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GROWING CONFIDENCE

IN WORLD

CONFERENCE

GUARANTEE ON SALE

CONTRACT

Important Point Raised in Supreme Court

The question whether guarantee on a contract of sale

TARIFF TRUCE DETAILS must be stamped was raised at the

PUBLISHED

THE POLITICAL SIDE

Supreme Court this morning be- fore the Pufane Judge (Mr. Justice Lindsell).

THE HONGKONG

1

CHELSEA'S ESCAPE

TELEGRAPH

FINE WIN AGAINST CUP FINALISTS

HOME FOOTBALL

London, May 3. Chelsen have escaped relégn- tion to the Second Division of the Football Lengue.

The case was ons in which the James Furniture Arm, of 242,

They achieved this to-day Nathan Road; Kowloon, claimed

to n brilliant victory the sum of $80 from A. Poll, of thanks Alexander Building, being the against Manchester City, this amount of two Inatalmenta due on year's cup-finalists, whom they goods supplied under a contract visited. London, May 3. The Prime Minister, on land-made between another party nam- ing at Southamption this after-ed Adolphe Bain and guaranteed

by the defendant on January noon after his visit to America, declared himself well pleased

stamped. with the results of his visit to Washington.

President Roosevelt and he found themselves in most complete agreement an to the objects in view and the talks on how to do it were of amost friendly kind, "We discovered we were both very hopeful of common action. I shall report to the Cabinet, but no far as I am concerned 1 am very plonsed. You have seen the first repulta in the action of Mr. Nor man Davis at Genova. That was very helpful."

ENTHUSIASTIC WELCOME.

An enthusiastic welcome was accorded Mr. MacDonald when he reached London, several mem-

1938, the guarantee not being

His Lordship pointed out that! the acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, had held on considera- that a tion of a similar guarantee endorsed on any tract must be stamped.

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Mr. R. H. Cole, appearing for the plaintiff, contended that, a of contract relating to the sale goods need not necessarily be stamped and the same thing ap- plied in respect of a guarantes on Buch * contract, and. quoted several authorities to support that contention.

His Lordship reserved judgment on the point.

THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1933.

MODEL CITY AT SHUMCHUN

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(Continued from Page 1.j be combined with a practical con- alderation of present-day needs.

The building scheme will be under the sole supervision of the. City Corporation, while it is pre- pared to make the necessary re servations of allotments to pri vate owners.

HEIGHT RESTRICTION. Buildings of the alternative types to be specifled, are restricted to a height of three storeys, while the street will be allowed a width of 40 feet.

A Municipal Market to cost not less than $40,000 is planned, on the up-to-date lines represented Chelsea won in most convincing by the Market at Un Long, Now manner, netting four times to the Territories, recently built by the honesters' once, and as a result Wing Yick Company, and on their league record now reads: smaller scale by the sub-Market

P.

F. W. D. L. A. Pts. on the Wanchai reclamation.

THE CASINO. 41 14

62 6 21

72 34

The projected building also of a This success places them above Casino in close relation to town Lalcester and fifth from the bot-construction, indicates many pos- tom of the league.

sibilities, suggesting as it does an understanding with the monopoly

business controlling the being carried on in the collection the Railway of matsheds near Station. The Telegraph is, how- ovor, informed that while the Craino will be T costly and

Everton followed up their Cup achievement by taking points from Sheffield United, but as both are safely placed in the middle of the table, the result has no bearing.

ROCHDALE'S 'SMART WIN.

Rochdale did something to help themselves out of the relegation zone in the northern section of the Third Division, when they visited Accrington and won by three clear goals. Their record is

hers of the Cabinet and other dis- BASEBALL WASHED OUT now:

tinguished people, including Mr. Norman Davis and the American

Charge d'Affaires, Mr. Ray Ather Only Two Major League

ton being on the platform.

Mr. MacDonald will broadcast

at 9.10 p.m. on Friday on his American visit and the world Economic Conference, regarding the success of which lie expresses strong hopes. Meanwhile he will make a statement in the Commons

to-morrow.

A discussion, in the Commons will take place next week.-British Wireless,

THE TARIFF TRUCE.

