1935-03-28 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

THURSDAY, MARCH

1935.

NEW MANAGER OF JUNKMEN IGNORE TEN YEARS IN GAOL

ELECTRIC CO.

MR. SORBY ASSUMES POST

CRIES FOR AID

VESSEL AT MERCY OF SEA

30 YEARS WITH

COMPANY

THREE FEARED

CASTLE PEAK MURDER CASE

LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE

LATEST SHARE QUOTATIONS

the

Comment on the inability of some jurors to understand English was made during the closing stages London Stock Exchange have been

The following quotations of the Castle Peak murder trial received by Messrs. Swan, Calbertson before Mr. Justice A. D. A. Mac-and Fritz in conjunction with Reuter. Gregor, Chief Justice, at the

Mar. 20. Mar. 27. Criminal Sessions yesterday.

British Government Securlifes Chan Cho (25) described as War Loan 3%

found not

redm, after 1932 £105% 210576 Blown from its moorings off cargo smuggler, was

Chinese Bonds parture for Home by the Blue Lamma Island by a sudden squallity of murder but guilty of 44% Bond 1898 Funnel liner Agamemnon yester-on Sunday, the locally-registered manslaughter and sentenced to

With Mr. J. D. Butcher's de-

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day, Mr. V. Sorby has assumed trading Junk 2850V was carried the position of Manager of the out many miles to aen before it Hongkong Electric Co., Ltd., with capsized. Three of the crew, which he has been associated for clinking to the sail, were carried over thirty years. His promotion Into Chinese waters, and their fate to this responsible post is well-s unknown. deserved, and he has receivėd The junkmaster, with another numerous congratulations on the member of the crew, clung to some appointment.

spara and were later rescued by Mr. Sorby was born in then junk from Aberdeen, and taken village of Hardwich, near Shef- to Cheung Chau. fald, in 1881, and was educated

In a report to the polled yest ir- at Doncaster Grammar School and day, the junkmaster compla'ns Sheffield Technical School. Later, that three other junks, which had be become articled pupil to the previously passed them, ignored Inte Mr. William Johnson, Man-help shouts for help. Ager of the Sheffield Electric Supply Co., Ltd:

It was in May, 1904, that Mr. NEW YORK STOCK

EXCHANGE

MARKET UPWARD

YESTERDAY

Sorby Joined the sta of the Hongkong Electric Company. At that time, the generating station was situate at Wing Fung Street, Wanchal, and the power was car- rled into the city by overhead wites. The station had to be

New York, Mar. 27. shut down for three hours every Sunday, in

The following reports on the New order to permit of York stock market have been received the cleaning of the switchboard. through Messrs. Swan, Culbertson, & Mr. W. II. Wickham was Manager Fritz: The Wall Street Jourgett at that time, and Mr. H. B. Bridger report on yesterday's markets states: the senior assistant.

Stocks were generally upward, dae to Since thong days, Mr. Sorby has more optimistic undertone, in spite of the seven-point break in United come into more or lena close con- States Smelting, Refining and Mining tact with all the departments of Co's stock, owing to the Company the Company's generating station paying a dividend of unly 31 on their -maina, meters and administration Common share, as compared with $3 -and for the past five years he in January, and also due to the an: has been Mains Engineer and nouneed decline in their January am First Assistant. He is a member February earnings. The Belger of the Institution of Electrical Bonds were erratic and were featured lied sharply owing to covering. Engineers, and has always kept by the strength of U.S. Government woll abreast of the times in his issues, due to the successful conver- professional career.

sion of the Fourth Liberty trues, It is Interesting to note that Stocks on the Curb Exchange--rúted Mr. Sorby W service with the slightly firmer,

Wheat prices ad- Imperial Yeomanry (Yorkshire Vaneed on reports of dust storms.

New York and Chicago commodity Dragoons) in the South African

received

Blessre, through reports War in 1901-02 and also served Swan, Culbertson and Fritz:- as a gunner aboard II.M. auxiliary Cotton: The thrent by the Silver merchant cruiser Enipress of Rus-Bloc to carry the issue to the next Aia in 1914-15 when she was election, if necessary, renewed in cruising off Manlin, the Southern Hation sentiment. It is expected that India Ocean and the Red Sea.

opposition by the Administration will probably result in varying news and In his early days in the Colony, Mr. Sorby was

a two-ided trading market. A re keen Volunteer, duction in output by 26 hus been being a member of the Artillery authorised in some mili.. The tack Company. He was winger of the of short welling wenk noticeable, The Corps Rifle Championship in 1908-transfer from May option to Inter

in positions in beginning. 09 and competed at Bisley 1910,

In 1917, Mr. Sorby married Miss Patricia Conway, and they have three children-a young daughter at present in Hongkong, and two sons who are at school in England. Both Mr. and Mrs. Sorby have made a wide circle of friends in Hongkong, amongst whom they enjoy much popularity.

