1934-09-12 — Page 7

LUK HOI TUNG BANK AFFAIRS

Sensational Denouement In Court

WINDING-UP PETITION

WITHDRAWN

Over 60 Chinese merchants in- terested in the Luk Hol Tung Bank were present at the Supremo Court this morning when, before Mr. A.D.A. MacGregor, the Chief Justice, the petitioner for the winding up of the Company with- drew his application

SHAMEEN NOTES

FRENCH CONSULATE

REBUILDING

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

GERMAN DEBTS TO LANCASHIRE

INSTALMENT PLAN SUGGESTED

London, Sept. 11. The Federation of Master Cotton

Association in

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1934,

MOTOR MISHAPS

1

OVER A HUNDRED IN HONGKONG

In view of the "Safety First" Shameen, Sopt 11.

Campaign, which is still in pro- Mr. and Mrs. W., Selffert left

gress, the following figures re- Canton this afternoon on Home

Man-garding accidents in both Hong- leave with their two small Bone Spinners Raving for Europe on the Contour Sir George Holden and other month of August, are of interest. Billie and Douglas. They are chester to-day received the report kong and Kowloon during the Accidents in Hongkong totalled Rosso from Hongkong on Thurs members of the delegation which day. They are spending their six has just returned from Berlin. 103 and 42. persons were injured, months' holiday frat in Switzer-where discussions took place re-none being fatal. The Kowloon land, the Home of Mr. Seifert, garding, the settlement of out-position was considerably better, to the number of accidents being 65 and afterwards making a lengthy standing debts, amounting visit to Mrs. Selffert's parents, £207,000, owed to Lancashire firms and injured persons 34. Mr. and Mrs. Dougins Jenkins. Mr. by German Importers. Dougins Jenkins was recently transferred from Hongkong to take up the position of United Statos Consul-General in Berlin.

On the mainland, however, there were two fatal accidents. At 8 pm, on The meeting adjourned until Xugust 9, a Chinese male was found Thursday to try and elucidate any by P.C.C. 639 Lau Ping, lying on the points which came under discus-roadway on Batauwal Road, near Lok The grounds stated for the

sion.

Shan Street, Buffering from injuries to his heal and lege, presumably caused withdrawal were that Chan Chik-

The Press were informed that by a fall from a lorry, the number of ting, petliloner and creditor to the

Residents of Canton were the Germans offered liquidation of which was unknown. He was removed extent of $20,000, could himself gain no benefit from a winding-up pleased to know that Mrs. W. G. overdue accounts in sterilng by to Kowloon Hospital but died at 9.40

Gerard, who has recently been twelve monthly instalments and in-p.in, on the same day.. roveal admitted to the Shameen Munf-terest on the overdue. The cane threatened to one of most sensational failures cipal Council Nursing Home suf- of the year when on August 30, fering from typhoid, is now on the Chan Chik-ting, supported by road to recovery. Chan Chun-taff brought his peti- tion before the Court.

order.

WUR

removed to the Chinese

Maritime Customs Staff Building

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, Instructed The oflices of the French Con- by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, of aulate, Canton, have temporarily Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, ap-been peared for petitioner who

the opposed by the Company, by Man Chuen Co., Ltd., formed to save the Luk Ho Tung from liquidation last year) and by 32 unsecured creditors.

BIG CONCERN.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., instruct et by Mr. D. B. Evans, of Messrs. Johnsos, Stukes; Master, repre- sented the opponents.

The Luk Hai Tung was stated to be a three million dollar con- cern holding enormous leasehol property in the Colony and bodying the life anvings of thou- sands of avorsens Chinese,

PM-

Its collapse, as Mr. Jenkin point- ed out, would have brought ruin to many homes.

