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AMERICAN SILVER

AIMS

SIXTY-FIVE CENTS

·OUNCE?

AN

NATIONALISING BANKING?

Washington, July 2

A steady rise in silver prices is predicted by close observers of the Administration's policies.

on

The Administration has in mind a programme of taxation finance and prices. This "taxa- tion is being studied to provide a plan to yield larger taxes, to Aupport the continued heavy roller expenditurea.

THE HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH.

PROMISSORY NOTE MISS YVONNE SHENTON DEATH OF MR.

OR NOT?

'LEAVE TO APPEAL

GRANTED ·

Leave to appeal was granted by the Full Court this morning to M. Y. San & Co. (1027). Ltil. 08 Queen's Road Central, in an actioni which concerns a largo numbor of oreditors.

makers of

SUMMONED

Thirty Miles An Hour In Whitfield

·TRAFFIC CASES

HOPE

TUESDAY, JULY

1934

RADIO BROADCAST

WHAT ARE PLUS FITTINGS

WELL-KNOWN VISITOR

TO EAST

DANCE MUSIC FROM THE

Businessmen and many others TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. throughout the East will learn with regret of the death, which occurred in England' suddenly on Monday, of Mr. John E. ("Jock") Hopo, of the well-known London Arm of John G. Hardy and Co., and wollen goods, of which the

manufacturers of Scotch tweeds.

STUDIO TO-NIGHT.

Broadcast from Z.B.W. on a wave.

length of 3b6 metres (846 kilo-cycles): 1.30-7.10 p.m. Chinese Programme. 7.30-10.30 p.m. European Program. 7.30 p.m.

me.

Cloning Local Stock

A plea of guilty to n techintent Judgment was given by the offence.put forward by Mr. W. A. Pulang Judge, Mr. Justice Jacks, Mackinay, of Mesars. Deacons, against the company last month on a summons for speeding in, a deceased was a director.

on behalf of Miss Yvonne Shenton, when they were sued by Li Hong controlled area, in Whitfield, was

The late Mr. Hope, who was 67 ping, married woman, of 63, Bon- not accepted by Mr. Hamilton in years of age, was extremely well- from the company ham Road, for 3826 balance due the Central Magistracy this morn-known in all parts of the East, Quntatlana London & New York a promissory note dated September

ing.

from India to Japan, having made Stock & Commodity Quotations. annual visits in connection with Organ SoloMy Song Goer Round the

7.38-8 p.m. Instrumento). 16, 1928, and payable within four years....

The defendant, who is the his business for many years past.

World. daughter of the Hon. Sir William He was popular figure on the | Organ Solo-By A Waterfall ̄ ̄

Frederic Dayco. and Lady Shelton, was not pre- racecourses, and is said to have Mr. R. C. II. Lim, Instructed by sent in Court. Mr. Mackinlay barby, the Viceroy's Cup race in Waltz-In the Heart of Hawali Mr. C. E. Lowe, of Dennys & Co stated that she was in hospital.

boon present at the English Waltz-Hawaiian Smiles appeared for appellants and said his application was based on a

Calcutta and the race for the Plano Duct The Way to Love

Hawaiian Guitars. The summons alleged that Miss Hongkong ·Champions question of law.

without Shenton travelled through Whit-missing for something like 30 Pinno held at a speed of 30 miles per years. hour during the tilin hour.

not

Mr. Mackinlay: I have scen Miss Shenton. I have only received very short, instructions and they are to plead guilty,

Banking and credit questiona

The appellant's company was also are being considered, with formed in 1927 to inke over the the idea of a thorough reconstruc

Asacts and liabilities of the old tion of the banking system. The company which WAR then In control of credit is not likely to liquidation. The old company, be left entirely in private hands, the new company, and the cred- No change in price objectives is tore made an arrangement where- contemplated by the Administra- fully paid up ordinary shares to business.

by the appellants were to give His Worship:-It is a serious Hon, which is still anticipating a return to the 1924-26 range.

the unsecured creditors to the extent of 40 per cent. of their

Mr. Mackinlay:I should 'like The Treasury is making no de-claims us allowed by the liqukia-to know what was the danger. I tor: and, after paying dividends ions on Miss Shenton's behalf, don't want to make any admis- on preference shares. should pay another 40 per cent, out of the sent to plead guilty company's profits each year. technical offence.

finite commitments on silver pur- chases, but la carrying out the intent of the silver legislation and is likely to continuo in active buyer. Expectation is that the Treasury will put gradually silver up to about 66 cents an ounce Swan, Culbertson and Fritz,

SIR CONYNGHAM GREENE

DEATH OF EX-MINISTER TO JAPAN

London, July 3. The death huk.occurred, at the age of 70 years, of the Right Hon. Sir Conyngham Greene, K.C.B., G.C.M.G., formerly of the diploma- tic service, who was Ambassador to Japan from 1912 to 1910.

