1934-04-25 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 25, 1934.

SIVER SLUMP IN NEW YORK

CUMBERLAND OFFICER MARRIED IN SHANGHAI

PATICKY SELLING THE CAUSE

INFATION HOPE

GOING

New York, Apr. 24.

The Street Journal reports that the market broke sharply, due to a yo hundred point break in allverand a corresponding weakness, the majority of com- modities the belief that inlla- tion plan would be held in abeyance. The unexplained rally near the lose was probably n technical retion as the market recovered me of it losses!

all

vor

Silver itures were weak

di long.

but

the duct was accelerated, due to publition of the names of silver hers, which traders regarded non indication of the Administratia fight against all-

legialan

this воявол, wherefore irers took profits.

The silvermarket broke panteky liquation, aggravated by atop loss ling. A consider- able quantity silver was being exported to Indon, owing to a large London Amlum.-Per Swan Culbertson andFritz.

on

FÅR EAÅ SELLING.

NewYork, Apr. 24. Messrs. E. Alerce and Co., reporting on t silver market, state: Heavy sing was credited to Far Eastern counts, together | with local liquidion on the un- certainty in eoction with sil

Brilliant scones attended the wedding in Shanghái last week of Miss Shella Hooper, younger daugiter of the late Mr. Ernest Rochfor Hooper and Mrs. Hooper of "Auchterardor," Shanghai to Lieu John Harvay Trevor Boteler, R.N. The bridegroom is an officer on H. M. S. Cumberland on

which ship ha is attached to the sirerast division.

LOCAL HOCKEY

MALAYAN CHINESE

BEATEN

BY COLONY XI

representativ

Tho

Hongkong

ver legislation poming uncover-hockey eleven defeated the Malayan by two goals ed stop-loss ders causing a Overseas Chinese tear

the Hongkong Football Club break. Liquidson for May was to absorbed on scale-down by Kroudd yesterday afternoon, in a scrappy encounter. A draw would

Interest with anking connechave been a better result on the run tions Axia Lda per Reuter.

Reflecting tweakness of sil. ver, the Hongg dollar dropped a farthing t morning to 18. 5.1/8d.

Scientfic Work By Javy

SURVIING SHIPS' CONRIBUTIONS

| London, Apr. 24.

of the play. The main failing of the Chinese forwards was to run too far with the ball before attempting to take a shot at real, while they were nino inclined to Infringe the "sticks" rule.

Lt. J. H. Eaden (Nuvy) and Lt. E. N. V. Currey (Navy), Inside-right and centre-forward, were both absent, on the injured list. Their positions were filled by A. A. Dand, the Club captain, and Awtar Singh, of the Radio Sports Club, respectively. Cdr. T. . W. Atkinson (Navy), who was the reserve, was also absent and Dand Alled the vacancy at shart notice.

WHAT MADE JARDINE RESIGN?

DIVERGENT VIEWS BY ENGLISH

SPORTS WRITERS

TREVOR WIGNAL SUPPORTS AN

EARLY REPORT

com.

The retirement of Jardine from International cricket has proved the grand finale to a chapter of sensations mencing during the last Test matches in Australia, and Home writers have viewed the action of the former England Captain from several points of view.

[national honour, but of avolding any. thing that might disturb the peace.

It is felt at Lord's that not only is the continuance of cricket be- tween England and Australia staked on the feeling that will prevail this season, but iso that vital political Issues might be involved.

For these reasons, however serious

Trevor Wignall in the Daily Ex-the absence of Mr. Jardine as a play-

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team.

jer may be, it is no doubt consider- able relief at cricket hondquarters that he has "neither the intention nor the desire to play against Australia this summer.""

ANOTHER ASPECT.

He has proved himself to ho the greatest cricket captain that Eng- and has been able to call upon for more than a generation, and if he had been willing again to lead Eng- land he would have been chosen to do 80,

Those who claim to be close friends of Jardine say, openly that pressure has been brought to bear on him, and they also profess to know that Lar wood, and possibly others who accom panied Janline to Australia, will de-

It is not in the least surprising that Hongkong did most of the attack-cline invitations to play in the forth-

Jardine should have made up his mind ing, the Chinese taking a long time coming Tests.

If this occurs-especially if such to have a rest from international to settle down. They found Metcalfe and Rodrigues a difficult pair of backs Player as Sutcliffe and Hammond, cricket. During the past two or three who signed the famous declaration in years he has made tremendous de- to get past. Metcalfe cleared with some well-timed hits. After a lull, support of Jardine in Australia, are mands upon his physical and mental affected the situation will be extre-energies, says "Cover Point in "Sport- Thn we done last year in the Chinese made a sudden break-mely critical, and the Australiansing Life.""" promolinsafety at sea and in away, Lim Chin-kean sending in a may even decide to abandon the Tests fast that which beat Duncan, in goal, rather than play against п non- extendin scientific knowledge but the point was dinallowed for representative or reserve English by the Nal surveying service "atleks." is record in a report by Cap-

Certain Australians connected with Play brightened, and Hongkong cricket are jubilant that Jardine will tain Ed, the Hydrographer obtained their goal through Awtor not play; but they also express an of the Ny.

