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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

THURSDAY, JUNE 21, 1984.

MR. STANLEY DODWELL'S SWANSONG

FREE PORT STATUS

MERCHANTS FIRMS ON| CRUMBLY WICKET

INDUSTRIAL -DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Stanley H. Dodwell for wards us the following copy of a letter which he has addressed to the Hon. Sir William Shenton on the question of retention of the Colony's free port status:

Dear Shenton,-You are right. The question of the Colony's free port status has been carried as far as it can be in public correspon- This is therefore my swan

dence.

song.

I don't regret alluding to the subject in my Brewery speech, seeing that it led to you and others entering the lists and bringing a good deal of thought to bear on the question whether we may not Hiring in foot's in fact be paradise.

BIG MILITARY TATTOO

NOVEMBER EVENT :

PROGRAMME

The military authorities have now arranged a tentative pro- gramme for the big Tattoo at the end of the year, which promises to be even more spectacular than that which was held in the Colony in 1928.

The dates for the event have

been fixed for November 1, 2 and

and it will be held on the military recreation grounds at Bookunpoo. Efforts were made to at Happy Valley, but the Hong- kong Jockey Club Stowards would not grant the necessary per mission.

The proceeds of the Tattoo will be devoted to Military Charities and towards the laying-out of ad- ditional sports grounds. With the advent of an extra battalion to the Colony the existing grounds have been found inadequate.

obtain the use of the lace course

THE PROGRAMME.

A meeting of the committee responsible for the arrangements met yesterday and the following tentative programme was drawn

up: 21

Re-production of the defence of Borderers, who took part in the

BRITAIN'S. MR. CROUCHER

VITAL STATISTICS

HEALTH MINISTRY

REVIEW

WATER WASTE

WINS CLAIM

REASONABLE AND HONEST STORY

JUDGMENT FOR

$81,000

Judgmont was given for Mr. London, June 20. N. V. A. Croucher, with costs, by Reviewing the services of the the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A Ministry of Health In the House MacGregor, at the Supreme Court of Commons, the Minister, Sir this morning, in the case in which Hilton Young, said that between he sued the executors of the estate 1910 and 1934 the Vole of the of the late Mr. Woo Hay-tong for Ministry had increased by the $61,188.98, money alleged to have enormous figura of from £68,000,- been due for shares transferred to 000 to £70,000,000, but half of that Mr. Woo a few days prior to the increase was in respect of de- latter's tragic death in 1932. rating grants in accordance with the Act of 1920, and had nothing to do with social services.

Referring to health matters, he said the general death-rate of the showed an encouraging nation

downward tendency and was ten per cent. lower than a few years

ngo.

INFANT DEATH-RATE. Another encouraging proof of the value of the health services was found in the reduction of the in- fant death-rate, which during the last ten years had represented an annual saying of 40,000 more in- at the beginning of the century

The improvement in the health of adults continued and was most remarkable in the case of typhold fever of which in 1932 only one died for every 22 at the beginning of the century.

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RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

RELAY OF HONGKONG HOTEL

DANCE ORCHESTRA

Broadcast from ZBW on a wave- length of 366 metres (845 kilo-cyclen): 6-8 p.m. European Programme, 6-7 pm. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Drehentra from the Hongkong Hotel Roof Garden.

7-7.17 p.m.

Suite Berganasque (Debussy).

Walter Gieseking (Pianoforte).

1. Prelude,

2. Minuetin B. Clair de Lune. J... Passepied.. 7.17.7.30 p.m. The J. 1. Bouire Celeste Octet Memories of Johann Strauss

(arr. Willoughby). Perpetuum Mobile (Weber, arr.

Crooke).

The defendants named fr claim were Mr. S. T. Butlin and L Mr. H. R. Forsyth, chartered ac- countants, executors of the Inte Mr. Woo's estate.

Mr. II. G. Sheldon appeared for Mr. Croucher, while Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., Mr. F.C. Jenkin, K.C., and Mr. II. C. Maemmarn, in- structed by Mesars, Woo and Nash, were for the defendants.

THE JUDGMENT

7.30.8 pm. From the Studio.

,

A Humourous Interlude by Bryan 8 pm. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-10.30

Studto p.m. Chinese Concert.

Rugby Mid-day Press Newa

10.30 p.m.

+

10.35. p.m. Close Down. All relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the management.