Educated at Harrow and Pem- brake College, Oxford, he entered the Foreign Ofee In 1877 and early in his career served at Athens and Stuttgart Later, he served at The Hague, Brussels and Teheran. He was H. M. Agent at Pretoria from 1886 to 1899, and was appointed Minister to Switzer- land in 1901, remaining in that post for four years. From 1905 to 1910 he was Minister to Rumania and from 1910 until ap- pointed to Japan was Minister to Denmark. Reuter.

In their defence to respondent's claim, the appellants had said that the document on which she claimed wns Bota Fromissory note; and, secondly, that if it were: held to be a promissory note, it should be considered in conjune tion with the deed ment, and defendants should not be held liable on the ground that ne profits had been made since 1982

of arrange-

to []

Trate-Inspector Nicoli stated! that Miss Shenton drove between Ah King's slipway and the Whit- field market,

Mr.

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a

Deceased had been in somewhat Indifferent health for about a year, but he was able to 'make his cus-

tomary visit to the East last winter, renewing acquaintances all round. He was of a most affablo disposition, and will be greatly missed,

WOLFRAM DEAL SEQUEL

ROCHA AND CO. GET DAMAGES

His Worship:-It is obviously

Damages of $9,676.76 · were dangerous, I won accept a pica granted to Messrs. L. M. da Rocha & Co., of. 6. Des Voeux Rond Control, of guilty to a technical offence,

Mackinlay think it by the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A. would be fairer to Miss Shenton MacGregor, sitting at the Supreme if I could get further instructions. Court this morning. The action was His Worship said he was pre-

ance parte pared to adjourn the case for claim against Tong Shin-lun, who the defendant to attend.

gave an address at 180, Queen's Road Central. for the sam of $7,676.76, being $2, 000 as to the balance of a deposit, and the re- mainder being as to damages for the nonfulfilment of a contract for purchase and sale of 75 tons of wolfram one for which the defen- dant was guarantor, It is alleged. by Mr. Leo D'Almada e Castro, The plaintiffs were represented

Jr who appeared on instructions from Messrs. Deacons.

Mr. Mackinlay My instruc- tians are to plead guilty to the offence as charged.

Defendant's record Way clear and a fine of $10 was imposed:

The learned Judge had held that the document was a pro- missory note and appellant aub- mitted that this was not correct; that his .construction of the document was wrong in law; and that he overlooked entirely the

DANGEROUS DRIVING. source from which the company

Lam Man, driver of motor lorry were to make the payments. No. 2221, was fined $15 for danger The Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A.ous driving in Hollywood Rond, MacGregor, sald he and the Pulsne Judge concurred in grant defendant was speeding at 15 miles Traffic-sergeant Mcinnis: The

Ing leave to appeal,

per hour, and there were about a

AXE ATTACK IN ABERDEEN

ASSAILANT SENT TO

PRISON

Passing sentence of three months' hard labour on Lo Kwai, n bont- builder-of-the-Aberdeen-district

thousand people walking through the street. It was a case of every man for himself.

"OFFENCE" JUSTIFIED:

Rocha this morning produced his books in support of evidence given ot a previous hearing of the con- tracta.

His

Lordship then entered Judgment for plaintiff with costs.

.

Duel-Footlight Parado

Selection

Selection

Carroll Gibbons and John W.,

Green.

8 p.m. Local Time & Weather Repor

H.03-8.30 p.m. From the Studio. Selected Danco Programme of Popular and Late Numbers played by "John Weber's Californians!

Medley

B.50-9 p.m. Song Memories. Form Four-War Songs

fart Girand)....The Big Four.