Singh. Yea Cheok-wal, in goal for xiety lest numbers of people in Eng- Eight veying ships were again the visitors, brought off some very and might now think he has been employeur In Home watern and good saves. On resumption of play, persuaded to announce that he will-In-n-few-days-wo chall know-upon

Dand sent in a fast rising shot from not be available. four in tign stations.

the right, which Yea Cheok-wah clear- Those Home waters were en-

The Chinese at kaged it tidal stream survey of ed with one hand.

tacked but offside prevented their British jer which will take years efforts from materialising. A rush to comp!.

down the field, resulted in a melee in or thurveying ships engaged front of the Chinese goal and Yee abroad, allenger landed a winter Cheok-wah was penalised for throw-

ity in Labrador and willing the ball in clearing.

resultant bully-off Awtär Singh found plck upe members next July.

Endeur worked off the West the net. Towards the end, Oh Chong- coast girlea and Palestine and seng had bad luck with one or two

ahots at the Hongkong goat. made to scale harbour surveys at Majind deep soundings in the Atlant

survey

From the

.

The teams were as follows:

G. Duncon (Club); Hongkong: Her was employed off the south const Chins, the east coast of Lieut. N. W. Metcalfe (Army), and A. M. Rodrigues (University); W. A. Main and the west coast of feed (Club) (Capt) Dulia Singh Born and also carried out a (Army) and E. V. Reed (Club); H. seric astrolabe observations In Owen Hughes (Club), A. A. Dand thosetitudes.

(Club). Awtar Singh (Radio Sporta Lieut. C. C. Garthwaite Club), (Army) and Lal Singh (Army).

Ode surveyed in the Per- sinnlf and examined shoals and as of magnetic' disturbance In tRed Sea and Atlantic.

Aat many new charts and corpions were made.

whom the choice of the Selection Com- mittee yet to be appointed, will fall. It was told on what seems good We are told by those who allege authority that private conferences they are "behind the scenes" that the were held some time ago between matter has been decided, and it

High known in inner circlen who the cap- Mr. Bruce, the Australian Commissioner,

J. and Mr. II. tain will be. Thomas, the Dominions Secretary, That sort of gossip is all nonsCILSO.

is

RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

JAZZ RECITAL FROM THE STUDIO

From ZBW un a wavelength, of 355 metres.

4.30.7.30 p.m. Chinese Programme. -0.15 p.m. Children's Studio Con cert.

7.30-10.30 p.m. European Program.

me.

7.30-8 p.m. Band Music. Overture Tancredi" (Rossini)

The Regimental Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Capt. G. Millar.

Overture "Euy Blas" (Mendelssohn) The Regimental Hand of 11.M. Grenadier Guards conducted by Capt. G. Miler.

Selection"Martha" (Flotow)

The Band of II.M. Coldstream Guards conducted by Llout.

R. G. Evans,

Selection of Wilfred Sanderson's

Songs

The Band of 11.M. ColdstreamT! Guards conducted by Lleut. R., C. Evans,

March-Entry

(Fucik)

of the Gladiators

The Band of H.M. Coldstrenm Guards conducted by Liout. J. C. Windram.

8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.37 p.m. Ethelbert Nevina Music played by the Victor Salon

Orchestra & Group.

"A Day In Venice"

"My Deriro" and "Mighty Lak

Rose" with Lewls James (Tenor) & Olive Kline (Soprano),

Little Boy Blue The Night has n Thousand Eyes-The Woodpecker (From "Tho Sketch Book).

In Winter I Get Up At Night-Every

Night-Bent

upon Mine Little

Heart,

A Life Lesson=- Barchetta Serenade Twan a Lover

& His LaM.

The Rosary-with Robert Simmons

(Tenor).

8.37-9 p.m.

(Schumann)

Carnaval Sulte, Op. 9

(arr. For Russian Ballet)

The London Symphony Orchestra

Sir conducted by

Landon Ronald.

9-9.30 p.m. From The Studio.

A Jazz Recital by Miss Doreen Ma

(Piano) &

Harold Leong

(Violin) Programme.

Build a Little Home.

2 Someday I'll Find You,

3 Night Owl.

4 Sunrise,

5

After You're Gone

Piano Solos.

