the quantity of mail dea-

from 9 with the passing of the death patched

Hongkong sentence on one of the negroes, doubled. The institution of nummed Patterson.― Reuter's Spe quarter-ounce and postcard rate on January & gave the service a re- markable flip, 30 bostcards and 366 quarter ounce articles being despatched on March 28 ns against 22 postcards and 268. articles January

extraordinary 3. Tho number of 887 postcards wore des- patched by the Christmas mall.

cial.

JAPAN'S ATTACKS

FURTHER OFFENSIVES IN KUPEIKOW REGION

Peking, Apr. 11. Chinese despatches report that

on

A total of 446 letters, weighing 12 lb. 14 oz., were despatched by the first mail in August last year, as against a total of 969 articles,

$169,461.12 for depreciation of the in addition to the Japanese at-weighing 24 lbs. on March 28 and Company's properties, there re-tacks on the eastern end of the 542 articles by yesterday's mail. mains a balance of $11,428.24 Great Wall, they also launched an which it is proposed to transfer attack on

65,

Kupolkow yesterday, The largest air mail from Hong-

to the credit of Reserve Account while Japanese aeroplanes bombed kong was the Christmas consign- -Which will then stand at $59,876.- Chinese positions at many points (ment on December. 6, when 2,101 inside the Great Wall between articles, weighting. 45 lb. were

despatched. Trade during the period under Kupeikow and the sea.

The despatches declared that the review has shown some intprove- ment and a considerable reduction Japanese attacks mado little or no in the cost of working the Com-Impression on the Chinese troops pany's steamers has been effected. who are holding out against all

Consulting Committee. The attacks.

Philatelists made full use of the first direct flight from Hongkong to Marseilles on November 6, 1932, when 853 letters, weighing 23 lbs., were despatched. With the excep-

Hon. Sir William Shenton and the The Chinwangtao area is report-tion of the Christmas Mail and the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackle were in-ed to remain quiet. Travellers large mail on March 28, this is the vited to fill the vacancies on the passing through from Shanhal-largest consignment to leave Hong- Consulting Committee; the Hon. kunn yesterday state that the aren kong.

Sir William Shenton resigned on is again peaceful-Reuter.

hia departure for home and Mr.

M. H. Turner was invited to All

the vacancy. The Committee now

Manchukuo Troops Mutiny.

Harbin, Apr. 11. consists of Sir Robert Ho Tung, It is reported that the Manchu- the Hon. Mr. C. G. S. Mackle and kuo garrison at Laoshakao on the Mr. M. H. Turner who retire but South Manchurian Railway has offer themselves for re-election.

Auditors.--The accounts have been audited by Mesars. Lowe Matthewa and Bingham And Mesara. Linstead and Davis, who retire but offer themselves for re- election.

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mutinted. The garrison is about 3,000 strong.

The mutineers are stated to be marching in the northern direc- tion.-Reuter

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

TRY TO BE HAPPY IN TH119 FRE- SENT MOMENT, AND PUT NOT OFF BEING SO TO A TIME TO COME, AB

THOUGH THAT TIME SHOULD RE OF ANOTHER MAKE FROM THIS, WHICH WELCOME RAIN IN HAS ALREADY COME AND 18 SURE

KWANGSI

HELPFUL FOR THE CROPS

F. Fuller....

Thirty-four recruits of the Shan-

tang contingent of the Hengkong Police Force, took thair oaths nt the Central Magistracy this morning.

The Rt. Roy, Bishop Henry Val- torin has returned to the Culony

from an extensive visit to his mis slonary districts on the East River (Kwangtung),

The 4, 8. Conte Rosso is due here from Shanghai at 7 4.m. to-morrow, the 13th instant, and will sail for

The forthcoming marriage is an Italy vin ports at 6. In the same nounced of Roland Stuart Cheong, clerk, employed by Mossra. Butter- day.

field and Swire, residing nt 22, idos Wuchow, April 7. The heavy downfalls of rain

Mr. R. T. Barrett, of the long-que Street, and Rose Leung, of the during the last few days have kong Daily Press, was the speaker at same address. greatly facilitated the planting of yesterday's menting of the Rotary In connexion with the Easter holi-

DA 118 subject cropa by the farmers in the Peng Club. Ho

Great days, extra trains will be running Nanm district. Previous to this "Courts and Councils brief period of inclement weather, Britain," and gave an interesting dis- between Canton and Kowloon as fol- there had been practically no course on provincial Jour hallam, in low-Friday, April 14, lenvo Kow- rain for some time, and this cluding reminiscences of Assize and loon 7.28 a.m., arrivo Canton 10.48.; resulted in the ground getting Police Courts, County, Town and Monday, April 17, leave Canton 3.30

p.m.: arriva Kowloon 5.30 pan. Village Counciis. very hard and dry.

