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The late Mr. R. Soonderam, whose death occurred yesterday. For over 25 years he was on the stuff of the Hongkong and

Shanghai Hoteli, Ltd.

DEBTS CLEARING OFFICES

TEXT OF BRITISH BILL

PREPARED FOR REPRISALS

London, June 21. The text was issued to-day, of the "Debts Clearing Offices and Import Restrictions Reprisals Act, 1934," the measure to be put into operation in connection with the the German defaults on Dawes and Young loans, failing negotiation of A Batisfactory agreement.

Clausa 1.empowers the Tronaury to put up clearing offices if it appears that, in the case of any paymenta or

PAGEANTRY IN MELBOURNE

THE CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS

Melbourne 18 to have a grand parade and a battle of flowers that should be an outstanding feature of the Centenary Celebrations. Plang have been prepared by a committee representing the Cinematograph Exhibitors Association and the theatrical industry, and have been approyed by the Centenary Council, which has granted £600 towards the expanses of the carnival.

The plan of the committee pro- vides that a procession of decorated flais should move from St. Kilda Junction along St. Kilda' road to Prince's Bridge. It is proposed that all sections of the business

community, charitable organis tions, and suburban municipalities should be invited to provide floats and also to arrange for processione of girls bearing garlands flowers and baskets of petals.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1984.

TO-MORROW'S LEAGUE LAWN BOWLS

FIRST MEETING OF CRAIGENGOWER

AND K.B.G.C. SCHEDULED

There will have to be a decided change in the weather if to- morrow's lawn bowls league programme is to be carried through. The big match of the day is the visit of the champions, Kowloon Bowling Green to Craigengower to engage the Happy Valley club's first string. A win here will almost assure the Bowling Green the championship, as it would remove their most serious challengers. The full programmo and some of the teams aro appended.

SENIOR DIVISION.

Civit Bervice 0.0 Cruizengawer alkoo R. C

Kowloon C. C.

JUNIOR

Palles IL C. Kowloon G. C. Indian R. C. Yacht Club Football Club

→ Police 1. C.

♥ Kowloon 1. G. C.

v Kowloon Donka

• Cralarhgower "n"

DIVISION.

• Ciril Service C. C.

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* Hongkong Electrle

▾ Kowloon C. C.

• Club de terraio

CORRESPONDENCE

R. Abbit and the Australians

Sir-As constant render of your paper and as an admirer of the Australian people for their Selected teams for to-morrow aro fiue sense of sportsmanship, both appended:

on the field and of. I must say that I take exception the remarks of your contributor, B. Abbit, "A" Y. KOWLOON B.C.C. Appearing in yesterday's issue of your paper, 80 far as such re- marks concern Australian' sports- manship.

SENIOR DIVISION.

To add to the galety of the parade it is proposed that choral socictles should be invited to enter | CHAIGENGOWER decorated floats large enough to Contes W. V. Field accommodate choim of 50 or 60 D. Humjaha voices, as is the practice of the w. Betre annual floral carnival at Nice. Brass and military banda will also be invited to join the procession, and Boy Scouts will be requested to lino the route.

TIN PRODUCTION

END OF RESTRICTION IN SIGHT?

London, June 21,

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J. Watson

A. S. Russell

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L. Qur

P. T. Ferrell

3. B. Imienin

T. Foll

(skip) W. S. Drake

TAIKOO B. C.,

W. Cunningham

4. Waħd

R. Duncan

S. Randle

(p)

V. Petherick W. Macfarlane fakip) KOWLOON DOCKA.

Q. N. Mitchell

J. Revie

D.

Hunny

J. Linda

N. Drummond (skip)

W. Gol

W. Robson

M. Ferguson

1. G. Craig

C. t. Matthews

A. W. Norrle

7. F. Bintan

= RADIO BROADCAST

TO-DAY'S BROADCAST.

VIOLIN, PIANOFORTE RECITAL FROM THE STUDIO

length of 356 metres (845 kilo-cycles): Broadcast from ZBW on a wave-

4.30-7.30 p.m. Chineve Recorded Music.