ZEK Progranime,

In his judgment, the Chief 8:30-10 p.m. European Recorded the facts of the case, and con- 8:30-9 p.m.. Orchestral Music from Justice gave a lengthy survey of Programme from ZEK on a frequency

of 640 k.c's. (848 metres). tinued: What then is the de- Operas

Of course, in my position I sup- Rorke's Drift by the South Wales fonts under one year old than fendants' answer to his claim? Galterdammerung-Song of the pose I ought not to be casting

doubls on our future. I should be

Actual battle;

A Torchlight Display by the 1/8 exuding optimism, but when, In Punjab Regiment; order to cope with conditions, Magned Bands playlag the

Burning Of Moscow in 1812 one has been engaged for considerable time dispensing with special scenic effects will be in- staff and enforcing drastic cuts troduced;

A Phantasy of Waterloo by the in

splury, which, incidentally.

Regiment some other sections of the com-1st. Ba. Lincolnshire

so far to have in period uniform; munity appear

asy to feel escaped, it is not particularly optimistic.

(Bizot). a

A CRUMBLY WICKET,

There is no getting away from it, we merchant firms are balting on a pretty crumbly wicket at the moment, and unfortunately it's the same wicket that everybody cise is batting on. My suggestion is that we should make as sure as we reasonably can in these days that nothing can be done to improve it.

...

Scenes from Ancient And Modern Warfare by the East Lancashire Regiment;

Military War Manoeuvres by the Royal Artillery. The II.K.V.D.C. will also take part.

THE ACCOMMODATION.

The nightly

will! programme

two and a last approximately quarter hours, and it is hoped to be able to accommodate 3,500 spectators at each performance.

Amplifiers will be vantage points, on the ground and a running commentary, is to be broadenst by arrangement with 2.W.B.

In the last ten years, the death mate from tuberculosis had de- crensed by 22 per cent.

WATER SUPPLIES. Turning to the question of water supplies, he said the difficulties were not to prevent a dry summer, bat to check water waste. Supplies were fairy good. Emergency mea- sures had been in netive progress wherever needed, but the voluntary co-operation of the public in econ- mising water was largely responsl- ble for the satisfactory position regarding urban supplies.

Woo

The plaintif, they say, is an honest and reputable broker who had given his evidence truthfully and fairly, who has throughout afforded the defence every assist ance in the Investigation of his claim, but he has from the time of his first Interview with Hay-tong on June 1, 1932, mis- conceived the true position and Woo Hay-tong's 'real intentious regarding these shares. He honest- ly believed that Woo Hay-tong

to undertook purchase these shares, but in that belief he is honestly mistaken. In support of that attitude, the defence rely largely on three contentions:

Rhine Daughters (Wagner),

Sir, Henry Wood conducting the New Queen's Hall Orchestra. Carmen-Merch of the Smugglers Carmen Soldiers Changing the

Guard (Bizet).

Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Leopold

Stokowski. La Cioconda-Dance of the fours

(Ponchlell).

Now Light Symphony Orchestra. 0-9.35 pm. A Concert. Violin Solo (n) Minstrels

(Debussy).

(b) Flight of the

Bumble-Bee (Rimsky-Korsakov), Yehudi Menuhin.

Violin Solo-Darée Espagnole

(La Vida Breve) (Falla-Kreisler). Yehudi Menuhin. Song-Standchen, Op. 17, No. 2. Song-Morgen, Op. 27, No. 4.

(Strauss).

There were great difficulties in specified rural areas, and unless

(Strauss). placed athere was quite an unforeseeable rainfall within the next few weeks, those diffealties would increase August and September.-British

Committencer, Major J.

The case of Manchester is a good object lesson for those who adhered blindly and obstinately to their free trade traditions. She it was who was largely responsible for pre-

The President will be H.E, the venting Great Britain abandoning free trade years

Major General 0. C. Bor- G.O.C., для ago and acquiring a weapon wherewith to rett, C., C.M.G., GRE., D.s.o.; Vice- pull down tariff walls and prevent President, Col. F. P. Nosworthy, fresh ones being erected. She itao., M.C.: chairman of Executive ttec. Col. M. Carrington Is to-day who is shouting loudest

እ. A. for protection and still more pro-Griffin, 1.8.0., Lincolna; secretary, tection.

Lient. H. D. Torrington, RA; pub- Admittedly our case is not on allicity and advertising, Rev. J. N. foura with Manchester or Great Lewis Bryan, C.F.; scenery and Britain, but it does resemble it in design. Col. Lewis, R.A. Hut

are # small effects, Major R. L. Withington. some respects. We free trade island aurrounded by aLE. world of nationalism. Worse than that, the West has been for years, and still is, hard at it, industrialis-

Tw

Ing the East, providing them with PRESUMPTION OF

up-to-date machinery plus experts.

to teach them how to use it most economically, and at the same time

erecting barriers to ensure that it shall not be

with them.