The cross-examination of Chan Chik-ting at an earlier sitting was featured by Auch reluctance in ans wering questions that the Court

re-building of the during the

Although the outer Consulate. walls are not being demolished, the whole of the Interior is to be rebuilt of reinforced concrete. The plans for the new building have been drawn up by a French architect in Hongkong. The new Consulate is expected to be con pleted by Christmas, And estimated to cost $30,000,000.--- Our Own Correspondent,

BRITISH FINANCES

LATEST EXCHEQUER

RETURNS

in

London, Sept. 11. Exchequer returns show that i

up to

Interpreter. Mr. Ng Chat-wing, the total ordinary revenue for the protested to his Lordship that he current financial year, could not bear the strain of re-September 8, and excluding self- items, amounts to peated interrogation when the balancing

September £246,358,069. At witness was obviously pretending last year, the revenue collected that he could not understand,

-CRISIS AVERTED,

amounted to £250,428,045.

It was further stated that the delegation had no doubt that these instalment payments could only be made from current and future ex-

PHOTO COMPETITION

ENTRIES

JUDGE TO GIVE TALK ON THURSDAY.

(Thursday) To-morrow evening, at 6.30 p.m., Mr. H. H. Higham, B.Arch., ARI- one of the B.A., who was

the Telegraph Judges in Amateur Competition, will give an analytical talk on the various entries.

The talk, which is being given under the auspices of the Hongkong International Society. will Photographic

lake place in the room at the Morning Post Building where the exhibits are now on view. all others. Competitors and interested are cordially in- vited.

SOUMYAK KESTUSOIDA

At 1.30 p.m. on August 14 whilst Mr. E. J.-Porter was driving his cac No. 801 along Nathan Road towards the Star Ferry at a speed of 15 miles an hour is amah, Ah Yoe, stop- ped off the car near Gascoigne Road. She sustained injuries to her head and Was Rent to Kowloon Hispital. Sho died on August 16. An inquiry has al ready been held into her death and a

returned. verdict of "Death by Misadventure"

Hongkong Figures.

Persons Accidents. Injured.

Tram Cars

Mator Buses

Motor Cycles

Public Motor Cars Motor Lorries Private Motor Cars

20

Total

42

103 Kowloon Figures.

Persons Accidents, Injured.

Buses

3

B

Lorries

10

12

Private Cara

10

24

Motor Cycles

Push Bicycles Tricycles

Public Car

Totni

55

THE NAVAL CANTEEN. PART OF THE BUILDING TO BE UTILISED

RADIO BROADCAST

Three Studio Items For This Evening's Programme.

mc.

REV. FATHER BYRNE. From Z.B.W on a wave length of 4-7 pm. Chineno Programme. 365 metres (845 kilocycles).

7-12 midnight. European Program- 7 p.m. London and New York Stock 7.05-7.22 p.m. Band Music.. and Commodity Quotations.

The Band of H. M. Coldstream Swan Lake Ballet (Tchaikovsky)

Guards.. the Rock-Overture The Mill on (Reissiger)

The B.B.C. Wireless Military Band. A Pianoforte Recital 7.22-7.40 p.m.

by Benne Moiseyitch.

1 Grillen (Schumann).

2 Polonaise in B-Flat Major (Op.

71, No. 2) (Chopin)

3 Impromptu in A Flat (Chopin) 4(n) Flirtations in a Chinese Gar-

den. (Chasins)

Hongkong

(5) Rush hour

(Chanins).

In

7.40-8 p. From the Studio:

A Recital of French Songa by Madame Line Marlys. (Soprano)

Programme.

1 Attenda.

Cherie Je T'aime.

& Si Petite.

4 Dis Moi Darling.

5 Les Billions D'Arlequio.

8 p.m.

Report.

Local Time and Weather

8.03-8.30 p.m. Orchestral, Rosamunde-Ballet Music in G (Schu-

bert)

Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, 1812 Overture Op. 49 (Tchalkovsky)

The Royal Opera Orchestra, Covent Garden,

In the Steppes of Central Asia (Boro-

din)

Lendon Symphony Orchestrh. 8.30-8.50 p.m. From the Bludlo, The 1st of a series of talks on "Safety First and Sanity Second" by The Rev. Father G. Byrne,

8.50-0 p.m. Octets.

