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THE REHABILITATION OF A DAY OF UPSETS AT WIMBLEDON

VERANDAH CRASH TRAGEDY

INQUEST OPENED

TO-DAY

ARCHITECT ON THE JURY

An investigation into the 'causes of the verandah collapse' at 15, Yuk Sau Street, Happy Valley on June 3 opened this afternoon when the inquest on Cheng Hai, an amah, and Jessic

SUMATRA QUAKE

DISASTER

SILVER

PROBLEMS

DEATHROLL CLIMES OF

TO 250

Batavia, June 28.

It is now reported that two hundred and fifty per- sons were killed in the earthquake which struck Sumatra on June 25. Very heavy damage is also reported-Renter.

ELLIERINANTISƏRDİKKATSISKAILINE SÜLEANTAZATÉSZTANTONIAĽNENÍANZANIA

Honson, aged 11, victims of the LUAN TUNG

collapse was commenced.

Mr. Schofield ant as Coroner and Mr. Colbourne Little, architect] of Messrs. Little, Adams and Wood, Mr. R. A. Rodgers (fore-j man) and Mr. Li Koon-chun were empanelled as the special, jury,

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., Instructed by Messrs. Woo and Nash, appear. ed for the contractors, Messrs. Wong Tak & Co., Mr. H. J. Arm- strong was fan the architect, Mr. A. J, Lane, and Mr. M. K. Lo appeared on behalf of the owner of the house, Mr. S. J. Honson.

NO BIAS.

After the jury had been select-

TROUBLE

FEARS OF TRUCE BREACH

BOTH SIDES MAKE ACCUSATIONS

Peking, June 29.

CHINA

HOT-HOUSE EXPANSION OF INDUSTRY

LONDON FEARS

London, June 29. The rehabilitation of sil- ver is the subject of special reference in The Times to- day.

The journal publishes telograms exchanged by the British Chamber, of Commerce and the. Chinn |sociations in Shanghai and London on the silver question, arising from | the Shanghaj Chamber's resolution

of June 17.

Miss Jederejowska,' the Polish seeded player, whose defeat pro vided one of yesterday's sentations at Wimbledon,

Financier Who Paid How No

The City Editor of The Times, Charges and counter-charges outlining the effect of the ed, Mr. Lo, addressing the Bench, by the Chinese and Japanese uti-price of silver since the war, ob- said that there was no possible thorities are giving rise to fears serves that the effect of the low suggestion of bias against Mr. Little, but he felt that Mr. Little of further trouble in North exchange value of China's currency · would be placed in an embarrass-China.

is causing China to industriáliso

ing position, being an architect

friction.

of

himself. They had no objection The administration of the Luan berself. to his serving on the jury. It was Tung district is the Monre an inquiry into the cause of death and the result might depend on to the particular evidence na particular construction of the verandah.

re-

He points out that the danger of this industrial development con- Manchukuo Irregulars have ca-tinuing so that other countries find tablished themselves in the kion and Are claiming themselves in competition with a dependence from the Hopel Pro-country with a very low standard Mr. Lo did not object to his nervincial Government. while the of living must be obvious. ving, but thought he ought point Japanese are asking why the rail. that out.

way between Peking and Shanhal- kwan has not been re-opened.

Mr. Jonkin associate myself entirely with Mr. Lo's remarks, i air.

Mr. Armstrong:-1 should like to do the same.

His Worship-I quite see the point, of course,

so do.

Mr. Little: I am quite ferent, sir.

are

zone.

actively

༣༥

HOTHOUSE GROWTH.

Income Tax

OTTO KAHN'S ADMISSION.

SENATE INVESTIGATION| EVIDENCE

(Special to "Telegraph")

A

TOURNAMENT

HONGKONG BEHIND

DUMPLINGS

Keen Cricket in Tour of Devonshire

(Special to "Telegraph")

(By Trigraph, Copyright. Telegraphis loveages Ordinance, 2896. Received June 22, 8.33 ama...

Hongkong Nomads .com. menced their two-day hatch against the Devon- shire Dumplings yesterday and found themselves

a good. struggling after start, At the close of play. Hongkong were all out for 123 In reply to a total of 179 and the Dumplings had obtained 10 for 1 wicket in their second innings. Beck, Sayer and Baker did well. Details In

Page Eight.