7.30-10.30 p.m. European Pro- gramme.

7.30 p.m. Closing Local Block Quo. tations, etc.

7.35-8 p.m. Variety.

Waitz-On a little Street In

Honolulu.

WORLD RECORDS

FOR LAND, SEA AND AIR

14.

HAVE BEEN MADE BY

VALVE-IN-HEAD MOTORS

THIS FEATURE AS WELL AS

BLUE STREAK COMBUSTION,

Waltz All Through the Night.

KNEE ACTION Hilo Hawaiian Orchestra. Vocal-My Songs from the Shows.

Mario Burke. (Soprano). Orchestra-C. B. Cochran Presents.

The B. B. C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall, with Fox Trot-Under a Blanket of Blue.

Alice Delysia and Les Alien.

WHEELS. SYNCRO-MESH CEARS MAKE

Don Bestor and His Orchestra, 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report.

8.03-8.33 p.m. From the Studio, A. Recital by Rex. 1. Pedley (Bass- Beritene), and Mrs. Nura Kants (Pianoforts).

Programme.

1. Songs.

2.

In what purports to be an article dealing with England's team for the Second Test to-day, R. Abbit tak) goes out of his way to offer an Insult to the Australians. By the wording of the offending parts of his article, R. Abbit conveys to the mind of any person reading same, 3. the impression that the Australians fare anything but sportsmen. This imputation on the part of R. Abhit is not only unjust bat is, to say the least of It. entirely untrue.. As one who has lived and played with Australians for a number of years, I can only say that one could not except to meet a finer type of sportsmen.

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R. M. Keown (skip) J. C. Brown (skin)

W. Brown D. 21. Bena

W. Jedey

7 Coleman

Kempton

CRAIGENGOWER "B.",

E Tack

M. J. Medios 2. el Areniji

J. Cavanagh (skip)

"The Exchange Equalisations. Wart Fund has not driven out Foreign |). C. Chalmers takty) 3. Mekelvle (skip) Exchange denters and I am there- KowlooN C. C., fore at a loss to understand some [15. dealers' opposition to the buffer L F Jammert tin pool which will not take buni FraceT

C. J. Techl

ξελιέρ ness from dealers but will merely try to prevent violont fluctuations E. c. Fincher

4. W, M. Brown which are most W. 11de harmful to producers and sumera alike. At the same time, Hampton the buffer pool will rendere speculative manipulation of the A.

foreign coin Britain will of the metal,

transfers to

be subject to restrictions. An order under this section may apply to all debts due or becoming due in respect of goods imported from such country into Britain.

Every person from whom any debt to which the order applica is due, will be required to pay the debt to the clearing office.

Clause 2 provides that the Board!

market most diffeult."

con-

This was the statement of well-known expert interviewed to day.

He added that fuctuations in

with any other commodity.

C. Dunsan

C. R. Hours W. T. Urightman R. P. Philipa frkly! C. A. Rowselet (skip

A. E. Marchent Elliot-lrywood W. Gill

II. Miton

J. A. Tinwo

. Slikstone, (skip) 6. Bunmak JUNIOR DIVISION,

KOWLOON D.G.C. CRAIGENGOWER C.G

Ituberts

2. Roes

lendero

G. Meyer (skip)

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C. 1. Josking

WV. F. Hole

I. T. Rowe

al Chariton

V. Searle

J. H. Santen

3. Engles

Ahins

V. N. Alleen (skiy)

A. Coelho

W. J. Howord

J. Van der Lely

takip W. K. Wag (ship)

of Trade may make an order putin had been more violent than hibiting or restricting the im portation into Britain of goods from any foreign country "if it appears that in such a country discriminatory quantitive restric- tions are, or are about to be, in posed on the importation of goods of any class manufactured in or consigned from Britain, the Chan- nel Islands, Newfoundland, the Colònies, British Protectorates and protected States and any territory | -in respect of which a lengue, man. date is being exercised by Britain:

On the other hand, Mr. William Stevens, speaking at a meeting of the Bangrin Dredging Company, aid that if consumption coo-G.. 1. Thompsun tinued to incrense there WAB

DOMINIONS CONSULTED.