LOCAL WEDDING

PRETTY CEREMONY AT H.K. UNION CHURCH

A wedding of much interest was celebrated yesterday afternoon at

ten years hard labour.

Д

Ho Wing was acquitted of mur- der and discharged.

(Eng. La.) .... £100% £100% · 4% Loan 1908', £.09 £ 80. 6% Loan 1012... £ 80 £.89

Reorg Loan 5% Bonds 1926-47 £ 964 £ 06

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S'hai-Nanking Rly. 81%81%

Tiunt.-Pukow Tient.-Pukow Rly.

Tallway (Supl.

The trial opened on Monday and concluded at 7.80 p.m. yester-6% day. The jury was an hour and a half in coming to its decision." ed to court for further

After retiring, the jury return- Instruc- tions, the Foreman stating that they required onlightenmont on the difference between murder and manslaughter and that one member of the jury would like the matter explained to him by an interpreter.

Formal Protest

1

point raised but said that there

His Lordship explained the

was no authority for calling on an interpreter to assist the jury. He would ask the Foreman to enquire if the juror concerned was now clear on the issue before deciding what course should be taken.

RADIO BROADCAST

A Jazz Recital From The Studio

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

6-6.30 p.m. Children's Studio Con- cert.'

6.80-7 p.m. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra...

7 p.m. Stock Quotations. 7.03-7.30 p.m. Vocal Gems, C.B. Cochran's 1930 Rovao," The Gondoliers (Gilbert & Sullivan), Florodora (Stuart).

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The juror having expressed himself satisfied, the jury again Allied Iron Found- retired.

On the reappearance, of the jury and before they delivered their verdict, Mr. McNeill suid ho desired on behalf of himself and Mr. D'Almada to make a formal protest that the jury should con- tain a member who did not under- stand fully the addresses to the Jury and his Lordship's charge.

His Lordship: You merely wish to make a formal protest?

Mr. McNeill: That is all, His Lordship said it was a grave matter but it was one which no- body in the court could possibly hare guarded against as the system of selection for a com- on Jury was of course, well known. The juror was supposed to have sufficient knowledge of English to understand it and one assumed hore, as in Wales, that they had a knowledge of the language of the country and it sometimes turned out that that knowledge was not so great as it might have been.

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Advice to Juror His Lordship in his aumming Grains: Wheat: While the extent up said there was no suggestion of damage caused by dust storms is that either of the two accused questionable, sensational reports con- actually struck the fatal blows but tinue to be the chief price factor that they were parties to a con- Corn: Light primary receipts, dur la structive murder. They could bu the influence of the wheat minricet. apparently on a domestic rather than found guilty of murder if the jury were satisfied that either of them a world basis, are inviting imporis.

Rubber: Yesterday's tightening of "WBB one of a gang of men who set prices by fractions was constructive, out to commit a felony in the

was murdered.

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1. Rainbow's End.

Nola. Fred Carpio,

P.S. I Love you.

Aunt Jemima's Birthday.

Julian Silverio.

3. Saxophone Stability.

The Bouncing Ball.

4. "The Revellers Tria"

Sweet of you.

Okay Tools.

Terry Lou.

Fred Carpio, Terry Lou and Hulian Silverio. 6. p.m. Time Weather Report.. 8.03-10.30 p.m. Chinese Studio Con- cert,

10.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Quotations.

10.35 p.m. Close Down

Z.E.K. Programme

Stock

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8.30-3 p.m. Grand Opera.

"Tannhauser"

(Wagner),

- Venusberg

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Aria-Tristan and Isolde"--Isoide"

Love Song (Wagner).

Nanny Larsen-Tudsen (Soprano). Orchestra "Prince Igor Overture

(Borodin).

Arin "La Boheme"-Your Tiny

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- the Union Church, Kennedy Road, when Miss Evelyn M. Duff was married to Mr. Archibald Donegal 11 Commodity Index Wyllie, the Rev. E. G. Powell

10 Leading Stocks officiating at the ceremony.

The bride, who in the elder Anter. Smelting daughter of the late Mr. W. J. Auburn

Case, J.I.

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Duff and Mrs. Duff of The Square, El. Bo. & Sh. Cough, Co. Tyrone, N. Ireland, was formerly a member of the nursing staff of the Kowloon Hospital.

Mr. Wyllie, who is attached to the Dairy Farm Co. at Pokfulam, is the younger son of Mr. W. T. Wyllie and the late Mrs. W. T. Wyllie of Thornley Bank, Glasgow, Scotland

Int. Tel. & Tel

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SHIPPING LOSSES

SPIRITED DERATE IN HOUSE OF COMMONS

London, Mar, 27.