H. G. N. LEE BEATS McGRATH

HOW VINES & GLEDHILL WENT OUT

EXCITING GAME

Was

London, June 28. Wimbledon's chief charac teristic-unexpected' results again prominently identified with to-day's pro- and the huge gramme,

Vines and Gledhill, the American crowds which

gathered champions, defested in the first round of the Open Doubles at Wim. round the courts saw plenty

bledon yesterday. |to sustain their interest.

Seeded players made astonish- ing exits from the various events, the two outstanding examples ba-

KONTAKALNIMENEZ MASKAVTAL) ATVEZE LETZTER 339 KÉPARALOKOTLAKOVÁ Zegamazing the elimination of Ellsworth

Vines and Keith Gledhill, the American "scoded" pair in the

THE CANTON men's doubles, and Mlle. Jedre-

STRIKE

HOPES OF EARLY SETTLEMENT

B. & S. TAIYUAN TURNS BACK

jowska, the Polish champion, who was a ranked contestant in the! women's singles.

The latter succumbed to a com-j paratively unknown German girl, Fr. Horn, losing in straight sets In the third round.

A third surprise was the defeat of Miss Virginia Rice, the Ameri- con girl, who went out to another, little known player.

THRILL OF DAY.

•

the Australian victory over Amer

"FOR SERVICES RENDERED"

MR. BENJAMIN TO GET TLS. 450,000

SHANGHAI LAND

COMPANY

Shanghai, June 29. The Shanghai Land

The B. and S. steamer Tai-| ¡yuun, arriving in Canton from But undoubtedly the greatest Vestment Company is pro- Shanghai, returned to Hongkong thrill of the day was provided by posing to pay a small fortune yesterday without discharging cargo, according to a report from ica, in which Adrian Quint and D. to Mr. Maurice Benjamin, P. Turnbull beat Ellsworth Vines the well-known Shanghai Canton.

and Keith Gledhill, American dou-real estate owner as ' re- It is stated that the strikers of blea champions, in a wonderful muneration for special ser- the .. Fatshan have received ve sot match. monetary support from Shanghai and other unions in the north.

leaders

#

de-

The result was made all the vices.

The matter will come under dis-

The advocates of the rehabilita- BRAZEN EFFRONTERY. tion of silver contend that a rise in

(lly Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphia the price of silver would, by im- Messages Ordinance. 1894. Received June Chinese political circles allege

hot-house that the activities of Li Chi-chun oving the standard of living in 25, 11

China prevent such a fostered by

Washington, June 28. the growth of industry and by increas Japanese and they regard then the purchasing power of the

An admission that he paid no

The suggestion is made, how more remarkable by the fact that

The amount involved is oficially QUITE INDIFFERENT.

Japanese complaint "brazen Far East, would increase the de-income tax in the years 1930, ever, that the possibility of

the Australians lost the first two stated to be four hundred and fifty Mr. Lo added their position was Leffrontery."

mund-for-foreign- gooda-and thus nothing more than this. If Mr. Indicative of the Chinese feel-cause a rise in the price of other 1931 and 1932 was made by Mr. ready-termination-of-the-strike sels. But it was noticeable that thousand taels. Little liked to apply for exemplug is the declaration yesterday commodities.

Otto Kahn, the noted interna-bas emerged as a result of the during this period they were grad tion, and his Worship had right that the Tangku truce does not

Unless, however, there is an out-tional banker, in the course of his efforts at mediation by the Hongually tuning themselves up, and

meree. The strike

Breworks which not only caught Investment Company to be held on to exempt him, his Wörship could make provision for the permanent lot for silver among the Western lavidence before the Senate Bank- kong Chinese Chamber of Com-in the next three sets indulged in cussion at a meeting of the Land

prohibition of Chinese troops frum | gold-using nations or rather, un- ing Committee.

clare their willingness to receive re-the Americans off their guard, but July 4 when a resolution will be submitted that the Directors be and indif-entering the so-called neutral less the prescht outlet is increased,

Hongkong swept them off the court.

aro authorised to pay to Mr. The Senate Committee is now presentatives of the The statement is regarded there will be a check to the pos engaged in an investigation

attack Launching an

which Maurice Benjamin the of merchants to discuss the issues.

sum of as significant and there is a fear sible absorption of silver, by gold the operations and affairs of the They indicate that they are mak- Vines and Gledhill found impensi Taels. 150,000 as remuneration for ble to counter or to defend against, special services rendered by him to dispute is not soon retched, a that more monetary use should be Loeb and Company, of New York, that if an early settlement of the countries. Hence the sggestion private financial firm of Kuhn, ing no exorbitant demands.