G Its Only A Paper Moen.

I'll See You Agoin.

8 Everything I Have In Yours. 9:30-9.45 p.m. From the Studio.

of the "The Extension Schemo Sailors' and Soldiers Home" by the Rev. E. C. H. Tribbeck.

9.45-10 p.m. Light Orchestral. Selection Gipsy Love (Letnir)

+

De Groot & His Orchestra. Selection—The Merry Widow (Lebar) Marek Weber & His Orchestra. 10-10.30 Variety.

You from

Orchestra--The Song is "Music in the Air" Orchestra-Moon Song

Albert Sandler & His Orchestra.

Sans Toi Mlle. Lucinns Boyer Soprano). Instrumental-Liebestraum (Love's..

Song

Dream)

Ivory Keys Grand Piano Orch. Instrumental-The Blue Danube

Ivory Keys Grand Piano Orch. Humorous-Ten Pahnis Dahn Humorous On the Day That Choleca

Went and Won the Cup

Norman Long.

Love

on the subject of Jardine, and that The M.C.C. does not do things in that Fox Trot-The Night Was Made for as a result representations were way. It does not appoint a Selection made to the M.C.C. that the Aus- Committee and then inform the mem- Fox Trot-She Didn't Say "Yes": tralians would welcome the appoint- bers that they have no discretion as ment of Percy Chapman as hinto the selection of captain.

auccessor.

But every one I have spoken to be- lieves that big cricket is precariously placed, and that if there are any more incidents the Tests will be scrapped for many years.

Leo Relaman & His Orchestra. (These two numbers are from tho film "The Cat and the Fiddio" coming to the Queen's Theatro shortly),

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press

10.30 p.m. Close Down.

Fually stupid is the statement that members of the Inst M.C.C. tour would, refuse to play unless News. Jardine were the captain of the Test teams, Herbert Sutcliffe prompt- ly scotched that ridiculous and Insulting yarn. He has made it abundantly clear that English and Australian cricketers are good Triends all.

It was recognised that with D. R. Jardine playing regularly and in form) this season, he would be an automatic. choice as captain of England. But it was also recognised that he is one of the last men in the game to captainį They will remain good friends, and]

there will not be any untoward in- "to orders."

Overseas Chinese: Yeo Cheok-wah; Gan Kee-siang and Ong Tiang-sang; It is not a question of knuckling cidents during the forthcoming sea- Fam Choo-beng, Wan Stw-hong and under to the Australiana, who look son if critics will abandon the part Teoh Boon-chin; Teng Yuen-fong, on cricket almost in the light of of mischief-makers. Report acknowledges useful Lim Chin-kean, Oh Chong-song, Les andportant Information from the Mah-hon and Yap Choon-lin.

Hygraphle Departments

of

Dolen and foreign governments

wiwhom, according to custom,

TO-DAY'S GAME.

On the same ground at 6 p.m. to

neharts and other documents are day, the Overseas Chiness will meet

fr exchanged.-British Wire- the Hongkong Civilians, who will be represented by the following: A. P. Eca da Silva (Incognitos); A. A. Dand (Club) (Capt.) and Pracht (German

FITED PROVINCES

GOVERNOR

BIR HARRY G. HAIG APPOINTED

London, Apr. 24. H.M. the King has been pleasod japprove the appointment of Sir rry Graham Halg, Home Mem-

Club); M. il. Hassan (Radio), W. A.

HONAM RUBBER

STRIKE

EMPLOYERS MAY CLOSE DOWN

Paris. Geneva. Berlin.. Helsingfors. Oslo Canton Apr, 24, Athens Reed (Club) and A. E. P. Guest (St. Androw's); N. A. E. Mackay (St. The strike of women workers of Milan Androw's), Parker (Police), Awtar the Honam rubber factories has Buenos Aire

Shanghai. Slugh

Kalwant (Radio).

Singh been intensified with the participa- (Radio) and A. P. Sousa (Incogniton). tion of the Chinese Mechanics New York.

Amsterdam. leserves: Back, E. V. Reed (Club); half-back, J. Gonsalves (Recreio); Association, with several thous-Vienas forward, S. Fowler (Y.M.C.A.).

The Overseas Chinese are leaving to-night for Canton where they hope to play football, and hockey, if a game can be arranged. They are re- turning to Hongkong on Sunday, and r of the Executive Council of are leaving for Singapore aboard the

Governor-General of India, as steamer Van Houtsa on May 3. Jovernor of the United Provinces,

h succession to Sir Malcolm

Katley, who in being permitted

lo resign on 6th December,

Apr. 24. 77.11/32 16.70

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CONCUBINE CASE

'GIVEN ADMINISTRATION OF $20,000 ESTATE

A complete vindication of the disputed rights of two concubines, who claimed Lotters of Ad- ministration of their master's $20,000 estate, was contained In the judgment yesterday of the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D., A. Muc- Gregor..