-0.30 p.m. From the Studio, Topical Talks on the "Unted King

dom" by. Mr. G. C. Pelham

(11. M. Trade Commissioner). 9.30 p.m. London 1 p.m. Exchange

Commodity Quotations. 9.33-10 p.m. From the Studio. Harry Ore (Pianoforte) Professor F. Gonzalés (Violin)

Programme. Violin Sonata in A by Cesar Franck. lat Movement-Allegretto ben mo-

derato. Allegro.

2nd

Ard

4th

Ben moderato. Allegretto

m0880.

pace

10-10.30 p.m. Orchestral. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 (Liszt)

Philadelphin Symphony Orchestra directed by Leopold Stokowski. Pomp and Circumstance-March (No.

3. In C Minor) (Elgar)

London Symphony Orchestra con- ducted by Sir" Edward Elgar, O.M. Bolero (Ravel)

Willem Mengelberg & His Con-

certgebouw Orchestra. 10.30 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press News.

Quotations from London followed by Further Exchange & Commodity New York Opening Quotations,

10.10 p.m. Close Down.

KZRM PROGRAMME.

To-day's broadcast by KZRM: 6.00 p.m. Studio Musical Varieties. 6.10 Spanish Informational

Perlod.

1

6.30

7,00

MISSING SOLDIERS. 7.20

TURN UP

7.30

H

7.45

LOST THEIR WAY IN THE HILLS

Wilfred Georgo Starmore and

8,15

8.30

"

8.55

9.00

Leung Mun, driver employed by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, of Messrs. Johnson, Stokes and Master, was summoned beforo Mr. Hamilton for passing a moving motor-lorry in the Whitfield controlled area ou June 0.

the defendant's Appearing on behalf, Mr. Tinson tendered a plen on a charge of wounding a woman of guilty to a technical offence. and her husband with an axe, Mr. The road, he said, was absolutely Hamilton this morning said he took clear and he pleaded guilty to anGeorge Walker, two privates of the in very sonious view of the case. offence "which we were perfectly

Sub-Inspector Armitt

stated justified to commit". The lorry, South Wales Borderers, who were 10.30 that defendant worked for com landed with sand, was travelling reported to the police as missing To Coincide. With That of plainants for twenty years up to at no more than eight miles per from Barracks since Friday, re the end of November last year, hour. It occurred at the far end when owing to the depression, work of Whitfield. censed,

Defendant had a record.

SUN FO'S VISIT TO HONOLULU

Pres. Roosevelt

Dufendant still had $8.50 owing

He re-

Shanghai, July 2, to him up to May this year. The Mr. Sun Fo. President of the couple were unable to pay and de- Logislative Yuan, is sailing for fendant, found work of his own. Honolulu on board the Empress of While at meals yesterday morn Canada, accompanied by his wife ing, defendant was told to finish and Mr. Yu Ming, Director of the his food and go to work. Shanghai offer of the Walchlaopu, plied that he did not want to go Mr. Sun Fo will spend a fort to work and asked for his money. night or so at Honolulu and his Complainants said they could not visit is expected to synchronise pay Immediately but could so do with that of President Roosevelt. in two days' time, whereupon de

It is probable that Mr. Sun Fo fondant picked up an axe and will have an interview with Presi- "Blushed" at the woman and when dent Roosevelt in an informal her husband Intervened, he also was senpacity.-Central News.

attacked,

CHIANG KAI-SHEK

A FELONY?

very good

GERMAN DEBT QUESTION

ported at Kowloon City Police Station to-day at about, 8.40 a.m. They stated that they had been hiking in the hills and had lost their way.

RADIATOR CAP THEFTS

English

Period.

Requests.

Informational

Health Message.

Mickey Mouse Gum Club;

-Sponsored by Anton M. Nevens.

D-M-H-M Programme. Botica Bole Mystery Pro- gramme - The Mystery Singer."

Momento Lirico conduct-

ed by Antonio Serrano.

Stock Quotations.

Opera Hour.

Sign Off.