Quist and Turnbull - made tracks the Company, in accordance with a breach of the truce will occur.-made of silver by nations general- and of its partners.

TIN YAT, THREATENED. for the net and from there bom-recommendation submitted to the Special,

The possibility of another de-barded their way Into the second Directors by the Committee of Mr. Otte Kahn is the head of

velopment of the unfortunate round with a succession of mighty shareholders invited by the Board the firm. Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan,

for considering the question. it will be recalled, made a similar affair is revealed by a report that kills and superb volleying.

It is expected that the resolution admission when giving evidence the strike leaders have sent let-

will be passed without opposition. at the Morgan inquiry. It was ters to the s.s. Tin Yat demanding

The defeat of Mlle, Jedrejowɑla

Mr. Benjamin was born in pointed out that while his Income an explanation and an apology re-

Shanghai in 1888 and his business did not apparently permit him to garding the alleged spreading of stuplfied the onlookers almost

now yacht rumours by the compradore staff. much as the failure of Perry the interests have always been centred pay tax, he built a

It is stated that if an apology, is day before. The Polish champion, in the International Settlement. which cost six figures in dollars not forthcoming, the activities of who, by her earlier achievements He was a member of the Shangliai during the period.

the strikers will be extended to in England this year, had earned Municipal Council in 1920 and 1921, the Tin Yat, #L Chinese-owned such high praise from the critier when he was only 38 years of age.-- stammer running between Hong-as well as a place in the 1st Router. kong and Chuston,

Mr. Schofield: think that that will motile the question.

Addressing the Jury, the Coro ner pointed out there were three questions to consider, namely,

(1). what caused the collapse, (2), was anyone responsible for

the collapse if so, who,

(3), can or should any measures be taken to prevent such collapses

in the future?

Ur. R. S. Begbie, Government medical officer, was the first wit- ness called.

THE TYPHOON

LIBRARIAN'S $47.000

LOCAL WOMAN'S BIG ESTATE

13.-Router.

BUYING UP U.S. COTTON

LOAN TO SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

PROFIT ON LOAN. Washington, June-28. Local estate valued at $77,100 į

Another partner in Kuhn Logtis was left by Chan Wan-shi (or The Reconstruction Corporation to-day told the Senate Committee ENTERS COAST NEAR Sze), alias Wan Cheeslee, alias has advanced G$70,000,000 to Mr. that the firm made a net profit of Van Fung-ping, inte of. Siu To Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture G$111,000 from the flotation In HONGKONG

Yuen Village. Canton. De- to buy all the colton now in the 1925 of the twenty-million dollar censed. it widow, died on bands of the Federal Farm Board Chilean bonds for the loan to the The Royal Observatory reporta

Pro- and other Government agencies, Mortgage Bank of Chile. The the North-east of Hokkaido. The bate of the will has been grant- totalling, it is estimated, about loan was in default six years later. that pressure continues highest to November 13, last year. depression or typhoon has entered ad to the executrix, Chan Wong 2,000,000 bales.

The cotton thus acquired will the coast on a North or N. N. E. Shui Ying, a married woman of track less than 100 miles west of the same address but temporarily be used for granting options to EFFORTS TO END residing at 4. Tin Lok Lane, producers who agree to reduce Hongkong.

Victoria.

their cotton acrenge-Reuter, forecast:-South and

Probate of the will of Ide

TRADE FEUD· South-west winds, fresh; cloudy, Maude Caldwell Armstrong, n squally, rain.

librarian, late of No. 1. Robinson TYHOON COMING? Rond, Victoria, has been granted FEWER WORKLESS ·

Local

to John Hennessy Soth, Des Voeux The No. 6 typhoon signal, denot-Road Central. Docensed died in ing that a gale is expected from the Matilda Hospital on March 23,

IN AMERICA

the South-west (south to west) this year, and loft local estate NO EVIDENCE OF START

was hoisted at the Royal Obser- vatory mast at 2.20 p.m. this after-

noon.

KWANGTUNG RIVER LEVELS

sworn under $47,100.-

-Chan Chung-tol, alins Chin Jim- chun, merchant, late of 723, King Street, Seattle, Washington, died intestate on April 5, 1932, leaving

OF RECOVERY

of

M. LITVINOFF "AGAIN CALLS AT F.O.

Londen, June 28.