The right to administer the

13.05 estate was challonged by Lo 220 Pak-wai, alias La Kwal-woon, of 19.00% 94, Des Voeux Road West, who

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appeared in person and was 30% asisted by Messrs. Russ & Co. 1/3 Mr. Hin-shing Lo, Instructed 6.10 by Messrs. Wilkinson & Grlat ap- 7.65 peared for the plaintiffs who wore 28 Lim Cheung-nang, and Wong So- chun, bath of 8, Shing Ping Street.

"Incrediblo" Evidence, ·

EXCHANGE, RATES

Apr. 23. .77.7/32 15.73 13.04% 2263 .19.00

.506

.60.10/10

.36% .1/4%

5.14 7.59%

28

.1224

37.9/32 .610 .1/5.11/16 .21.774 .10.10 .22.394

1221

37% 510 1/6

.110

1/4.1/10

.1/23/10

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ands of members.

Prague. Strike pickets are remaining Madrid..

Bucharest near the factorica to prevent other

Hongkong workers from blacklegging.

Brussels. Proprietors of the rubber fac- Stockholm. tories held an emergency meeting Copenhagen this afternoon to discuss the situa- Lisbon

It was resolved to appeal to Bombay tion.

to Itto the strikers to resume work maintain the present uniform rates Yokohama..

Montevideo The Annual General Meeting of the of wages for all workers and ta

theDelgrade Dioccann Old Girl Association will present their grievances to

Montreal.

.0:12% The King has also been pleased to held at the offices of Messrs. La & Kuomintang and Government au Silver (epot) .10% to approve the appointment of Sir 1o, Alexandra Building, today at thorities. The owners threaten to Silver (forward).10.15/16 ifenry Dulleid Craik, at present| 5.30 pm.

remove to Hongkong,

War. Lonn.......104.18/10 member of the Punjab Executivo

Counell, to succeed Sir Harry Halg as Home Member of the Bernards of Harwick are supplying Mr. C. B. R. Sargont will give n Governor-General'a Executiva gratis to their customers, on applica-Musical Lecture in St. Andrew' Council with effect from 1st tion, very useful and effective necktie Church Hall, on Thursday, April 26.

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21.82 In giving judgment, His Lord-

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STAZI EVIGNIAS=JPYOKRHŒŒA

"Dofendant's case is that, as adopted for the family, far back ng 1017, he was adopted "I should have no doubt what by decensed as his son and I can over in giving a limited grant deal with that aspect of the caso had it not been for the judgment very shortly. I am completely of the late Chief Justice of this unconvinced, elther by the Court, Sir Henry Golland, who evidenco he gave or by his definitely expressed the opinion demeanour whilst giving that that he saw no reason for the ovidence, and by the other then axlating probate practice of evidence which was produced in Issuing limited grants to con- this caso, upon the issue, or by cubines.

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the probability of the defendant's "Thero remains for considera-

tion the question of costs. Ją. ordinary circumstances, the costi "I and it incredible that there would come out of the estate in

core-

or

should have been such a mony of adoption in 1917, for a case such as this, where there ia bona fide and honest conflict of cannot bellove that plaintifs 22.304 ship said: "Plaintiffs claim, as

deconged's other relatives would opinion between parties of the 110 two former trips of deceased, to

havo bohayed in the way they family; but I have already said I 1/0.3/32 be entitled to Lettore of Add. Still less do I bellove that do not believo a word of the de-

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44 ministration and their case 1/2.3/10 that they were properly admitted 38 to the household of deceased in

the capacity of tsips. It is com 10.6/16 mon ground that they lived there 19.7/16 many years and I am antisfied 104.3/10 that they were trips in the com: men and proper sonae of the world, that is, recognised by tho family connections of deconsod, It is notified that the offices of the They are both childless and ho

leaving

surviving Siamese Consulate General have been died. removed to the new Hongkong Stock children. Exchange Building, Fourth Floor.

British Wirolese.

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A False Case.

defendant himself could have be- Zondant. I believe that the whole haved in the way he did behave of his caso is falso. and that it at the funeral, had ho believed he prejudice and embarrase the ad- has been deliberately not up to was the adopted son.

ministration of the estate for a long period, in the hope that be wil Induce the plaintiffs to com "The position is a very simple promise. I have been adversely one. The only question on which affected by the dofondant's I have some doubt is whether the demeanour in the case, and grant I shall make to the trips therefore'ordor costs not to come shall be for them, or for the usa out of the ostate, but from defen- and benefit of the son to boldant."