1935-01-31 — Page 19

GREAT SOCIAL REFORM

HOUSING BILL PRAISED

ANTI-SLUM

CAMPAIGN

London, Jan. 30. In moving the second reading of the Housing Bill in the Com- mons, the Health Ministor, Sir Hilton Young, enld it marked an urgently needed step forward in

a great social reform.

of

The Government's programme for dealing with the evils alums and overcrowding had de- veloped in two stages,

The campaign against aluma had been auccessfully launched. The organisation poriad was over and they were now seeing the first results of the work based upon it. In the paat year for which he had full records, the number for whom rehousing ar rangements

undertaken were amounted to 300,000 persona. During January. 6,000 houses for rehousing slum dwel- lers had been erected, and within five years the rehousing of one and quarter million people would be completed.

OVERCROWDING PROBLEM

The sccond stage was a direct attack

the evil Фл

of. over.

THE HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH

HAUPTMANN ALIBI STRENGTHENED

SURPRISE WITNESS

PRODUCED

SAW ACCUSED ON NIGHT

OF KIDNAPPING

Flemington, Jan. 30.

THURSDAY, JANUARY 31,

LONDON

MARKET NERVOUS

GÖSSIPING OLD LADIES

RUBBER FEELS EFFECTS-

London, Jan. 30. Financial difficulties of the well-known grain firm of Strause and Company, Ltd., are causing nervousness in other markets. than the Baltic Ex- change, and more especially in A surprise witness has come forward to strengthen Mincing Lane whore rumours the alibi of Bruno Hauptmann, charged with the kid-are rife among the brokers. napping of the Lindbergh baby and with the child's murder. He maintains that he saw Hauptmann, on the night the kidnapping occurred, at the bakery in the Bronx, New York, where Mrs. Hauptmann was employ.. ed;

and under cross-examination he was not shaken. At the conclusion of three and a half days of gruel- ling cross-examination at the hands of the State Attorney-General, fr. David T. Willentz, Bruno Haupt mann, charged with the Lindbergh kidnapping crime, stepped down from the witness stand to-day.

Mr. Edward Reilly, attorney for the defence, called Mrs. Hauptmann, wife of the accused, and she provided alibis for her husband both on the day of the kidnapping and of the payment of the $50,000 ransom.

was

by

V

The albi

considerably crowding, a great but notetrengthened

surprise unmanagable problem. The first with. 19 who followed Mrs. ossential was that of arriving | Hauptmann. He was a carpen- nt n national, standard ofter, named Carlstrom, and be wall what overcrowding was. This he saw Hauptmann at the bakery had been ageed upon, and the where his wife worked at 8.40 survey mode would give, for the o'clock on the night of the kid- first time, accurate knowledge of napping. the evil. The next would be the presentation of schemes by local authorities for the proviston of necessary nccommodation in houses and in Ants of three or four storeys.

Furthermore, he whe sure of! the date because it was his birth- day.

Mrs. Hauptmann, who behind the counter of the bakery, served him, he recalled.

WDB

He did not know the accused personally, but he recognised him from his pletures in the news- papers as the man who had been in the bakery thut evening.

The Di would give power to pull down, reconstruct or recondi tion, but rehousing schemes must be carried out in close relation to the proposcil achemes for town planning as a whole. The Bill

Mr. Willentz exhaustively cross- would make it a legally punish-examined this witness with a view able offence, after the appointed to discrediting his evidence. day, to overcrowd a house In-Reuter. excess of the fixed standard.

SUBSIDY DECISION

General subsidies were not in fended but they would be given In cases where the housing mi- thorities represented that they could not, without such assial- ance, provide Amall housca at in- clusive rents of about 10/- weekly in towns and from 3/- to 5- in the rural areas.

Sir Hilton Young emphasised the value of the work expected of, the public utility-societies, whose. efforts would be encouraged to the utmost. He looked

for great Assistance, particularly from the Central Housing Advisory Com- mittee, in the work of standardisa- tion and simplifention of parts and in grouping of orders for materials, British Wireless.

