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REORGANISING FISHERIES

BRITISH GOVERNMENT ACTION

WEATHER VAGARIES

STOPS BASEBALL

Cold and Rain Hinders Major Programmes

THE HONGKONG · TELEGRAPH

KWOK HUNG-KI

SENTENCED

ONE MONTH'S HARD LABOUR

TUESDAY: MAY 9, 1933.

BOGUS COUNT ARRESTED

"COUNT D'AVISON OF

GOLDSTONE" Taking into consideration the

Brussels, April. 8. fact that the defendant had been Maurice Goldstone, aged 33, in custody since March 11, Mr. said to be a British subject born Wynne-Jones in the Polles Court in Cairo and known to the police this morning, extended leniency of many Continental cities, was and passed sentence of one arrested here this morning on a month's hard labour on Kwok charge of using a false name. Hung-ki, the young motor sales.

London, May 8,

Washington, May 8, Major Elliot, Minister of Agri- Cold and rain caused Beveral culture, stated to-day that the postponements in the major base Government had decided to intro-ball leagues to-day. Cold stopped duco leglalation providing for the Brooklyn and Chicago in the regulation of supplies of fish com- National League, and rain held man of Messrs. Gocke & Company, living in a fashionable hotel in the For some little while he had been ing on the market of Great Bri- the Cincinnati and Philadelphia tain, and to impose regulations in game, whilst in the American who was found guilty on April 20 centre of the town and, when the order to try to combat the growing League, rain hindered the Boston en a charge of fraudulent convor police arrested him there this morn evil of over flahing in the North Cleveland encounter and intense slon of a car, to his own use. ing, they found that his pasport Sea and other areas near Great cold prevented Philadelphia and

A second charge of obtaining bore the title of Count d'Avison of Britain regarding which many Detroit from playing.

$1,000 by means of a forged Goldstone. He is said to have complaints had been made.

Now York Giants suffered cheque at the American Express frankly admitted that this was not It was proposed to reguinte the another nose out, St. Louis gain,

Company was dismissed.

his name, but pleaded that he had Hize of mesh used by British ves- Ing the upper hand, while the fence, pleaded for leniency, stat- tor."

Mr. Hin-ghing Lo, for the de-adopted it "in memory of an ances- wels so as to facilitate the escape Senators and St. Louis heading that his client was of a poor of under-sized ah and thereby thrilling game, resulting in a family, and his sentence would keep to contribute to the economic twelfth inninga victory. for him away from his young wife, development, of the dshing Washington who topped the children and aged mother. Ilo grounds,

double figure mark.

This would apply to both British and foreign supplies.

Arrangements were contem- plated with a view to restricting the landing of fish from the more distant fishing grounds, which were at all times relatively of a poor quality, to a certain size when dealing with a surplus to normal requirements.

A Reorganisation. Commission would be established to draft the proposals for a reorganisation to be laid before and considered by, the fishing industry. These pro- posals had been communicated to the countries chiefly interested and he hoped to introdure the necessary legislation at an early

date-British Wireless.

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Boston Pitts

R 0

3

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rgh.... 3 9 ◊ (French pitched for Pittsburgh and blanked out Boston). New York

St. Louis

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1

B 1 il 0

(Frisch and Medwich homered for St. Louis and Lesle for New York).

AMERICAN LEAGUE.

B 10

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7 12

8 16

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10 20

2

Chicago New York

St. Louis Washington

(Sewell and Boken homered for RELEASED FOR FAST Louis. There were twelve innings!,

Washington and Campbell for St.,

--Reuter.

(Continued from Page 1.)

policy. The present fast has no politicul significance and is en- irely dissociated from civil dis-

beilience, in which Gandhi has played a

part,

movement prominent

NO POLITICAL MOTIVE.

WAR RESUMED

BIG-SCALE ATTACK

Peking. May 8. Most reliable reports state that

Tokyo, May 8. The Takain, Matsuda and Hiraga brigades launched offensive south of the Great Wall

A

The Indian Government is co-operations on a large scale are due vinced that there is no political motive behind the present action | Reuters

commence on Wednesday. and as he has declared bis in tention of imposing upon himself this ardeal in order solely to for-

spe_removal of ward t

"Untouch- ability" and of deseting the resi of his life to that cause, it bas been considered desirable to re- lease him from prison and to at- tach no conditions or reservations. to his freedom.