La Cinquantaine (Gabriel Marie)

J. H. Squire Celeste Octot. Andante in G (Batiste) Andantino (Song of the Soul) (Le

mare)

J. H. Squire Celeste Octet. 9-9.30 p.m. From the Studio. Selections by the "Music Makers." 9.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, London 1 p.m. Stock and Commodity Quotations.

9.35-12 midnight, A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra from the Hongkong Hotel Grill Room (by courtesy of the Management).

10.30 p.m. Reuter Press Bulletins, Rugby Mid-day Press Nows, Further Council Meuttions, followed by New York Opening it is disclosed that Quotations. Ing to-morrow, the Government proposes to utilise part of the old canteen.

port business, and the German re-

The demolition of the old Naval presentatives declared it was ab- solutely ensential that, immediate- Canteen building in Wanchai is ly after the signing of the agree-proceeding, but it now appears that Both in regard to inland re-ment, delivery of yarn to Germany the building is not to be entirely

and exclse, To-day's denouement prevented venue and customs

should be recommenced. Britial removed at present, although it for the

year Wireless. current

will eventually have to go when the a big crisis in Chinear commercial receipts

exceb the flures of the cor-

main 100-foot thoroughfare is con circles.

nected with Queen's Road. When the

Court opened Mr. responding date of 1933.

In the Sheldon said: My instructions are not to proceed further on this petition. The petitioner is satis- fed, after duo enquiries made in the adjournment, that he himself can gain no benefit from a wind- ing-up order.

Mr. Jenkin asked that the peti- tlon be dismissed with costs, and „his. Lordship, asecuted........

Ordinary revenue collected last week was £9,352,791 and expendi- ture incurred was £10,520,833.

Total ordinary expenditure to date is £297,745,041. Last year at the corresponding date it was £293,244,790.-British Wireless.

-LOCUST PROBLEM.

•

JUNIOR MOTOR CYCLE RACE

WHITE WINS ISLE OF MAN EVENT

BIG JUNKERS PLANE IN LONDON CONFERENCE try at an average speed of

PEKING

OPENS

London, Sept. 11. Delegates to the third Inter-

London, Sept. 11. J. H. White, riding a-Norton, won the Junior Motor Cycle Grand Prix on the Isle of Man. Lourse hour over the 75.95 miles per course of 228 miles.

Pirie, also on a Norton,

was

Likely To Be Placed Onational Locust Conference, repre- second with 74.29 miles per hour,

Service. To Canton

fore the ry, vutca he-London Stock and Commodity Quota-

12 p.m. Midnight. Close Down.

STOCK

EXCHANGE.

At present the Electrical Depart-

LONDON of the P.W.D, uses as a work- ment shop the corner building, which used to be the Wesleyan Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. This bullding is also doomed to disappear.

A vote of $4,000 is auked for to improve part of the building.. formerly used as the Naval Can- teen, which may be suitable for the electrical workshop, which is being moved from the adjacent building now being demolished.

THE UNIVERSITY.

To-day R.A.F. FLIGHT TO AUSTRALIA

senting Governments of locust-in-and Munks, on a Velocette, third fested countries in Africa and at 74.26 miles per hour-British Western Asia, were welcomed to Wirelēks. London by the Under Secretary for Peking, Sept. 11.the Colonies, the Earl of Plymouth, The giunt Junker plane piloted when the first session of the con- by Herr Gablenzs arrived here ference was opened in the Com- direct from Shanghai this after-mittee Room of the House of Lords. noon. The pilot flew around the The international charaeter of the elty three times before making a problem is generally recognised, perfect landing at the Nanyan and the purpose of the conference FLYING BOATS REACH Aerodrome.