REGULATING RUBBER

SCHEME WORKING

Siam's King Obdurate

NO SUGGESTION OF COMPROMISE

DELEGATES WAITING.

London, Jan, 30. There is as yet no indication that the King of Siam has finally decided whether or not he will abdiente.

SAVING MALAYA GAME

NATIONAL PARK PLANNED

REFUGE FOR

WILD LIFE

London, Jan. 30,

Ono observer likens conditions there to

what might be found among gossiping old ladies at a ten party.

RADIO BROADCAST

Children's Concert From The Studio

ZE.K. PROGRAMME · From Z.BW., on a wavelength of 385 metres (846 kilocycles):

5-6 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

6-6,30 p.m. "Children's Studio

Concert.

6.30-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7 p.m. Local Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.29 p.m. Pinnoforte Recital by Sergei Rachmaninoff.

1. Troika en Traineaux, Op. 37, No. 11 (On a Three-Horse

Blolgh) (Tchaikovsky),

2. Polka do W. R.

(Rachmaninoff).

3. One lives but Once-Waltz

(Straus),

4. Etude Tableau in A Minor,

Op. 89 (Rachmanino), 7.23-7.30 p.m. Summer Day's Suita (Eric Coates).

Variety. 7.36-8 pm. Rubber, сосол, pepper and shellac are all under the Influence Instrumental-Give me Liberty,

or Give me Love of these rumours.

Instrumental-Melody in Spring. Band Maurice Chevaller Songs-

Medley. Songs-Melville Gideon Medley.

Recently a big financial group has been buying pepper at rising prices and there is no doubt that their commitments are extremely

This heavy.

fact han bern causing some nervousness, which was accentuated by the news of the dimeulties

Strauss of the

India manager company, whose recently committed suicide.

As many brokers deal in pepper and shellic, the latter commodity is also suspect; while nervousness hna crossed the lane and now affected rubber.

has

Enquiries by Rester have re- vealed that surplus supplies of shillac have been taken into new and very strong hands, while the pepper situation is unlikely to alter before February 8, when commitments estimated tween £1,000,000 and £2,000,000 will be met.

to

at

be-

It is pointed out on all sides of weakness that the present rubber is entirely sympathetic and is mainly dye

whispering campaign. Brokers slate that the market is resistant and intrinsi- cally sound-Reuter,

MARKET PANICKY

Bombay, Jan. 39. The seeds market has continued Malaya for years past for the to be panicky throughout the day preservation of wild life, declar-here,

Laws had been in force in

Melville Gideon (Baritone). Song Dancing on the Coiling.

Jessie Matthews (Soprano), 8 pm. Time and Weather Report. 8,02-10.50

Chinese Studio p.m.

Concert.

9.30 p.m.

Prens Hulletins, Stock and Commodity Quotations,

10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock and Commodity Quotations. 10.35 p.m. Close Down.

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME 8.10.10 p.m.

Europena. Recorded Music from 2.EK. on a frequency of 640 k.e's.

8.30-8.57 p.m.

Concert Tiems. 'Cello Solo Goyescas-Intermezzo

(Granados).

Pablo Canals. Songs-Solveig's Song ("Peer

-Gyn!") (Grieg). Songa, Tiere the Gentle Lark

(Bishop).

Mavis Bennett (Soprano). Violin Solo-Hungarian Dance No. 2 in D Minor (Brahma), Violin Solor Cavalina (Raff,

Op. 85).

Arthur Cattern 51. Senga-Chorus, Gentleinen (Lohr). Songs-OT to Philadelphia

(Haynes).

Perry leming (Baritone), 8.57.9.30 p.m. The Entire Musleni Numbers from "He Wanted Adven- turo" with Bobby Howes, Wylie Wat- son, Marie Burke, Raymond Newell,

Choru Judy Gunn, Theatre

La Source Ballet (arr.

Winterbottom).

ed Sir Philip Cunliffe-Lister, Traders are apparently appre-Orchestra.

hensive of the findings of a special 9.30 p.m. Presa Bulletins, Com- Secretary of State for the

committee of dealers, which has mality Qustutions, Colonies, when replying to F been formed to make investigations Mirelin Overture (Gounod, arr.