The Dominions Secretary, Mr. J. H. Thomas, asked in the Com mons if he intended consulting the Dominions Governments as to the possible effect on their export trade of the proposed clearing

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help

J. W. Standal

skip) E. Harry (all)

HONGKONG ELECTRIC.

every reason to hope that the INDIAN R. C. v. restriction of production would A. Hamjahn J. K. Slon come to an end and compunica Min would be able to work up to full. M. Cimor capacity.

D. M. Khas M... Jazack_

"He pointed out that the redug-¦ A. M. Omar

con- Adal

A. fi. Badar

2. Butler

T. Punett (sklo) A. F. Paul

A. McKellar

N. Mt. Curric

1. Inteh 1. R. McKay F. F. Duckworth

tion of the world's tin stocks, A. M. Wahab įskip) 8. Deneust which many now considered low oren

the enough, coupled with siderable increases in the quota A. 12. baltak tak) 5. de Home (akin already granted, were reflection of improvement in the a direct tin position.

Mr. Stephens belleves thal

house system for Anglo-German further fuerennes in the quota trade, said the United Kingdom may not be far distant.-Renter were already in touch with the

Dominions Governments regarding the action it is proposed to take.

The Stock Exchange to-day decided that in view of the state- ment made by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in the Commons last Friday, until further notice no bonds of the Dawes or Young loans will be handled unless ac companied by the declaration of a British banker or stockbroker that they were, on 15th June, 1934, the property of British subject. Following the announcement of

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time until cleared emergency coolie gangs,

some

QUARRY DAY FALL...

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KOWLOOK CC MN. Raken W. Mulenby T. W. Carr 2.Кетв

3. . Dinner

W. W. Hint

T. Ferguson

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11. Overy skip)

TC. Fletcher

V. C. Labrum

Jack

J. M. Jack

kip!

It is certainly most surprising that a man of R, Abbit's standing and experience should be so tactless. While it is the hope of R. Abbit that the death-knell will be sounded- to Test Matches-WITH AUSTRALIA, 1, for one, trust that the Body governing cricket in England and all true English sportsmen do not hold the same view as our small town scribe.-Yours etc.,

Y. W. CHAN-

HIGHWAY ROBBERY.

SOUTH WALES BORDERERS

MEN COMMITTED

Robert Booth, John Roberts and Roy Horley, privates in the South Wales Borderers,

were committed to trial on chargos of highway robbery on island Road near Repulse Bay Hotel, by Mr. MacFadyen at the Central Magis- tracy yesterday afternoon.

(a) Arise O Sun.

Day,

Sanderson.

(b) An Anclent Mariner.

Pianoforte.

(a) Waltzer (Op. 10),

Rimsky-Korsakow. (b) Etude (Op. 20). Bortkowicz. Songs

(a) The Admiral's Broom. Bevan. (b) The Ginchy Road. Edward. Planoforte.

(u) A Musical Snuff-Box.

A. Yindow, (b) Prélude No. 14, (Op. 17),

Blumenfold.

8.33-9 p.m. Symphony No. 8 in B. Minor (Unfinished) (Schubert). Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra

directed by Leopold Stokowski. 1st Stovement-Allegro moderato. 2nd Movement-Andante con Moto. 9-9.45 p.m. From the Stadlo, cords by Mr. C. B. R. Sargent,

A 17th Recital of Gramophone Re- 9.45-10.15 p.m. Light Orchestral Music.

Petit Suite de Concert-(S.

Coleridga Taylor).

New Queen's Hall Light Orchestra. (n) Tu Caprice de Nanotle.

(b) Demande et Reponse,

(e) Un Sonnet d'Amour. (d) La Tarantelle Fretillante. A Night in Venice-Overture

(J. Strauss).

