1935-03-19 — Page 19

Unsettled Markets

EUROPE'S UNREST CAUSES DECLINE

GERMAN ISSUES

DROP

MOTOR FATALITY SEQUEL

LORRY DRIVER ON SERIOUS CHARGE

SESSIONS TRIAL

The Island Road motoring fatality on January 29 was re- New York, March 18. called at the Criminal Sessions Reporting on stock market con- this morning, when Leung Yim, ditions, the Wall Street Journal driver of motor lorry No. 931, was states that the Block, Bond, Curb, charged before the Chief Justice, Grain and Commodity Exchanges Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor, with the were unsettled, due to the European manslaughter of Lau Cheuk-so, Bituntion, with stocks breaking nged sevin years. more than

steadying.

two

points before Mr. J. A. Fraser, Assistant Attorney General, represented the The American Telephone & Tele-Crown, while prisoner was defend graph Co.'s shares dropped to theird by Mr. R. C. H. Lim, instructed lowest level in three years.

Belgian issues were featured in a bronk of more than five points on the bond market. German Issues dropped as much as two points. The dollar soared in terms of sterling currencles but declined in terms of gold rates. The Bolga rallied owing to news that France was ready to protect gold bloc rates against specula

tors.

Traders on Wall Street regard Belgium as being off the free gold standard, due to her modified embargo on gold and foreign ex- change, in spite of the insistence

by Mr. Peter Sin, of Peter Sin and Co.

The Jury empanelled for the caso consisted of Messrs. Eric Henry Watts, Kai Henning Secher, Allan Wheeler, Lam Wan-po, Sia Ho-kint, Thomas Wong and Chui Hong-fang.

Produced in Court was a large; drawing of the section of the road involved, while models of the lorry and the car were used for demonstration purposes.

Mr. Fraser said the scene of the accident was the part of Island Road Immediately above Repulse Bay Hotel garage, at the division

of members of the Belgian Govern- of the road. It was almost im- mont that the Belga's

gold mediately opposite the gate of the standard position has not weakan-, large manalon on the Aberdeen side

ed.

The break in sterling by five pointe brought chaos to the com-

The sugar market, alone, gained duo to the uncertain Cuban altua- tion.-Swan, Culbertson and Fritz TENSION EASED

New York, Mar. 18. The announcement by the French Premier M. Flandin, that France

of the bridge lending to the garage. LORRY OVERLOADED The collision was between a

age

Whs 23

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY, MARCH 19, 1935.

Baron von Neurath, the German Foreign Miolater, who has Informed the British Ambassador, that his Government all desires the British

wilt to Burlis to be mada.

LOAN TO CHINA IN QUESTION

NO DECISION YET TAKEN

NANKING VIEW AWAITED.

modity market in which much sell-large Ford lorry and a small nine ing was traceable to

foreign horse-powered Fiat car. On sources,

January 29 about 2.30 p.m.. the lorry, loaded with 40-foot bars Lent Into 20-foot lengths, was

London, March 18. going down the hill approaching tional loan to China was raised The question of an interna- the garage. It was driven by the again to-day in the House of prisoner and there was no-one else with him. The Fiat car was Commons by Mr. Geoffrey Man- driven by Hau Coi-alu, now dead, der, and Mr. Anthony Eden, the and it was approaching in the Lord Privy Seal replied on be- and Belgium have agreed on a opposite direction. The driver half of the Government that the "programme to defend the monies had borrowed the ear for that situation was unchanged since of the gold bloc nations against, afternoon from a friend, to take Sir John Simon, the Foreign inflation", has eased the foreign a party of small boys out for Minister, had clarified the post- exchange tension here.

ride. The driver's However, it is thought that this and the eldest boy was 16, while tion, insofar as Great Britain effect may be counteracted by the the youngest was seven. Four of was informed, on March 6. latest activities of Herr Hitler.the children hat in the back of He was unable to any what com-

the car, with the deceased boy amunications may

passed ting on the knees of one of them. between China and other powers In the front with the driver wore in this direction, Mr. Eden added. two more children. -

Whether an effort would be The lorry, alleged Air. Fraser, made in assist China with a loan was overlonded by approximately in which there would be the widest a ton. The iron bars were folded participation by various nations, into two, and were loaded on the was practicable, could not be two aldes of the lorry. The ends Government had stated its views

determined Until

Chinese projected past the side of

the in this respect. lorry. The ends projected past the side of the driver's cab. They Mr. Mander asked for assurance obstructed the driver's view on that the Japanese Government either front side to a certain ex-would not be permitted to veto tent, but not directly in front. any loan proposal by

any other Mr. Fraser then proceeded to describe the events leading to the collision.