9.35-10 p.m. Band Music. question in the House of Com-in connection with the application

O'Donnell). толь.

for the receivership of Strauss and The Commission's report on a Company Ltd.-United Press.

comprehensive new

ordinance drafted in Straits Settlements and intended serve as model for Kame

preservation legislation in the Malay States, in order that a uniform system may be achieved throughout the peninsula, brought questions from the House,

ALLEGED ROBBER

CHARGED

Negotiations were proceeding Seen To Drop Weapon

for the extension of the large existing game reserve in the state of Penang,, sald Sir Philip, 80 that with contiguous territories In whole might other states, the serve na n huge national park in the area recommended by the Com-

mission.

Mr. Alfred Knox asked whether

During Chase?

HELD FOR HEARING WEDNESDAY

No word of his decision, or his state of mind, is obtainable from the household in Knowle Park, where the ministerin! delegation it would be possible to preserve Shum Mau-sheung, 26, stated to from Bangkok recently met His wild game by making it com- be a tallar, appeared on remand Majesty,

mercially unprofitable to slaugh- before Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the It is known that the King ister. He mentioned, as AR

Kowloon Magletracy this morning still awaiting further word from stance, that the fine for killing charged with assault with intent to the Siamese delegation which a rhinoceros was $250, and sald rob, by two or more, on the first came here from Bangkok to re- the kill was worth $2,000.

floor of No. 161 Tal Chung Street. quest the ruler to reconsider his Sir Philip agreed that the ques- The hearing of the case was Intention of abdicating. But the Referring in the House of Com-King has frequently informed the no of commerce should be taken Into, consideration, and, the fact delegates that unless the Govern is, it is, he said-Reuter. ment dropped the measure of reform in the matter of the "royal prerogative" he would be reluctantly compelled to quit his kingdom. He knew, he said, that

SATISFACTORILY.

London, Jan. 80.

far

IN WIRELESS TOUCH

fixed for next Wednesday when committal proceedings will be taken. For the prosecution, Detective Sergeant Kennedy stated that the defendant with four others wont

Wedding of the Rose (Jessel). Hobomoko-Intermezzo (Reçves). Amaretten Tanze (Gangl). Valse des Alouettes (Drigo).

10 p.m. Close Down.

FAT-CATTLE- SUBSIDY

ADVANCES TO BE CONTINUED

London, Jun; 30. Inter-governmental discussions, particularly with the Dominions Governments concerned, are still proceeding actively regarding the long

term solation of the livestock problem. The

Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Waller Elliot, when asked in Parliament whether the fat cattic subsidy would be continued after

March 31, said the United King- dan Government, recognising the difficulties facing Governments concerned, had de- clded to extend the period of dis-

of the

to the floor where they assaulted cussion. They therefore proposed three inmates. An alarm was to introduce legislation providing raised and the robbers bolted. for further advances covering, in

mons to the International Rubber Regulation Committee's communi- que showing that permissible ex- ports for the last seven months of 1934 were nearly 490,000 tons and actual experts just over 488,000 tons, the Colonial Secretary, Sir the people as a whole did not up- The following ships are expected Defendant was chased and caught the first instance, a period of three Cunliffe Lister, and the figures prove of the Government's inten-to be in wireless communication by Mak Wo, a fitter of the Kowloon months.--British Wireless. showed the scheme had no

ilons:

with Hongkong to-day-Somali, Mator Bus Company. While run- worked very satisfactorily.

Last week the delegation again Tatsuta Maru, President Johnson,ning the defendant was observed to Regarding steps to be taken requested the King to reconsider Tasman, Hokusan Maru, Pelping, drop a parcel which was found to under the restriction scheme to

his conditions; but it is under-Nagara Maru, Cante Verde, La contain two scissors bindes made un contral production by natives in the stond that he replied that he was Plata Maru, Holhow. Sheng Lee, as daggers.