Gandhi has been in Yernvên

last night.

area

The purpose of the attack is to again, expel the Chinese from the cast of the Luan River-

"Chinese Set Trap

Tokyo, May 8. "The Chinese are hoping to

Gaol for sixteen months, but heure un into advancing to the

Amung his belongings were a certificate describing him secretary of the Royal Stuart Society, a full-dress military uniform, a large number of de- corations, and parcels of new- spaper cuttings dealing with his many exploits.

was more a fool than a criminal. Through his diligence he had suddenly got a high position and i had porhaps got into bad company. The enso had taken many hearings and the Inquest, in the denth of|

DRIVING A TAXI. the school teacher which was, con- cluded yesterday afternoon, had Goldstone, suposed to have been also had several hearings. lean interpreter in the British Army naked his Worship to take these during the war, was driving a facts into consideration.

taxicab in Paris in 1921, and from there went to Cairo, where he married a French girl.

He went to London in 1929, and

The Magistrate said in any case he would take into consideration the fact that the defendant had been in eustody since March 11,managed to become a member of and he had really been in casody the Royal Stanrt Society. for two months. Under those .circumstances he would paяs Acн-

tence of one month.

RADIO BROADCAST

RELAY OF THE

S.W.D'S BAND

From Z. B. W., on wave length of 366 metres (84.5 k/c.).

7-10.30 p.m. European programme, 7-7.20 p.m. Victor Herbert Melod- Nathaniel Shilkret.

by Victor Salon Group directed by

Pan Americania-I've Been Decorat-

ioa

ed-Twilight Barnketsh--toes of the World (from "The Rose of Algeria") Yeaterthoughts-Punchinello Jig Erin's Islo-Eileen Alanna Asthoro-- The Irish Have a a Grent Day To-night (from "Bilcen") You're the Only Giri for Me When You're Away (from "The Only Girl").

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

7.30-8 p.m. T Viennese Metodles by Marek Wober & His Orchestra, £24004 The Band Wagon... with Fred &

Adele Astaire, Leo Reisman Ills Orchestra and the Composers. £24008

8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Report.

8.30-9.80 p.m.

A relay of the Band of the 1st Battn. South Wales Borderers, con- ducted by Bandmaster J. L. Gecks, from Mount Austin Barracks, by courtesy of the Officer Commanding

9.30-10 p.m. Concert From the Studio.

Programme.

1. Songs-(a) The Wind in tho Chimney (Sanderson), (b) The Lass with the Delicato Air (Arne), (c) Toa Wild Rose (MacDowell.) Mrs. L. St. A. Sharpham (Soprano) accom- panied by Miss N. Flint. Road"

2. Songs (4) Give me the Open

(Ambroise), Through (Penn). Br. R. I. Pedley (b) Smilin' (Baritone) accompanied by Mrs. L. St. A. Sharpham.

Last year, as Count d'Avison, he was living at a first-class hotel in the fashionable quarter of Paris, Mr. J. B. Prentis appeared for where he had no dificulty in flatter. the prosecution, while Mr. T. P. King elderly women with his talk of Kemble held a watching brief in big banking accounts. He was the interests of the purchaser of however, receiving large sums of the car.

money from abroad and attempted to pass himself of as an agent of 3. Songs (0) I've Had To-day, (b) the Intelligence Service. He was Comin' Thro' the Rye.. Mrs. L. Bt. convicted of swindling under the A. Sharpham (Soprano) accompanied name of the Duc de lontfaucon, by Mine N. Flint.

CHINA'S CRISIS

DISCUSSION BY NATIONAL CHRISTIAN COUNCIL

LONDON MASQUERADE. Goldstone, using the magnificent title of Captain the Marquis Gold- stone. Comte d'avison, and Due bat astonishing masquerate in Lon- de Montfaucon, carried out a brief don some time ago.