State Opera Orchestra, Berlin. Shepherd's Hey (Grainger). Molly on the Shore (Grainger),

Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden. 10.15.10.30 p.m.

A Violin Reelta? by Joseph Szigoti,

Menuet (Debussy-Dushkin).

1.

2. Caprice No. 24 (Variations in

A Minor) (Paganini). News

10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-Day Press

10.35 p.m.

It alleged that the de- fendants engaged a car driven by the complainant, Lo King outside the Luk Kwok Hotel, Gloucester Road, on the night of June 16, for a ride to Repulse Bay. When nearing Repulse Bay Hotel, they the allegedly seized the driver, and

hand,

Clone Down,

21 YEARS AGO.

Extracts From the "Telegraph" Files

Hongkong Telegraph for the The following extracts are from

made him stop the car. The week ended June 21st., 1913. driver clutched $4.30 in his und $2.30 was later recovered from the bottom of the ear. The assail. ants then ran away, Defendants were taken into custody when they returned to Murray Barracks. The 26th anniversary of The clothing of the defendants | Kaiser's accession was celebrated was discovered on the hillside in Hongkong by a big reception

FOOTBALL CLUB. CLUB DE RECHEIDjat Pak Sha Wan

J. Murray

1. Morgan

A. Brookelank

4. Stuose jok

by.. Pegg

A. Ration

1 C. Carier

G. F. Stephens

Itumphrey

Large boulders dislodged from. Raberlann

Dr. D. J. Valentine,

of the Government Civil Hospital, gave evidence yesterday. He said that he examined Lo King, and found contusion on the outer side

The rate of the dollar on demand was 1.11.5/8d.

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the

at the Club Germania and a special service at the Cathedral. At the reception, a speech in German was delivered by H. E. the Governor, Sir Henry May.

The Indo-China Steam Naviga-

of his right eye. There were notion Co., Ltd., declared a dividend other injuries.

11

~J. J. Gregory (skip)

W. Haynes

Reserve

this declalon, Dawes and Young the hillside above Quarry Ray loans advanced 4% and 21% points crashed down the hillale and respectively on the Stock Ex-carried away the railing guard- change-British Wireless.

MACHINE-GUN BELT

COOLIE FINED FOR.

POSSESSION

of earth and

ing the road up to the Quarry Bay School, besides blocking the rund. A deposit smaller rocks was also laid across The Shaukiwan Road below, but was not of such a large extent that it could not be cleared and | traffic along the tram tracks was

estored promptly.

R. A. Trongtuve S. Strange.

BLOODY BATTLE PARAGUAY CLAIMS GREAT VICTORY

Detective Sergeant Fitches then gave format police evidence, and also produced statements by the defendants, He said that Booth, in answer to the charge |of highway robbery said, "I have nothing to say," and in anawor to the charge of assault said, "I did it." John Roberts, in answer to the first charge, said, "I admit," and in reply to the second charge |said, "I admit.” Roy Horley in front answer to the first charge anid, "I the held the driver from behind. I a 120 kilometre front, repulsed a bit one of my fingers," and, in Paraguayan troope, fighting along gave him one. two blows Ho terrific attack of massed Bolivian answer to the assault charge, sald, troops with heavy losses,

"I have nothing to say."

Asuncion, June 21. A communique from the been

to-day declares that

The Repulse Bay Road, near Wongneichong Gap, has blocked at several points.

Keung Tam, a coolic, made a The management of the British second appearance before Mr. section of the Kowloon-Canion Hamilton, at the Central Magis- railway reports that the lines are tracy this morning, on a chargo elcar. of possession

of A Vickers machine-gun belt and 117 rounda

It was the most bloody battle

Mr.

walve the Identification parado,

of the whole campaign in the Gran Director of Criminal Intelligence T. Murphy, Assistant of VII blank ammunition at Main the Central Magistracy this morning

Charged before Mr. Hamilton,, at Chaco, the report states.