By the term of the tariff truce proposal which the United States! delcgation intends to propose at; the meeting of the World Econo- mic

participating Conference,

Governments will be invited to

Games Played

Washington, May 3. Banobal in the major leagues was practically washed out by rain to-day, only two matches being played.

They

Boston score in both leagues, successes Cincinnati being the victims in the National encounter and. St. Loula in the American League.

Raw

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

R. H. E.

Boston Cincinnati..

(Knothe and Schulmerich

now

elaborate undertaking in itself, it will not be included within the town but be given a location some

the distance apart.

The electric plant and water- works will make the new city in- dependent of outside BONTECR The waterworks scheme entall P. W. D. 1. F. A. Pts. the construction of a reservoir. 41 12

22 7

55 78, 31 It enables them to assume third place from the bottom, and they can, by winning their last match, cscapo the indignity of having to apply for re-admission to the league.

RIVER TO BE DAMMED This is to be secured by con- struction of a 100 ft. dam across the upper course of a river at a point where it issues from a cleft in the Pakka Hills.

RADIO BROADCAST

STUDIO CONCERT FOR TO-NIGHT

365 motres (84.6 k/c.).

From Z. B. W., on wave, length of

The programme between 5.80 and 7.16 p. will, provided reception proves satisfactory, be replaced by a relay of the Daventry programme.

6-8 p.m. European programme. 6.6.14 p.m.

A Children's Overture (Roger Quilter).

Sir Henry J. Wood conduct- Ing the London Philharmonie

Orchestra. DB951/DB952. 6.14-6.45 p.m. A Concert. Piana SoloSongs Without Words

(Mendelssohn).

Ignaz Friedman. 2094-D Sung--Ships That Pass in the

Night (Longfellow-Stephenson). Song Vale (d'Arcy-Russell).

Madame Clara Serena

(Contralto). 5316. Organ Solo-Moonbeama Dance

(Gibbons), Organ Solo-Ragamuffin Romico

(Wayne).

Terance Casey. DB260. Song-Twa Bonnio Blue Eon (Burna and Whitehead), Bong-My Nannie's Awa" (Burns). Elder Cunningham (Bass-

Baritono). 600. Oclet-Moonbeans and Shadows

(Squire).

Octet Melody (Dawea),

J. II. Squire Celesta Octat. 6030. 6.45-7.20 p.m. Variety. Xylophono Solo The Clatter of

the Clogs.

Rudy Starita. DB247.

My Hands. Xylophone Solo-I Got Her Off Chick Endor and Charlie

Farrel. DB001. Piano Solo-Have You Forgotten?

Billy Mayor DB777. Vocal Duet- Follow You.

Layton and Johnstone. DB1044. Violin Solo-On the Air.

Heaven.

Matt Malneck with Carroll Gibbons and His Boy

Friends, DB1001. Obviously the scheme is one Xylophone Solo-The Dancing of the most ambitious undertaken Tallor.

Rudy Starita. DB217. in recent years, and in a way unique as it entails the building Vocal Duct-Leven Pounds of of a big-sized town on unrestricted Chick Ender and Charlie

Farrell. DB001. lines as distinct from town planning which is adaptation in Piano Solo--Helen--Selection. most instances. Behind the

Billy Mayerl. DB777. undertaking is the progressive Vocal Duet-You'll Always be the

Same Sweetheart. by spirit of the Kwangtung Provin- cial Government which has become so marked within recent times.

Rending, after their fall from grace during the last few matches, regained something of their car

er form in visiting Brentford, the champions, and dividing the

polls.

THE RESULTS. Results in detail, as cabled Reuter, were:

1 Sheffield U.

DIVISION 3 (SOUTH).

1 Reading

́DIVISION 3 (NORTH).

€ 9 2

A

8

2

DIVISION 1.

Manchester C 1 Chelses Everton

Brentford

Gateshead Accrington

pledge themselves to refrain dur-homered for Boston) ing the period of the truce from creating or making uny material and upward modifications in taritr rates and from imposing any new restrictions or enhancing any existing restrictions against the St. Louis) importation of goods which would give domestle producers an addi- tional advantage, as compared with foreign producers.