DEATH

Wireless,

BEGGAR CURSES

CONSTABLE

·SCENE IN POLICE COURT

Firstly, why should Won Hay- tong who held on Watson shares, ather than a block of 100 which be held on mortgage, undertake to purchase these shares Instead of merely taking them from Mok as further accurity for the money which he owed, and as considera- tion for the relief of one thousand Realtics? Woo Hay-long had only to give the plaintiff notice that Mok had pledged the shares to him to acquire every right which he could acquire by purchase.

OTHER POINTS.

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Secondly, that contention is supported by the admitted fact that the plaintiff letter of June 1. was found pinned into. Woo Hay-tong's advanced ledger op heroic attitude despite a pair of advance account, and not in the Chan Kau, aged 43, struck posite the statement of Mok's wobbly legs, when accused before book in which Woo Hay-tong kupt Mr. Macfadyen at the Central a careful record of all the shares Police Court this morning, of which he purchased. begging in the business centre.

Thirdly, why should Woo Itay- have 33 cents in my pockets tong, who

a very wealthy: and had refused rice offered by man, agree to pay interest at one my brother, so where is the neces per cent, per month, sily for me to beg? Be careful siderably in excess of that, which how you proceed about this, I am he himself normally charged on Ile cursed the Indian constable a position to pay for the shares who had taken him into custody, and carried on in a manner in-

a man," he warned. used in competition MAN NOT HEARD OF

ECGS IN ANOTHER BASKET..

was

rate con-

money advanced, when he was in

NOT CONCLUSIVE..

Torthwith? FOR TEN YEARS Before the Chief Justice, eviting suspicion as to his mental It is not easy to see how all this

MacGregor, Ju

the stability. will end, but surely the tendency Justice

His Worship remanded the ac- will be to gradually drive the East Supreme Court this morning, Mr.

II. G. Sheldon, instructed by cutsed for 21 hours for the pur- and the West into water-tight com- partments, and then haw should Messrs. Ts'o and Hodgson, applied poses of medical observation. we stand as a British free trade by motion for a declaration that distributin centre? Surely the the death of Chau Tin-chan be prospect calls for an attempl to

and put a few of our.egge in presumed and that the estate be

an-administered accordingly.

Mr. Sheldon anid tint Chan Tin- & other buskel by investigating the possibilities of industrial develop-chan had not been heard of for ment as part of the British Empire, ten years. He went abroad at the You say In your letter, "If we age of 15 years. The petitioning have in fact been put on a sort of trustee in the estate of Chau Ma black list, then the true position yee ranted one-eighth share to must be represented in tint quar- the grandson, Chau Tin-chan ter". That is just what 1 auggestThe estate had been dealt with by we should do. The products of the family arrangement and approved few industries we already possess by the Court.

VON PAPEN AND GOEBBELS

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S OFFER

(Special to Telegraph").

(By Telegraph, Copyright, Telegraphie Nee

21. 10.26 0.m.)

gard

Elisabeth Schumann (Soprano). Pinneferie Sele-One Lives but

Once Waltz (Strauss). Song-Bedouin Love. Song

Sergei Rachmaninoff.

(Pinsuti). Song-The Bandolero (Stuart).

Peter Dawson (Bass-Baritone). Violin Solo-Ave Marin (Schubert

Art. Wilhelm).

Naoum Blinder. 9.35-10 p.m. Musical Comedy. Selection-Erik Charell's "White Horse Inn".

New Mayfair Orchestra. Voen Gems-Rose-Marle, Vocal Gems-No, No Nanette, Light Opera Company. Selection The Dubarry.

New Light Symphony Orchestra. 10 p.m. Close Down.

PROPERTY CASE APPEAL

DISMISSED BY FULL COURT

An appeal in respect of the nt Bonham $85,000 property These arguments ato undoubted- Strand West, which has already cogent, but I am unable to re- been before the Court on several them #A conclusive. It occasions, was dismissed by the would, I think, be unsafe to attach Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. Mac- to the position in which a letter Gregor and the Puisne Judge was found, which may have been sitting as a Full Court of Appeal merely fortuitous, such weight this morning,

an to refute the whole of the

The appeal was on a point of evidence given by the plaintiffinw and a point of fact against Further, counsel for the plaintiff the judgment given last year, by has suggested many ronsons why Acting Chief Justice, Mr. J. R. Woo Hay-toug, who, for instance, Wood and involved the hearing of did not know the number of the new witness Mr. G. S. Hugh ecrip or the actual cost of it to Jones, of Messrs. Wilkinson and him, should not have entered

Grist, such a purchase In the appropriate

Mr. II. G. Sheldon and Mr. Leo book, and Mr. Sheldon, I am sure D'Almada, jnr., were instructed by June did not advance his list of reasons Mr. M. K. Lo for the appellants,

na necessarily comprehensive.