At the Mongkok Dutch East Indies, and their effec- unable to agree to

the request. President McKinley, General Sher- Police Station the defendant was tiveness in the event of

The delegates are waiting for a man. New Mathilde, Shantung, sen substan- tial rise in the price of rubber, he word of encouragement to break Sirdhana, President Grant, General searched and in his right hand anid ho understood that in some dis- the deadlock-Router.

Lee, Sulsang".

tricts a system of individual restric-

tion was being introduced and in

others control by means of an ex- port duty. He had every confidence

DAY BY DAY

NEWS IN BRIEF

in the ability of the Netherlands A WIBE MAN WILL DESIRE NO MORE HIM.S. Bridgewater, on passage Government to secure effective con-THAN HE MAY GET. JUSTLY, USE to the Africa Station, arrived at trol in any circumstances likely to SOBERLY, DISTRIBUTE CHEERFULLY, Colombo to-day. -Krisc-British Wirclens.

TOMB OF

DYNASTY

AND LEAVE CONTENTEDLY.---Burton,

The sloop Folkestone leaves Manila. to-morrow for Hongkong and is ex- pected to arrive in the Colony on Monday.

The Cunard White" Star Line has

months' hard Sentence of nine ANCIENT

labour each” was passed by Bir Wynne-Jones, at the Central Magis- tracy this morning, on Fung Yat and Leung Sze, unemployed, charged with issued a handy wall calendar, a copy from banishment of which is to hand from the local having returned Fung Yat was banished for a porled office of the N.Y.K. of five years last December, and Loung Sze for ten years in December 1983;

CONTENTS OF VALUE HISTORICALLY

Sianfu, Jan. 31. An ancient tomb of the Han "Dynasty was excavated last week

at a site in the city of Slaufu,

The tomb contains numerous funeral articles of Immenso his torical value, including porcelains and works of art cast in bronze. Excavation work is being con- tinued.—Central News,

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MANCHUKUOANS ADVANCE

(Continued from Page 1.)

pocket was found packet of

0 pepper. In a statement the defen- dant admitted going to the floor 940,000 men and declaring that war and mentioned the name of a man against the Soviet was being pre- Bcale by pared who asked him to go. The man

on an intensive was missing.

Russia's enemies, M. Tuchachevsky, the vice-Commissar for Defence, outlined in a speech before the All- Union Congress hero to-day the work of pr the Govern ment had

GENERAL EXECUTED FOR SMUGGLING

SHIPPED OPIUM BY AEROPLANE

He said that 5,000,000,000 roubles had been spent on Russia's defen- sive system in 1934 and a further 0,500,000,000

roubles would bo owing to the neces spont in

Bityjeting and equipping

EX-MINISTER DIES

the fortifications in the Far East, Nanchang, Jan. 31.

He added that the coast defences The Nanchang Military Head- Four cases of Meningitis and two quarters announces that General in the Far East had been greatly. casos each of Diphtheria and Typhold Huang Fel, Chief of the Air Bureau strongthened during the past four Charged before Mr. E. I. Wynne- were reported to the local fealth of the Hunan Provincial Govern-years-Router.. Jones, ut the Central Magistracy this authorities on Tuesday,

moul, who was charged recently with smureling oplum by aeroplane, morning, with the larceny of a lady's

H.M.S. Kent, flagship of the China has been found guilty and alrendy bag from a boy, Hui Wai-hing, in Pas- sesalen Stroot, Lam Hing, unemploy Fleet, Joaves Manila ed, was sentenced to

to-day executed. four months for Sarawak River and Singapore, hard labour. Bergoant Baldwin stated with His Excellency the Commander

It will be recalled that à plane that the defendant was soon looking in Chief, Admiral Sir Frederie C. conimfsaloned by him, in which twu into the pockets of pedestrians, and Dreyer, on board. The Kent will be boxes of opium were found, was ho brushed against the complainant joined at Sarawak River by the armed detained at Hankow some time ago, and took the bag from his pocket. yacht Falmouth,

-Central News.

Tokyo, Jan. 31. Former Finance Minister Fujli,

a veteran Japanese politician, and

a man hold in high esteem by all partles, died to-day, a victim of tuberculosis-Router.

1985.

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