MOTOR

WEIGHT

ORDER

RESULTS IN GREATER REVENUE

Six months' hard labour was imposed by Mr. Humilton this morning on Cheung Yau, aged 35, Information secured from Police an ex-banishee who admitted Headquarters this morning was to stealing a radiator cap from a car the effect that the object of the new owned by Mr. B. W. Simmons, of

the Seamen's Institute, Gloucester order requiring motor-car owners Road, and another from

furnish certificates of the

car to

CHIEF DELEGATES TALK IN LONDON

owned by Mr. Tang Yuk-wai, of weight of their vehicles on re- London, July, 2. No. 27 Kennedy Road. Det-Sergt. licensing is to guarantee the pay- There was no formal meeting Fowlie, prosecuting, stated that ment of the correct licence fees. to-day between the British Govern- the caps were found in the defen- ment representatives and thodant's girdle when arreabed. He It was pointed out that the In- German delegation who have come was probably on his way to sell formation given by manufacturers to London in reponse to an in-them. Defendant admitted two vitation contained in the British previous convictions and that he On a charge of entering the first Note to discuss the proposed mora was an ex-banishee. floor of No. 231 Holywood Road, torium on German foreign debts, with intent to commit a felony, but Dr. Borgen, of the German Cheung Wai, 24, unemployed, was Ministry of Finance, head of the fined $10 or fourteen days' hard visiting delegation, was in conver- Shanghai, July 3. Jabour in default, by Mr. Macfad-sation during the afternoon with It is reliably learned that yen this morning. Defendant was the chlef British representative, General and Madame Chiang Kal- found sleeping in a cublele of the Sir Frederick Leith Ross-Britiak shek left Fenghua this morning floor which was vacant. nboard the crufser Chungshan for Nanking.

MEETING HO CHIEN IN NANKING

General 10 Chien has received a talogram from Chiang naking him to proceed to Nanking for a meet- ing to Chion is leaving for the capital to-morrow-Reuter

P.M.R. OUTRAGE

MANAGER TENDERS

- RESIGNATION

Peking, July 3,

Wircleas.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

WOMEN ARE PERFECTLY WELL AWARE THAT THE MORE THEY SEEM

TO ONEY, THE MORE THEY RULE- Michelet.-

A whist drive will be held on board H.M.S. Tamar on Friday, commencing at 8.16 p.m.

WORKING AT SEA.

ROOSEVELT SAILING WITH HIS SONS

Aboard U.S.S. Houston, July 2. President Roosevelt. accom- panied by his two sons, Franklin D. and John daring his present rost cruise out of Hampton Roads, left early to-day.

The President in also accompani-

A preliminary rehearsal for the ed by his physician, Dr. Ross Mc- forthcoming production of "Merrie Intire and his White House clerk,

H. M. S. Berwick is due to arrive England" will be held by the Hongkong Mr. Rudolph, Forster, from Welhelwel at 7 o'clock to Philharmonic Society at the Cathedral During the voyage he is ponder- marrow morning, and will proceed to Inll on Monday next, at 9.30 pm. ing the problems of the land mails. Singapore and the United Kingdom

United Press. on Friday next.

Owing the indisposition of Mfr. Wynne-Jones, the hearing of the .

The Japanese gunboot Saga is due murder charge against Troung Chak, INDIA'S LEAGUE DELEGATES to here arrive to-day and will anil which was to have been resumed this for the West River on Saturday.afternoon, has been postponed until The Japanese destroyer Tachikaze, Friday,

Landon, July_2.

In view of the bomb outrage in the first Mukden-bound train on which arrived In Hongkong Inst Sunday, Mr. Ving Tung, Manager week, sails for the North to-niorrow. Found in an unconscious condition The Aga Khan, Sir Denys Bray of the Peking Railway Adminie

in the roadway outside 71, Tung. Mol and Sir V. Krishnama Chari, with iration, tendered his reolgnation. The many friends of Mr. Wynno-Street, Chan, Kam-yung, 21, an umah Sir Homi Melito as substitute dele- General Huang Fu, Chairman of Jones, Kowloon Magistrato, will ro- employed at No. 3, Bedford street, gate, will represent India at the the Foking Political Council, has got to learn that he is at present a was yesterday taken to the Kowloon next meeting of the Assembly of patient of the Kowloon Hospital Hospital where who died noon after urged him to carry on Central His place on the Bench was taken admission. Death was due to nat. the League of Nations at Geneva, Nowh

this morning by Br. J. H. D. Leo,ural causes.

-British Wireloze.

of cars in many cases under-states the actual weights, with the result that in some cases the appropriate licence fees have not been paid.

As the result of the new require ment, calling for certificates of weight, the police state that al- ready the revenue secured from licences shows an increase of Rome. thing like $7,000,

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