1935-01-03 — Page 24

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THURSDAY, JANUARY

LIGHTER CREW'S

CLAIM

· CHINA TO PAY LOAN ARREARS

FIRM

WAGE DISPUTE IN COURT

..

The hearing of a claim by a former crow of the Tai Itong

lighter was commenced before Mr. Justice A. D. A. MacGregor, Chlef Justice, at the Supreme Court this morning.

TWO INSTALMENTS ANNUALLY

Nanking. Jan. 3.

1935.

BRITISH STOCKS

WAR LOAN'S NEW

1- RECORD

London, Jan, 2. It was officially announced to- Firmness was displayed in most that two instalments on the sections of the stock markets to Crisp Loan of 1912 would be day, activity in Industrials being paid annually instead of one, be-a notable feature. ginning in 1936.

Gilt-edged issues ahowed renów. Plaintifs were Leung Sing,

This move is made with the ed buoyancy and at the close were Loung Chang, Chan Lo, Leung Kee, piept of cloguing up arrears of quoted appreciably higher, War Leung Man. So Sal-yan, Leung principal. Thus the 1920 instal. Loan 35 per cent, touching a new Fuk, Leung Tal, Chan Kan-ko, Koment will be paid In March, 1936 high record of 100.3/8. Kau. Li Shing, Li On. Tsang Hon- and the 1980 instalment in Septem- man, So King, So Tui and Kwang ber, 1936, and so on.-Neuter. Kwok,

Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed by Mr. G. W. Low, of Messra. Dennys & Co., appeared for plaintiffs, whilst Mr. Leo D'Almada jnr., was instructed by Mr. Sanderson, of Meyers, Ruse & Co., for the defon-

dants,

The total claim was $1,148, alleged to be due for wages.

Opening the case, Mr. Lim sald he understood that Leung Po & Co. were the owners of the lighter Tal Hang and that the vessel was at present in the custody of the Court. The men were engaged through an agent named Ko Kau who gave Leung Sing, the bo'sun, the necessary Instructions,

The lighter was towed to Hol Hau, Kwangtung in August with the plaintiffs on board and returned after two months, having carried no cargo and done no business at Hoi Hau. The men were told to go ashore at Hongkong and wait for instructions and payment, only the bo'son having received any wages: et all.

The crew had never actually been discharged, but they were only claiming up to November, 20,

Leung Sing corroborated and was then cross-examined by Mr. D'Almada.

7,000-MILE R.A.F. FLIGHT

FROM N. W. FRONTIER

TO SINGAPORE

London, Jan. 2. Twelve Hawker Hart aircraft of the No. 11 Bomber Squadron left Risalpur Aerodrome, North-west frontier of India, this morning on an inter-command flight to Singa- port. They were accompanied by Vickere Victoria aircraft of the Bomber Transport flight, India, currying bagkage and equipment.

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Home railways declined unsatisfactory holiday traffic

urns for the last week. The all four aggregate receipts of main lino railways for the past year, however, show a very sub stantial increase on 1938. The total trafic receipts for 1934 are £148,800,000, representing on increase over the 1933 takings of £6,036,000,---British Wireless.

LOCAL LAUNCH PIRATED

CANTON RIVER INCIDENT

The Hongkong-registered launch The aircraft reached Delhi to. Kwong On on her last trip to Can- day and will go on to Gaya to- ton was boarded by pirates in the morrow via Allahabad. They are Canton River and money and pro- dee at Singapore early next week. perty belonging to the crew, valued The longth of the round flight will at over $100, was stolen. be over 7,000 miles-British Wire- !. On Sunday at 6.30 p.m.

the teas,

launch was towing a lighter near the Lin Foo Shan when, four anm- pana surrounded it, the occupants, numbering about 20, armed with revolvers and rifles, hoarding the launch and terror.aing now. They allowed the launch and lighter, the latter carrying a cargo of oil dregs, to proceed to Canton. What promises to be a most at-

On arrival the coxswain, Leung tractive musical event is to take Shing, reported the occurrence to place at the Helena May Institute the Chinese Police. on Friday, February 8, at 9.16 | -—-

CHOPIN RECITAL

ATTRACTIVE EVENT

SHORTLY

He denied that he or the crew were absent from the lighter on trip from Hoi Hau to Hongkong; that the lighter ran aground there p.m., when Mr. A. M. Bowes-Smith some of Chopin's biggest works, during his absence and was re- will give a Chopin recital, such as the Sonata in B Minor, fonted by the flood or that be This will be the first complete the Fantasie la F Minor, the knew Ho Lum, the coxswain of the recital that Mr. Bowes-Smith" has Barcarolle and the Scherzo in Inunch which would be stated to given for over eight years, and B Flat Minor, as well as a Study, have taken witness and eight as his abilities are already widely two Preludes and a Nocturne, members of the crew to Hongkong known, there can be no question Admission will be $2 and $1, whilst they were supposed to be at Ing the point that it will be a real and the entire, proceeds will be Boi Nau.

treat to all lovers of piano music. 'given to the Hongkong Benevolent

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The hearing is proceeding.

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