The war between the two South (Crimo), said that, after he had Street, Shaukiwan West,

with the theft of a quantity of electric American states has been ragingen defendants and told them ho Inspector Logan sald that solder from the Royal Naval Dock-

Identification neither the naval authorities nor yard, Yau Sun, an electrician, was with varying success for one side intended to hold an the Volunteers had claimed the fined $26, or six weeks hard labour. and then the other for the past Parade, they all said they would bolt.

It was stated that defendant had been three years. War was declared on

for twelve June 10, three years ago;

Mr. MacFadyen asked dofen- Mr. Hamilton imposed a fine of employed in the Yard

dants whether they had any state- position of

The recent attempt of the na- ment to make, and Booth and $100, or two months' hard labour,, and was in

(trust,

tions to obtain an embargo of munitions exports to the warring Horley replied in the negative. atates failed because the signa- Roberts, however, said, "All threa Inspector Stimson made an applicature of all powers to the pact, us were in a state of drunken- to sell it to bont people, as alleged, tion this morning before Mir. Hamil could not be obtained. Friendly as when the incident occurred.

ton, at the Central Magistracy, for inte

Being under the Influence of liquor, intervention, tried by America, For 1.1.D. Certificates of the the confiscation of 60 bags of salt Bocleto Internationale de Placements, and 24 packages of sugar found on the League of Nations, and other wo hardly know what we were Dasio, Switzerland, (Local Agents, the steamer Tal Lee, The cargo South American states has falled doing."

Mr. MacFadyen then committed Messrs. A. Gocke & Co.,) to-day's was not on the manifest, and was repeatedly to bring a cessation of oficial quotation in Basle, excluding unclaimed. The application was bloodshed in the Gran Chaco bat defendants to stand their trial at 'dividends accrued, is £3. 0, Od.

the Bosalons. granted.

on defondant, remarking that he should have taken the bolt to the Police Station, instead of trying

Llefioid,--United Presa..

of

of per cent. on perferred ordin- fry shares,

A disastrous house collapse oc- curred at Upper Station Street, Taipingahan, resulting in 19 peo- ple being killed and many injured,

Many a girl would dye to get ahead.

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HARBOUR INCIDENT

RECALLED.

OPIUM SMUGGLER SENTENCED: SEAMAN

ACQUITTED

TOW

Li Lo and Ho Kam-fook were both aboard, and the circumstantial |ovidence brought against them in the case was that they attempted to escape, one by jumping' over- hu:ril, The other ran away as soon as he scrambled ashore, but was knocked down by a passing

The case concerning Li Lo and motor-car. Ho Kam-fook, charged with the Li Lo claimed to be a paid foki possession of 50 taels of prepared on the suspected motor-boat; and and 3,120 taels of con- Mr. Silva argued on his behalf

that he control traband opium, ended before teri opin and was trol over that Police Court yesterday afternoon.accountable to a charge of pos-

Li Lo, who was defended by session, Mr. M. A. Silva, was acquitted,

Mr. Hamilton indicated that he while Ho Kam-fook was convicted could still be charged да ли

on the two charges, boing fined accessory unless the man could total of $10,000, with the alterna- give a satisfactory explanation.

In the witness-box, whore bo tive of a prison term amounting to twelve months,

was tendered by his solicitor for The caso recalls the harbour cross-examination from the Bouch, Incident last week, whon shots LI Lo said ho received a monthly were fired in the early morning wage of $6 as a scaman on the during a chase between a Revenue moler-boat Singchau. He knew motor-boat and another motor- nothing of the oplum, and said he boat towing a sampan, which was bolted from the Revenue Officers suspected of being used for the bocause of shots fired and be- purposes of smuggling.opiumi cause of an impulso derived from

Something, Inter discovered to seeing other

bo opium, was seen to be dropped away.

people running

overboard, bafore the motor-boat His Worship in giving his de- that was being pursued closed in- cision as stated above, ordered" shoro and finally put alongsido both mctor-bont and sampan to be Jardine's Whart at Went Point. confiscated,

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