AMERICAN LEAGUE,

St. Louis... 2 G 1 Boston

0 8 1 West scored a home run for

AND NO SUBSIDIES. Furthermore, the truce would provide that the Governments should agree to introduce no addi- tional direct or indirect subven-

THEFT EPIDEMIC

RADIATOR CAPS FROM CARS

1

Walsall

O, Rochdale

BIG SWINDLE ALLEGED

1

QUEER COURT TALE

PE-

KOWLOON JEWEL ROBBERY

SHOP VISITED LAST NIGHT

A haul of jewellery, estimated by the Police at nearly $5,000, was made by thieves between 8 p.m. yesterday and 9 a,m. to-day when they broke into the ground floor of No. 47 Peking Road, Kowloon, the premises of the Arcada Jewel- lery Shop.

Everything was intact when the

Layton and Johnstone. DB1044. Violin Solo-Till To-morrow.

Mait Malneck with Carroll Gibbons and His Boy

Friends. DB1001.

7.20 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quotations, Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.

7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. Patter Songs by Bryan Lewis ne companied by Mm. L. St. A. Shorp ham.

1.

2.

Programma,

An Eyewitness Account of the Chicago Olympic Games. Sad Endings.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.3-10.30 p.m. Chinese Stadio Con-

cert.

10.30 p.m.

New

Rugby Mid-day Press

19.35 p.m. Close Down

All records in the above European

Messrs. Anderson Music Co.

A big swindle regarding the re-shop closed last night, but on the programmes are kindly supplied by

tion for the expansion of their "I am Instructed by the Chief]

that cruiting of Chinese labourers for export industries or any discrl-Detective Inspector to say minatory trade methods or any there is an epidemic of thefts of Samon is alleged to be involved Detective-In-in a case mentioned before Mr. additional measures to promote radiator cups' anid

apector Elston in the Central Wynne-Jones in the Central Police dumping etcetera.

The text of the proposal has Police Court this morning in charg-Court this morning.

Tu Hon-ming, described as an been sent to the sixty-four nations ing an unemployed Chinese with which have been invited to attend the theft of a radiator cap from a agent, was charged with obtaining the conference which opens on car belonging to Mr. Ma Ying-piu, $100 by falsely pretending that he 12th June in London.-British managing director of Sincere Com-was a member of a Company in Samoa and was in the position to pany,

Denying the charge, defendant recruit Chinese labourers for em- coolie, was he had been given the article to

charged with aiding and abetting. soll.

Inspector Elston said that the The complainant is a travelling theft occurred while the car was trader.

Wireless.

THE WASHINGTON pleaded guilty to receiving, stating ployment there.

Leung Sang, a

TALKS

ITALIAN DELEGATE

PLEASED

Washington, Muy 3. Signor Guido Jung, the Italian Foreign Minister, expressed himself

As very pleased after a talk lasting over an hour with President Roose-

In asking for a week's formal parked outside Sincere's during the rainstorm on Tuesday. Defendant remand. Detective-Inspector El- who was arrested in Mongkok, wae ston said the whole thing was a an unemployed dyer.

One month's gaol was imposed.

arrival of the proprietors this morning, it was discovered that a large quantity of jewellery, con-

ating mostly of watches, rings BIG FIRE IN NORTH and fountain peus, was missing.

KWANGSI Entry had been made from

Searches are being conducted | HUNDREDS RENDERED back of the premises. by the Police on all the main bus routes in Kowloon.

the

HOMELESS

Wuchow, May 2. A rellable report has been re- ceived from Cheung On, á city in

MAN TO FORFEIT the northern part of Kwangsi Pro-

BOND

OR GO TO PRISON FOR A MONTH

to

vinco of

which ↑ severe Are threatened to wipe out the entire city, and left in its wake a smoul-

ruins, dering mass of

between three and four hundred families being rendered homeless.

Two people, one man and one

huge swindle. The Government of Samoa provided protection for Chinese labourers in the form of written agreements, and the first London, May. 3. defendant "had started a Govern- The Foreign Secretary and Lady ment of his own."

The defendants were remanded, veyed the world economic conferoffice to-night in honour of the the Arst on $2,000 bail and second Court this morning. Defendant business men of the city and was

retiring French Ambassador, the in $260. Doyen of Diplomatic Madame de Fleuriau.

velt, in which they generally sur Simon gave a dinner at the Foreign

ence problems.