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1933.

SHARE PRICES

TODAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following is the list of local aharo quotations issued to-day:

Banka.

H'kong Banks, $1750 n. H'kong Banks, Lon., $120 11. Chartered Banks, £131⁄2 n, Mercantile Book, A. & B

$24 n.

Mercantile Bank C., £9% n. East Asia, $100 n.

Am: O. Finance Corp., M. $20 n. Chinn O. Fin. Ord., S.$6.80 1. China O. Fin. Pref. S$0.40 1.

Insurances.

Canton Ins., $1,360 b. Union Ins, $560 88. China Underwritora, $2.35 . China Fire 6620 n. H.K. Fire Ina... $1275 n. International Assce, S.35.20 n. Shipping.

Douglas, $822 b. H.K. Steamboata, $22 n. Indo-Chinas, (Prof.) $25 n. Indo-Chinas, (Def.), $20 m, Shell (Bearer), 44/4% n. Union Waterbonts, $2014 n.

Bilaing.

Benguets, $20 n. Kallans, 22/6 n. Langkats (Single), S$0.80 n. S'hai Explorations, 8.82.00 n. S'hai Loans, S.$3.20 n. Raubs, $9.30 b. Vonz: Goldfelds, $4.20 n." Benguet Exp., 29 cts. b.

Docks, etc.

H.K. Wharves, $131 b. H.K. Docks, $18. B. China Motors A., $10 n. S. China Motora B., 88 1. Providents (old), $4.10 sa. Providents (new), $1.40 n.

Hongkewa, S.5315 n. Now Engineerings, S.$7.70 n. Shanghai Docks, S.$133 n.

Lands, flotela, etc.

H. & S. Hotels. $6.70 b. H.K. Lands, $73 9. & 89, S'hai Lande, S.$30.80 n. Metropolitan Lands, S.$14 n. Humphreys, 314 n.

11.K. Realties 87 n. Asin Realties "A", M. $140 B. Asia Realtles "", M. $22 n. Chinese Estates, $95 b. China Realtles, Tla. 10 n. China Debentures S.$137 n.

Cotton Mille, Ewo Cottons, S.$16. S'hal. Cottons, S.393 n. Zoong On Textiles (8.), $15 n. Wing On Textiles (3.) $103 m.

Public Utilitles. Tramways, 211⁄41⁄2 så! Peak Trama (old), $14,20 n. Peak Trams, (now) $8`n. Star Ferries, $91 n. Ynumati Ferries (old), $32 13. Yaumati› Ferries (new), $311⁄2

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China Lights (old), $12 80. China Lights (new), $11%1⁄2 n. H.K. Electrics $71% b. Macao Electrics $25% n. Sandakan Lights, $10 n. Telephones (old), $27% aa, China Buses, 8$14 n.

Singaporo Tractions, 2/- n. Singapore Prof. 12/- n.

Industrials.

Malabon Sugars $15 n. Cald: Macg. (old.), S.$191⁄2¢1. Cald: Macg. (Pref.), S.$14.70 Canton lcea, 26 n. Cements (Com.), $7.95 n. Cements (old), $5'n. Cements (new), $1% n. H.K. Ropes, $0 sa. Agriculturals, 7 n.

Storca, etc. Dairy Farms, $27 n. Watsons $8 n. Der. A. Wings, $1 n. Lane Crawfords, $4.20 b. Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceres $15% n. Wm. Powella, $3.85 m. Wing On (H.K.), $220 n.

Miscellaneous. Amusements, $1231⁄2 n. H.K. Entertainmente, $12 n. 3.C. Enterprises, 89, n. United Theatres, S.$5.00 n. Macao "Greyhounds," $10 m. Constructione (old), $3.75'n. Constructions (new), 90 cts n. B. Ind. G$ Bonds, $08 n. II.K. Govt. Loans, $6%% Prem. Wallace Harpors, $9 n.-

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INTER-UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.

Hongkong Representatives Entertained.

STRONG TEAMS CHOSEN.'