United Press.

CO-OPERATION NEARER

power.

have

the

Mr. Eden replied that the ques- tion-did not arise.—

CHINA AND JAPAN DRAW TOGETHER

Peiping, March 19. Colonel

Takahashi, Military Attache of the Japaneso Legation, declared in an interview that preliminary exchange of viowa on the proposed move for Sino-

Replying to questions from Japanese economic co-operation |

HOPELESS CASE

Capt. Peter MacDonald, Unionist. Evidence was given by Dr, G. H. Mr. Eden said he did not think was still in progress and that no

dis.Thomas. Medien! Oficer of the the question of Manchuria and concrete proposal had been cussed so far.

Government Civil Hospital, who the League of Nations' attitude However,

the stated that the dead boy was ad- to It, would come up for discha he expressed opinion that the prospects were mitted to the hospital at 4.20 p.m.sion during his visit to Russia.--- brighter as the tide of publie on January 29. He was uncon-Reuter. oplulon in North and South China selous and Was suffering from appeared to have gradually moved numerous scalp wounds, from in favour of economie co-operation which brain matter was protrud- with Japan, as was indicated in ing. Je died at 9 p.m. on the the suspension to a greater degree same day.

Central News,

+

DENIAL ISSUED

Nanking, March 19. It is officially denied to-day that an International

of anti-Japanese boycott agitation. On being admitted to hospital, the question of

the boy was taken to the operating loan to China, was raised when Sir theatre at once. Witness did Alexander Cadogan met Mr. Hau everything he could for him, but, Mo, Permanent Secretary of the SENT TO HOUSE OF judging from his injuries, nothing Chinese Foreign Office, yesterday,

could have been done to save him. Alexander's visit to the Forelan It is further stated that Sir Seven others were admitted to hospital together with Lag. Chouk. Office was merely in connection with Two of these were also taken routine business.--Central News.

LOAN PROSPECTS -

Shanghai, March 19.

DETENTION

VAGRANT WHO FELL

to the operating theatre, but the injuries of the others were not very serious. The total weight of INTO HARBOUR

the eight was approximately 667 Prior to his return to Nanking last night after a brief visit here, Budhu, an unemployed Indian, Mr. Lim: If Lay Cheuk-so, the|Mr. Wang Ching-wel, President of appeared before Mr. Wynne-Jones, dead boy, had arrived 15 minutes the Executive Yutan, told pressmen at the Central Magistracy this carlier, could you have saved his that the discussion of the problem morning, on a charge of vagrancy, life?

of an International loan to China

pounds.

and was committed to the House Dr. Thomas: No. I don't think had made progress. He denied of Detention unti arangements anything could have saved his that China was the first to suggest could be made for him to be sent life.

to the interested Powera this pro- away,

cedure Central News,

The hearing is proceeding.

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN

LIGHT IS THE SYMBOL OF TRUTH, James R. Lowell.

Sergeant Russell said defendant arrived in the Colony from Shang- hai on March 15, and on the follow- ing day, while crossing the barbour In the forry, he acciden- tally fell overboard. He was rescued and taken to the Govern ment Civil Hospital being dis

There will be a reception for of tharged yesterday. The defend- ant had been without work in Goncalves Zarco, at the Club Lust ficers of Portuguese naval sloop, Shanghal for the last four years, and had been sick for the past two tano, at 5.80 o'clock this afternoon.

years.

DANISH CONSUL DIES AT HOME

RECENTLY LEFT ON

FURLOUGH

BRIEF

dinner dance will be held - ut Repulse Bay Hotel to-morrow,

The Rov, G. W. Sheppard, General Bible Society in Shanghal, is arriving Secretary of the British and Foreign in Hongkong to-day by the Blue Fun nol liner Philoctetes.

One case each of Small-pox, Diphtheria and Typhold, and two The second annual dinner followed cases of Meningitis, were reported to by a general meeting will be held by the local Health.authorities during the Siamese Students' Association in the wook-end. `

Chios, Hongkong, at-Lane Crawford's

.

| Restaurant, on March 80 at:7 p.m. The many friends of Mr. T. J. Mildren, popular manager of the Chong Fat, driver of private car to No. 2182, was discharged with a cau- Repulse Bay Hotel, will regret learn that he is a patient at the War tion by Mr. Schaneld, at the Central Memorini Hospital, where he has Magistracy this morning, on a sum undergone an operation for apmons of leaving his car unattended in pendicitis. Shanghai, Mar. 19.