While his landlady and others

The National Christian Council of China is holding its second biennial meeting, and the ninth the compound of the Southern knew him as an impoverished Fren- meeting since its organization, ini

Methodist Mission Sungkinng

The first session was held on exist on a pittance, men of high ch nobleman trying bravely to May 3. The Southern Methodist social standing accepted him-nt Church and the schools connected frat-as the wealthy, titled aristo- and welcome to the members of therewith gave a public reception crat that he claimed to be.

mittees were appointed. the Council. Later, various com-

members of the Counell over two- Of approximately one. hundred

Sentenced to

thirds are present at the Biennial Death After Council represents seventeen ma-

Meeting. The membership of the

could at any time have regained Peking and Tientsin area, for the jor church organizationy And ns- fiberty by renouncing the purpose of causing complications soven national Christian organi civil disobedience movement with the Powers, but we have no zations.

The release does not involve any intention of being dragged into

the trap, declared a War Omice et by Bishop C. P. Wang, of the spokesman to-day.

change of Government policy in regard to that movement and the Government's hands are free to take any subsequent action that the circumstances may warrant. No general amnesty of civil dis- obedience prisoners in

cantem: plated. British Wireless.

NEW CHIEF OF AIR STAFF

AIR MARSHAL SIR E. ELLINGTON

London, May 8.

The Air Ministry announces the appointment of Air Chief Marshal Sir Edward Ellington na chief of the Air Staff in succession to the late Sir W. Geoffrey Salmond, whose death occurred last week.

Acquittal

EFFECT OF BROTHER'S

EVIDENCE

on 0

The Biennial Meeting was open-

Methodist Episcopal Church, Puk- He explained that the new offen-ing, who is clinirman of the Coun sive south of the Great Wall have ell

For probably the first time in the limited objectives and was in- The chief subject of discussion history of British jurisprudence, a tended to teach the Chinese the on May 4, was the present crisis man, tried and acquitted futility of continuing provocative in China and the relation of the charge of murder, has been re-trled activities-Reuter

Christian Movement thereto. Dr. and found guilty. C. Y. Cheng, General Secretory and

In the first trial, last August, Mr. L. T. Chen of the Kincheng Joseph Pitre was acquitted of the Banking Corporation, Shanghai, charge of murdering a New Bruns were the principal speakers. Both wick storekeeper.

were speeches and discussion

After the acquittal fresh evid- marked by a note of realism and ence was submitted mainly through frankness in dealing with the pro- his brother. The Crown appealed

at present confronting for a new trial.

ONE WOMAN TO DIRECT 70,000

MISS MARTINDALE'S £1,200 YEAR POST

blems

V

Bira,

4. Songs(a) Until (Sanderson), The Ginchy Road (Edward). R. I. Pedley (Baritone) accom-. paneld by Mrs. L. St. A. Sharpham.

10-10.30

From the Studio, p.m.

The 3rd of a series of four talks on MarDonald, S. J. (The last talk will "Astronomy" by The Itev. Father D.

News. be broadcast on Tuesday 16th May, at 10 p.m.)

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10.33 p.m. Close Down.

All records in the above European programmes are kindly supplied by Mengra. S. Moutric & Co.

LAWSUIT COSTS £70,000

K.C. WHO SPOKE

FOR 18 DAYS

The second stage of one of the biggest legal battles of recent

years was concluded in the Court of Appeal recently, when the appeal of Radiovisor Foreign and Colonial, Ltd., was dismissed.

The appellants sued Radiovisor mages, alleging fraud in the sale Parent, Ltd, for £200,000 da-

to them of a selenium light bridge, and Mr. Justice Lawrence, after a hearing which lasted for 48 days, found in favour of the defendants. By the time the suit renched the Court of Appeal the bill of costs had reached about £15,000 and documents weighing over n ton

China. The diffeulty China bas The case was carried to the Sup-had to be put before the court. in formulating n

reme Court of Canada, which or- definite policy vis-a-vis its present national situ-dered a retrial. Mias Hilda Marlindule, O.B.E., ntion was frankly recognized. It who has been appointed Director was also recognized that with re- of Women Establishments H.M.gard to most of the foreign powers

Then Sir William Jowitt, K.C., apent 18 daya in opening the up- peal, and spoke more than half a million words. By the time estimated that the bill of costa judgment was delivered it was

had Increased to £70,000. In the afternoon, the delegates

BROTHER ALSO SENTENCED.