M. Trautmann; German Minis-tigation.--Rritish Wireless, ter, one of the passengers on board the plane, said that they started on the Bight from Shang- hai at 8.10 am, and only took four hours to complete the journey to Peking, two hours faster than an

is to effect co-ordination of inves-

THE ST. LEGER

ordinary plane. He said that the HONGKONG MAY HEAR

Eurasian Avlation Corporation had decided to place her in the Poking-Canton service-Central Newe

PILOTAGE IN INLAND WATERS

SINO-JAPANESE DISCUSSION

Nanking, Sept. 11 Mr. Ariyoshi, Japanese Minister: to China, called on Mr. Wang Ching-wei, President of Executivo Yuan, this evening " had a lengthy conversation, wi

the

BROADCAST

Hongkong listeners will, have

CHITTAGONG

London, Sept. 11. The Royal Air Force squadrons

to

LATEST SHARE

QUOTATIONS

on

the

The following quotations London Stock Exchange have been received by Mesura, Swan, Culbertson and Fritz in conjunction with Heuter. Chinese Bonds,

Sept. 10 Sopt. 11 4% Bonds 1808

(Eng. Iss.)....£101. £101 2 93 44 Loan 1908. £ 03 5% Loan 1912 £72 £-7214

Reorg. Loan 1913 (din. Iss.) £954 £ DG14 £ 88% Bonda 1825-47 £881 S'hni-Nanking

£ 70

UNDERGRADUATES RETURN TO NEW TERM STUDIES

400 about

under graduates, professors and lecturers return to lecture rooms, labora- tories and examination hall in pre-

Rly. paration for the Autumn term 5% Tient.-Eukow

Rly.. academic activities at the Hong- keng University. Again they will5% Tent.-Pukov Railway (Supl. take up books and slide-rules and

Lonn) fountain pens, hydrometers and

6% Shal-H'chow- forceps.

Ningpo Rly. onun Rly

During the vacation which has of flying bonts on their way just drawn to a close, many have Melbourne to lake part In the been gaining practical experience. Centenary celebrations arrived Engineering students have been 6 this morning at Chittagong and working in the shops of various

to take olf to-morrow for

engineering firms in the Colony, | Akyab--British Wireless.

medical students have been donning white gowns ministering

are

£ 70%

£ 02

*

£ 24

£100

£100

£27

£ 27

£ 38%

ce Hukuang Riy

1911... £ 38%

Lung Thing U. Hai Rly 1913.. £ 174 £ 17%

Foreign Ronds and Banka. German 7 Int. Loan 1924 ** Loan 1907. £ 75% £77 Japan 6% Sterling

18

48

Loan 1924. £ 8615 £871 H.K. & S'hai Bk.

(Lan. Regd.).. £130 Chartd. Dk. £5 s). £ 15%

to patients in clinics and hospitals, Japan 5 Sterling an opportunity of hearing a run-

At the Kowloon Magistracy yester-and members of the other faculties ning commentary of the St. Leger

afternoon, William

Gordon have been engaged in practical different to-night, when a broadenst will day commence from Daventry at 9.65 Routley, P.W.D. land baili, w work relating to their

charged with assaulting Mre. Lani studies. p.m. (Hongkong time) ou Trans-Feet-fong, at Pe Kong Village, by mission 3. Mr. R. C. Lyle, the striking her in the leg with a stone. racing correspondent of the Lon-Mr. Peter Sin appeared for complain. don Times, will be the commenta-ant, while defendant, who conducted his own case, gave a total denial of tor.

the allegation. The hearing was adjourned.

Electrical recordings of the commentary will be broadcast to- morrow at 8.45 p.m.

EXCHANGE RATES ·

£136 £ 10%

Industrials and Brewerica. Associated Elec. Industries A British-Amer. Tob (Beater).

Sept. 7. Sept. 11. 76.1/52 74,27/32

15.10 Chinese Eng. and 12.46

Min. (Bearer). 226% Tate & Lyle. 19.90% Courtaulds

Paris, Geneva. Berlin. Helsingfors.

.15.10

.12.45

.226%

19.00%

513 .57% .304

1/5

.4,99.11/16

.7.28 20%

.118%

ARG

:30

We have received from the Italian Onla Consulate General copies an in- Athens. entitled Leresting booklet

"Fascist | Milan.. Ern: Year XII," which gives an ad- Buenos Aires

New York. mirable summary of the working of Shanghai..