Monsieur Litvinoff called at For-

INDUSTRIALISTS PROTEST

:

UNFAIR COMPETITION OF FOREIGNERS

London, June 28, -

A COLLAPSE

{"reeded" competitors, literally col-i

| lapsed against Fraulein Horn and

was benten in an amazingly easy ACCOMPLICE OF A

way.

Britain scored one or two good

SNATCHER

victories. H.G.N. Lee, Britain's No. 3 player, overcame Vivian Me- Grath, and that he did so in three SENT TO PRISON FOR acts with the loss of but eight games, shows very clearly how well the Englishman played.

He was McGrath's master, the

SIX MONTHS

Six monthe hard labour was

A polition was to-day prosented Australian being unable to make imposed by Mr. Schofield on a in the House of Commons by mem-any headway against the well or-coal coolie who was charged with bors of the Manchester Royal Ex-dered and cleverly effected net at change, representing all branches tack of Lec. -

of the cotton Industry, asking the Government to prevent exploitation

MISS STAMMERS THROUGH of Empiro markets by foreign na- Miss Kathleen Stammers, re- tish goods by high tariffs and of the most serious challengers to tlons, who not only excluded Bri-garded in many quarters as one

manner.

stealing a handbag from Mrs. Mynekeel Antiuld, 'n 'resident of Macao, at, Stone. Nullah Lano. Atlernative, charges of receiving and aiding and 'abatting were also` preferred.

Sub-Inspector Nolloth said com-

elgn Office this morning and had quotas, but made it impossible for Helen Wills Moody, entered the plainant was walking in Stone a further interview with the Secre-producers in this country to com- third round of the women's singles Nullah. Lane yesterday afternoon,' Waaltington, June 28.

tary for Foreign Affairs and pete owing to the basis of wages when she overcame Mrs. Strawson when a man, not in custody, came. Colonel Colville of the Department paid, oven though the manufactur-in straight sets.

up from behind and snatched hor local estate of $13,000. Latters According to statistics issued by of Overseas Trado... The conversors here were equipped with the Miss Betty Nuthall was another handbag. She raised an alarm,

have

American Federation of administration

been the

antions opened on Monday last are most up to date machinery and om- second round winner, beating Bliss and the man dropped the bag. granted to his widow, Chan Mul- Labour more than 600,000 un being carried on and is intended ployed the most modern methods. 31. A. Thomas in a very convincing Defendant, who was standing near ahi, of Nathan Road, Hongkong, employed have found work since to have another hooting this week.--British Wireless.

by, picked up the bag and ran off Letters of administration to the March.

--British Wireless.

Miss Margeret Scriven, the girl with it. It was alleged he spoke : estato of Bak Foo alias Kwan

However, the Federation ap

player of the moment, had a three to the snatcher. Defendant was Fung, of 1 Cheung Sha Wan Road, ponds the following warning: River levels in Kwangtung were Hongkong, have been granted to "Cheerful as this sounds, therë is

In the twenty-four hours ended set match with Mire. L. A. Godfree arrested by Tang Chung, a painter,

before clinching the Issue and in La Tuon Lane Kenerally lower yesterday, the his brother Fung Kwan-tai, of the West River being down another same address. Formerly a trader no evidence yet that it marks the 76 cents to an Indian Poe Bergeant at 10 a.m. to-day 0.83 Inch of rain anding her way into the third In passing sentence, Mr. Scho field commended Tang Chung for his prompt action, and remarked three fool, making six feet in two in Cuba, deceased retired a few start of a recovery,

three weeks, by Mr. Wynne-Jones In was registered at the Royal Ob Similar comparativo sub-years ago and died intentate Inst There were altogether 12,780,- daya.

the Christmas Day leaving local estate 000 still unemployed at the begin- aldéncos have occurred on East and North Rivers,

valued at $19,100.

ning of May. Reuter.

FALL OF SIX FEET IN TWO DAYS

On a charge of offering a bribe of

A young Olinaso was fined $25 or

THE RAINFALL

the Central Court this morning. De servatory, bringing the total for round fondant was further fined $4 or four the year to 20.87 inches, against days for hawking without a licence, an average of 98.47 inches,

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| accomplice of the anatcher,

MANZANO Jant Gention, who the pre-that apparently defendant was na