Ordinance, 2383 Receiva

Berlin, June 20.

are placed on the sante farlir basis His Lordship made an' order na a foreign country by quite a large directing the trustee petitioner to proportion of the Empire who sell bent liberty to presume the death Papen, the Vice-Chancelier, on

It is learned that Captain vonable and an honest story; he has/Mr. F. C. Jankin, K.C., instructed

The plaintiff has told a reason- and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and

the

an annually millions of dollars of Chat Tin-chan and that his Monday offered to retire from heen consistent in his attitude by Mr E. Davidson, for worth of produce and goods. Our catate be administered according-ofice, but Herr Hitler flatly re- throughout, he at once reduced repondents.

Appellant was Li Tee-shi, widow overtures may not succeed; the ly, the order to lie in the Regis fused to consider the suggestion, parts of the Empiro may decide try for three months from to-lay, '--United Press,

that the service we render them is

not worth any quid pro quo, but at

lenat we should then low how wo

stand. At the moment, so far as

I

know, we don't and are con- !

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

Aequently precluded from shaping TAKE THEIR FLIGHT-Young. any course al nil.

Yours sincerely, ** STANLEY H. DODWELL

DEATH.

the transaction into writing on

June 1, and I am impressed by of 2 Shantung Road, Mongkok. the fact that he took that letter administratrix of the estate of Li to Woo Hay-tong himself and Woon-nam, who died in 1926. further explained the transacilon to him.

.

HOW BLESSINGS BRIGHTEN AS THEY | The Hon. Treasurer of the S.P.C.A.

WITNESS OF TRUTH. gratefully acknowlelgos 'donation: of $600, received from the Hongkong

The defendants' case is based Jockey Club,

entirely on probabilities and. I pay re- The rainfall recorded at the Royal hypotheses, and while

the

Respondent was Pong Tool-ching,

of Shatin, New Territories, in whose favour the final judgment respecting the property was made by Mr.. Wood,

THE JUDGMENT.

A 10-year-old boy, Fook Kan, was knocked down and Injured by a taxi.

In the course of his judgment, irr Watching Street, Shanshulpo, Observatory during ile 24 hours gard to the fact that an yesterday. He was taken to Kowloon Hospital.

the ended at 10 am, to-day totalled 1.40 authority of "In re Garnott," 31 the Chief Justice said that there were two undisputed acts, that Hodgson, ro inches. This brings the year's total Ch. D. 1. and "In

of '83.57.

*

to 24.8, compared with an average 31 Ch. D. 177, the plaintiff's the deed of sale had been executed evidence must be examined with by both parties, and the price Charged before Mr. Hamilton, at

care and Bront

with paid by the purchaser before the almost the Central Magistracy this morning, with the theft of a radiator cap from At this evening's public meeting suspicion, I am satisfied that he is receipt by Messrs. Willdnson and MOORE,

car belonging to Mr. J. A. G. Andor-held by the Manuk Lodge of the witness of truth and that his Grist and of Messrs. Lo and Lo's BRINDLEY JOHN DE non, which was parked at Shauliwan Theosophical Society, the speaker will claim is one which ought to be letter. The fact that notice of any HEEZ-Buddenly at 8.it p.n. on Road near the Talkoo East Gate, Lo Mr. P. A. Paxton. His subject

invalidity in the title had never allowed. the 21st June, 1934, at Airlie Clan

Hung, unemployed, wax wit be "Ancient Ideals in a Modern Thore will therefore be judg-been given to the mortgagee, Yny Hotel, Kowloon. Funeral will sentenced to four months hard World" and the locture will commence pass the Monument at 4.45 pm. Inbour. Defendant admitted aat p.m. in the Lodge Room at 17, ment for the plaintiff for the Pun, seemed to him to dispose of to-day.

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Court below was affirmed and thơ. For the reasons given by the appeal dismissed with costs. trial Judge in his judgment of Mr. Justice Lindell's judgment, June 22, 1989, hie Lordship held in which he concurred with the: that the appeal falled on ground Chief Justico's Judgings, was rend of law, The judgment of thelby Mr. Justice Jacks.