Connaught Road Central · for 15 minutes on March 7. M., J. M. News was received here to-day Invitations for the next lectura. of D'Almada Remedios, for the dofon- of the death of Mr. Ove Lunn, the the Italian culture centro have been dant, said he had been. Instructo Danish Consul-General at Shang-issued by the Italian Consul General. by Mr. Latham, the owner of the car, hal.

It will be held by the Association of to plead guilty. Mr. Latham, how- He died in Copenhagen, at the Dante Alighieri on Thursday, March ever did not wish that there should

at-5.80 Age of 61, within a week of his 25, 54.5.30 p.m. what the Rov, Fr. T. ba any mark registered against the

¡J, will give a talk on defendant, because it was on his in arrival there on homo leave "Raffaello" in the Jacobean Room of structions that he took the car outalde, Reutor:

the Hongkong Hotel..

''the Engineers' Institute.

S'HAI MARKET REPORT

EXCHANGE WEAK

AT OPENING

· (Special to "Telegraph”)

Shanghai, Mar. 19.

The Foreign Exchange Market here is weak due to the agitation among realty owners for the la Buance of bonds, secured by title deeds, which is interpreted as being Inflationary.

The market continues easy at 10.30 a.m. There is some demand by merchants auted.

The murket was unsy at the close of the morning ocasion

buyers o exuuuge have been predominant throughout the morn- Ing, and it is reported that· S28- soon's interests have been buying. -United Press.

MONGOLIANS' DEMAND

REQUIRE DOMINION

STATUS

(Special to "Telegraph")

Peiping, Mar. 19.

Mr. Pao Yuch-ching, the Pel- ping representative of the Inner Mongolian Political Council, in an Interview to-day, explained the demands for dominion statun made by his people. He said that Sino-Mongolian relations were at present disturbed as n

Aequence.

A considerable courloversy had developed, he said, in which Mongolians alleged that they were being taxed without representation in the Government levying, the taxation.-United Press,

STREET SLEEPER

COMMENDED

HOW A THEFT WAS

PREVENTED

Lam Hung-fong, a street sleeper was commended by Mr. Schofield, at the Central Magistracy this morning, for his action in provent- ing a thief from breaking Into a shop at No. 40 Hennessy Road, ground floor.

Lam noticed thieves attempting to break into the shop, and notffled the owner, who lived on the first floor. As a result, a man named Leung Sam was arrosted with a knife in his possession, but the other man got away,

Addressing Lam, Mr. Schofield said: "I wish to commend you action. very heartily for your You prevented, what might have been in very serious crime, and also saved the 'complainant' from sertous loss."

The defendant was sentenced to two months hard labour,

YOUNG TRAVELLER

MISSING

ON WAY TO SHANGHAI FROM NANKING

Shanghai, Mar. 19. Mr. W. H. Harkness, the young. Princeton University student, who came to China to travel and who left Nanking for Shanghai on | March 14, has been missing ever

since.

It is believed he intended travel alone-Reuter.

INDIANS SENT

TO PRISON

to

ADMIT ROBBERY UNDER ARMS

Shanghal, Mar. 19. Two Indians, Ujagar Singh and Tara Singh wore to-day sentenced to fourteen years' imprisonment and deportation to India charge of armed robbery,

Both pleaded guilty to having entered a tobacco factory, with weapons.Reuter.

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Professor Tonoff and His Tango Orchestra

FOUR STUDIO ITEMS

From ZBW on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilecyclca).

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4-7 pan. Chinese Programme.. 7 p.m. Stock Quotations.

7.03-7,30 p.m. Orchestral Program-

1812 Overture, Op.49 (Tchaikovsky) Crown of India Suite, Op.68 (Elgar),

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7,40-8 p.m. Debroy Somers. Band. The Gay Nineties.

Irving Berlin Waltz Songs.

Nice Goings on "With you here and

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8 p.m. Time and Weather Report, 8.03-8.35 p.m. From the Studio. A Variety Concert,

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Old Man River

Desert Song ......Rex Pedley,

2. Stay as Sweet as you are

Doreen Ma.

8.

Black Bird and Rosu Shrovetide

Mra, O. C. Womack.

4.

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long ..........Rex. I. Pedley.

G.

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Doreen Ma.

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2. Eight Preludes

Beethoven. .......Chopin.

4. Cantonese Songs arranged by

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(b) Moonsong.

(c) Love's Lament.

(d) "Goldshower from the Wcop-

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"Our Favourite Tunca." 10.30 p.m.

Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.

11.10 p.m. Clone Down

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