This has just ended. The jury, two hours' deliboration, recommendation for mercy. The judge said that the sentence

Treasury, will have under her direc China enjoys satisfactory rela-brought in a verdict of guilty with tian women in all branches of the tionships. Civil Service-over 70,000 in all.

She is continuing for a few weeks

Sir Edward Ellington has been her work as Deputy Chief Inspec. were divided into four groups with of capital punishment must be proposed the appeal, and Mr. Trevor

the member for Persounci on the tor of Factories, Home Office, be- Air Council since 1931, and has fore taking up her new duties.

Mias Martindale's new post car- been principal Air A. D. C. to the King since 1930. He served fnries with it a salary of £1,2000 a

Sir Stafford Cripps, K.C.. op- a view to facilitating discussion

nounced, and that any commutation Watson, KC, a leading Chancery and understanding.

rest with the executivo clemency. Effort was made to define the

Pitre was sentenced to be hanged Patent expert, was niso briefed in

the case. causes of the crisis, the remedies on June 1. offered, and to determine which of The brother, who admitted com-

Even the floor of the court had

tians, as individuals or groups, murder, was sentenced to five years' some of the voluminous docu- could do in face of the present imprisonment,

At the close of the aflors, ΠΟ conclusion hnd been

the Great War from 1914-18, being year, with bonuses, less economythese were sound; and what Chris-plicity in robbery leading up to the to be utilised to accommodate

mentioned in despatches, awarded outs. the Legion of Honour and the C.

She has been in the Civil Service M. G. He was General Director since 1901, when she entered as an

Inspector of Factories and became crisis. senior woman Inspector in 1908. noon

of Supply and Research at the Air Ministry from 1910 to 1921, and a Member of the Air Council from 1918-22. He commanded the Royal

BROTHERAND SISTER M.P.S.

Some 250 of the women who will

reached,

Air Force in the Middle East come under Mias Martindale's Buthe vote. That was before the war, from 1922-23, and held a similar pervision, many from the North of and her brother found himmelf in command

in India from 1923 to England and Scotland, were prea minority of one.

Paris. 1926 and in fray 1926-28. He sent at the dinner of the National "Little did he imagino,” said Miss

Geneva. Civil Ser-Cazalet, "that one day he would be Helsingfors.

Berlin.. Commander-in-Chief of the Association of Womon air defence of Great Britain from vinta in London.

bothered with sister sitting next Oslo Miss Perry, the president, in a to him in the House of Commons," 1929 to 1981.—Reuter.

Hown of gold brocade, and carrying Lady Astor also spoke, remark-Man.

WAS

COUNCIL FAILS TO VOTE

BURMA SEPARATION

STILL IN AIR.

London, May 8.

Athens.

a bouquet of golden tulips, received ing that when a woman went to the Buenos Aires. the guests.

House of Commons aho ahould put Shanghal.. Misa Thelma Cazalet, M.P., in an the woman's point of vlow. But New York. after-dinner speech, told of one of some women M.P.8 were so busy Amsterdam. her brothers who at the age of 15 trying please the men that they Vienna. nt a school debate moved a resolu- wore frightened to seek tion that all women should be given woman's point of view,

DAY BY DAY 'NEWS IN BRIEF

ments.

Lending counsel have been earn- ing fees at the rato of more than £105 a day. Indeed, it is said that most of the counsel engaged in the dispute will make as much out of this single case as a judge.gets in a year's salary.

May 8. 85.15/10 17.51

It is expected that there will be 14.87 a further appeal to the House or

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THE GREAT THING.—Chopin.

Montevideo. one of two girls who had made an Montreal. Legislative Council onded on May

The welding will shortly take place attempt to cross the road by dashing Belgrado between Mr. Frederick Arthur Robert- across in front of the vehicle. The Silver (spot)

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