Amsterdam. Vienna, Prague...

WIRELESS TOUCH The following ships are expected was reported to be mainly co to be in wireless communication the Fascist regime.

cerned with pilotage in the inland with Hongkong to-day:-Ajax, waters in China.

Hartlepool, Portland Maru, Silver

- Royal Artillery Headquarters notify | Bucharest. Claracamus, Herborg. Mr. Wang fasisted on the neces- Teak,

that gun practice will take place from Madrid. sity for revision of existing treaty Chunghwab, Yuensang, Harting-Stonecutters in the direction of Hongkong. provisions affecting this matter. ton, Phemius, Aramis, G. G. Paul, Groen Island between It is understood that legal points Doumer, Hozan Maru, Jenny pm, on the 18th inst of the problem were reserved for Moller, Benayols, Wing Lee.

Central negotiations.

furthor

News..

The weddings are announced to take Ng (or Eng) Yeo-chan otherwise place shortly of Mr. Alfred Thomson, known as Ng Yuo-chom, merchant, articled clerk, of 19, On Lan Street, of 11, Ching Fung Street, who died Hongkong, to Miss Ethel Smith, ot on April 2, left local estate of $20,200, 15, Sun Taun Street, Tai Hang, long- Pronte of the will has been granted kong and Mr. John Malcolm Ovana, Ne Yee-tik and Ng Pul-Sze, mor marihor, of Chineso Maritime Cus- *an Jean Margaret Ground-

Basta

18 A.

and

Distillers

57.11/10 Dunlop Rubber

304 Everrendy 5/sh. 10 General Electric :6.01% (England)

7.30% Boots

20% Tmpl. Chem Ind.

405

119 Impl. Chem Ind.

Def. 10/sh. 36.7/32 Impl, Tobacco

1/64 Woolworths

21.09 Internat."

no par val

10.30%

22.40 Pinchin

11034

10/- sh..

1/0.1/10 Turner & Newall

21/7,21/7 126/- 125/-

23/6 23/6 91/- 91/- 40/- 40/1 88/0 887- 40/14 49/10% 28/ 27/0

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Rabber

stops pains

immediately

20/020/6

8/10 xd 0/-

120/-

09/-

00/-

Nickel

$ 24% $ 24%

(Bearer) Gula Kalumpang

Electric Mösten?!!!

Induktsica

27/6

Johnson

40/3

40/0

Tropea Mines

45/0

40/0

Longlangto

23/3

24/3

Estates

y

Miscellaneous.

27/1% 20/0

21

10

...

12/7% 12/0

London Tin 10/-

Ali. Pekin Synd 2/-

"ord. she

24/24/-

9/9

33/

11/0

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Anglo-Poralan Oil

40/0

Darme Oil A..

82/6.

03/3

Southern Railway.

(Deferred)

Royal Date 100

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21.13/16 Canadian Pacific

-108 British Wireless.

Rubbor Trusta'

86/-

S'hal Elec. Constr

67

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ly, $26 sh. $ 13% 13% Chartd. 16/- ahe

Van Ryn Doop --

6370.

.1/0.13/10 .21.02 Brussels. Stockholm. 19.39%

.2.40 Copanlingen Lisbon

.110 .1/0.1/10 Bombay: Rotarian II. Hong Sling gave an

.1/2% .44 intervaling: talk at the Rotary Club Yokohama.

Chinese on the

Montevideo. .00% tin yesterday

210 Belgrade theatre. Rotarian M, K. Lo presided.

Montreal. .4.80%

21.10/10 Silver (spot). Silver (forward).213. War Loan...105.1/10

During heavy rains last night, part of the roof at 86 Queen's Road Con-

Rio

1/2 Unilever

44

392

216 Anglo-Dutch 4.85% Burma Corpn: Is.

$63/9

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Trad. (Berror) Goldenhitiei. Crown Minne

28/127/6-

248/0

248/9