Signer Jung later told reporters that the clearing of the political atmosphere between nations was casential to the economic recon- struction of the world,

He agreed that the participation of the United States in Signor Mussolini's Four Power "Pence Club" would be helpful.--Reutor.

KWANGSI BANDITS

EXECUTED

STRONG ACTION BY THE AUTHORITIES

Wuchow, May 2. Three more robbers have been Naam executed by the Pong authorities. The prisoners, were brought from the Tang Uca dis- trict, securely bound together with huge locks and chains, which

on-

are

Corps, and

The Prime Minister and Miss Ishbel MacDonald were present

A Chinese found loitering on woman-lost their lives. In order of Gloucester to assist the families who suffered the third floor

one as a result of the conflagration, Building was sentenced month's hard labour by Mr. most of whom were left penniless, Wynne-Jones in the Central Police a collection was taken from the was a former coolle of the long- turned over to these unfortunates. The local Christian Church build- keng Hotel,

Detective Sergeant Fowlle suiding cncaped the flames-Our Own Shock resulting from boiling water defendant was found by the watch-Correspondent,

from n

thermosman lying on the ground. He pro- being spilled

handled to two confederates who The dinner was followed by a flask caused the death of an infant tonded to be asleep.

The Magistrate pointed out that made good their escape. reception to which over 400 invita child, shortly after being taken to the

bound over last Father Ordell was not in Court, tions were Issued.—British Wire- Kowloon Hospital by its father, Wong the man was

Choi-ynu, yesterday,

month by Mr. Schofield for theft but Father Donovan gave evidence arrest. Tho pen was of electric wires from the Bank of the of Canton building. He ordered stolen from the cassock pocket, defendant to forfeit his bond of while they were walking in $50 or undergo An additional Voaux Road Central near

Defendant, denying the charge, month's imprisonment in default. World Theatre, he said.

said-Why should I stoni a pen? I cannot write,

Sentence of ono year's inprison- ment was passed.

Ican.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

Through being knocked down by a MEN ARE NOT TO BE JUDGED BY { THEIR LOOKS, HABITS AND APPEAR-motor-bus in Queen's Road Central, ANCES; BUT BY THE CHARACTER OF Chinese was admitted to Hospital THEIR LIVES AND CONVERSATIONS, last night in a serious condition from AND BY THEIR WORKS.-L'Estrange. injuries to both legs.

The 8.8. Takada will leave Amoy for this Port this afternoon and is due bore to-morrow.

A few pictures of scenes in Macao and Hongkong, palated by Miss Hilda Trofusis, the well-known artist, will be on display to-morrow batwcon 11.00 a.m, and 6.00 p.m. at the Holena May Institute. Miss Trefusis leaves The .. Kidderpore left Singapore Hongkong for England on Saturday for this Fort this morning and is duo by the P. & O. Ranchi, on the 10th instant at about 8 a.m.

boatman

PRIEST ROBBED

VISTOR RELIEVED OF FOUNTAIN PEN

to

A banishee, who returned Hongkong yesterday from Swatow, was brought before Mr. Wynne- An elderly Chiness charged with Jones in the Central Police Court

circled their necks, and joined them Arrested in Connaught Road West the theft of a quantity of wood, was this morning charged with thei together. The authorities making a determined offort to wearing a special Jacket, a Chinese sent to prison for three months by theft of a fountain pen from Rev. was found to be carrying 75 Mr. Scholleld this morning. Inspector Father Ordell, a Canadian priest, stamp out banditry along the West taels of illicit opum. A further Nolloth said the man was not worthy who was passing through the River. Eight convicted robbers search on his boat revealed an addi- of sympathy and he had refused all Colony, Rev. Father J. S. Donovan, have been executed during the tional 74 tacla. The defendant was

possible assistance. He was sickly month, and one was shot in trying trought before Mr. Schofield this and had been sent to the Tung Wa Maryknoll Procurator, who was to escape from the local gnol-Our morning, and fined $8,000 or nine Hospital but had bolted soon after with Father Ordell at the time, are rested the culprit. The pen, was Own Correspondent.

months imprisonment.

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