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In honour of the athletes who will leave for Canton to-morrow, presenting Hongkong University at the forthcoming inter-varsity sports meeting, the University Union gavo a tea party at the pavilion yesterday afternoon. The gathering was pro sided over by the Union President, ned by the Union Secretary, Mr. Ong Mr. Lam Kow-cheng who was support. Ewe-hin

b.

Mr. Lam Kow-cheng in a brief speech expressed pleasure at being able to entertain the athletes. Ho recailed that at the meeting lust your the results were against Hongkong expectations, and he hoped that the local University athletes would fare better this year, because of the pre- sence of a number of veterans and the support of the lady under- graduates. He hoped that the lady undergraduates would be as unbeat- able as they proved in the last two years.

In reply the captain of the team. Mr. A. T. Lee, said that the team would go up to Canton with the flaga in their minds and friendship in their hearts. The object of the visit was to make friends with members of the Sun Yat-sen and Lingnan Universities. Those who will represent Hongkong aro Misses'. H. A. Wood, Kwok Wal- fan, Anna Hò, Kittio Tie and Graco Chan, and Messrs. A. T. Leo (captain), N. Vargasnoff (vico-captain), V. Vargansoff, F. R. Zimmern, V. Gran- berg, K. C. Teang, K. Y. Lee, K. J. Chùa, Tựa Hung tuc, C. 1. Chunk, O. 1. de Souza, Chang Kai-shul, C. 5. Lee, A. C. N. da Silva, V. Damolovaky

KWANGSI WAR ON and Yeung Yak-wah.

.BANDITS

DARING THIEVES HOUSE RAIDED IN HEART OF CITY

The Hon. Dr. A. R. Wellington, ANOTHER EXECUTED A trip through the district

The monthly report of the Broad-Director of Medical and Sanitary Ser during the earlier part of thin

AT PENG ́NAAM. An audacious robbery in the week showed that the first crop casting Committee for March shows vices, returned to the Colony yester

heart of the city was carried out of wheat has been harvested and that 2BW'a actual hours of transmis- day morning on the s.. Van Houtez, nion were 288.50, of which 179 were from Singapore, where he had been

Wuchow, Apr. 7. about midnight yesterday when is being threshed in the fields by devoted to European programmes

Another convicted robber was two woman Inmates at No. 7 On the old method of beating the and 109.50 to Chinese programmes, attending a inceting of the heads of grain on the rim of a the respective percentages being 62. Eastern Health Bureau of the League executed this morning near the Lan Street Second floor, and a parado grounds at Peng Naam, young girl were bound and gagged large tub, the ripened kernels of 05 and 37.05, New licencen issued

will be a recoption by the making a total of five who have by two men who probably gained wheat falling into the tub. The during the month numbered 89, while

Directors and other officials of the pold the death penalty for their their way into the promises through now rico crop is about six inches there were 10 renewals.

National Commercial and Savings crimes during the last three days. the third floor, which was un- high and soon will be ready for transplanting.

The use of an old Bank of China Bank, Ltd, on the occasion of the This is a further proof that the occupied. The women failed to The price of rice has risen chit book, lost five years ago, for the opening of their new premises, at the officials of the Pong Naam die raise an alarm when they were ap- somewhat owing to the senreity of conveyance of po piu lottery tickala, corner of Des Voeux Road Central and triet are on the alert in their cam-proached by the intruders who this commodity on the last two was revealed before Mr. Wynne-Jones Ice House Street, on Tuesday, April palgn against banditry in this sec- ransacked the premises and took

at the Central Police Court this 18, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

away two sliver wrist watches, market days.—Our Own Correspol- morning, when Chad Hion, unemploy

After the oxocution, the body other jewellery and $30. A treat for music lovers is prom- Cont.

ed, was charged. Defendant was

The robbers carried out their rested in Connaught Road Centralised on Good Friday, when Stainer's was wrapped in matting and was work quietly and the Police were While a China Motor bus was pro Inspector Jourihan said the entries "Crucifixion" will be rendered in the carried by two coolles back to the not informed until several minutes. seeding along Latchikok Road, near made in the chit book aince 1928 Union Church at Kennedy Road. Mr. section of the country from which after the robbers' departure. Rela- wollin Street, a Chinese passenger were fletllious. His Worship 10 E. Lonfyene will be at the organ, the robber came and whero ho had tives living la the promises below lighted and received Injuries to the marked that the case was most ex- the soloists being Mr. II. E. Gardner been captured by the military were not aware of the happening ace and chin. He refused be traordinary. A fine of $60, or six and Mr. W, HI. Bailey. The render- Our Own Correspondent.

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