In considering the value of Leung Kam's evidence the jury must bear in mind that she had n "charming disposition to agree with everything which was sug- bygested to her and some of her stories were figments of the Imagination or exaggerated. The jury must also ignore the description

the first accused

charge sheet smuggler" แต่ this was irrelevant and they had it on a good authority that in some circumstances it WOR a "glorious thing to be a regular

The bride, who was given away by Dr. J. T. Smalley, Senior Medical Oficer of the Kowloon Hospital, wore a delphiniurn blue A spirited debate took place in allk marocaine two-piece sult the House of Commons to-day on trimmed with silver grey and sat Beltish shipping losses during the off with a small close fitting blue past winter. Several Labour hat and silver groy eye-vell, grey members complained that the stockings and gloves to match, Board of Trade was not sufficiently She carried a bouquet of ahadednetivo in inspecting vessels, and pink roses.

In allowing ships in bad repair to

of the on "cargo a

pirate king!"

In expressing thanks to the jury

Chosen Corpn... Crown Mines .... Randfontein

Estales Spring Mines Sub-Nigul Rhokana Corpora

tion

Heddle Nash (Tenor). 9-9.20 p.m. Light Orchestral Selec.

Waldteufel Memories (arr. Finck): Fantasia on Scottish Aira (arr.

Mulder)?

My Treasure-Waltz (Becucci).

9.20-9.30 p.m. Love's Old Sweet Song--Descriptive Ballad Ridout).

(arr.

9.30 p.m. Press Bulletins, Stock Quotations.

9.35-10 p.m. Variety.

Orchestra-Love, Life and Laughter

-Selection.

Songs-Gracle Fickls-Medley,

Graelo Fields (Comedienne),

Piano SolosIf I Love Again. Piano Soles Jill Darling-Selection. Patricia Ronsborough. Organ Solo-In a Clock Store.

Terence Cases

10 p.m. Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

-This-Evening's-Broadcast-From-

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Special programmer

Par for

Easter!!

·Esteners will be broadenas from Zeeses sa follows:

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that if the member to whom re- New York cammodity exchange are ference had been made felt un-issued by Reuter:

comfortable about his knowledge

of the English language and felt.

that he would rather be off the

roll of jurora, his Lordship sald May he felt sure if the member made July application to the Registrar, it October would be sympathetically con- December sidered.

Bouth Asia Zone, broadcast from DJD. (19.76 metres) and DIN (1.45 matres).

6.45 p.m. 1111), DIN Announcement (Germ Engl) German Folk Song, Pr Stemize-Forecast (German, Eng-

tab).

Musia and Topicsi, Eventa.

English.

.5 p.m. Chamber Munte.

Qufatal for

Hatboy, Clarinet, Bakeonn, Item and Plans, Roderich Kleemann, 1.30 pan. "The letter" a sketch.

1.45 p.m. News in German,

Y., Conrart of Light Male.

B. News In English.

B. p.m. Clown down Din, DJN (Cerm

Engl.)

EAST ABIA ZONE

East Hala Zone broadcast through DJA on 31.88 metres, and DIN (11.15 metres),

p.m. JA. DIN Announcement" (Germa Engl.) German Folk Bong.. 1'ram kramme Porsenal (Germ, Engl.)

the Young Folket Graf Zeppelin. A Radlo Play about his Tlf.

1.15 p.m. For

1.45 pm, News in English on DJ and

In Datch on DJN.

p.m. "The Trumpeter's

Darling."

Operetta by Brune Hardt-Warden -mod-Paul- Dache,

Nown in German on DJA and BJN.

11.30 p.m. Chamber Mosir, Quintet for

Oboe.

Clarinet, Bassoon. Horn

and Piano.

10.82/82 12.15 am, Nawa in English on DJA and

10.85/86

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on behalf of the community and himself, his Lordship

exempted

234

the members from further jury

26%

service for two years.

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His Lordship also remarked

The following quotations on the

New York Cotton

10

Mar. 26,

Mar. 27.

Close

Closing

$1.15 p.m.

11.00

· 11.07/07

11.10

11.13/11

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10.79

January (1930) 10.81 March

Spot

March

10.89

11.35

10.05/93 11.35

New York

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11.75

11.82

July

11.02

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September

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December

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Winalper Wheat.

06-95

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GBP

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They specially mentioned the

Attending the bride wore the go to sen Miases M. J. Wilson (Matron of Honour), Principal Matron of taases of the La Crescenta, Saxilby, the Government Civil Hospital, Millpool, Usworth and Jean N. Edwards. They wore Gowrie.

and Blair

attired in beige Ince and georgette The President of the Board of with large brown picture hats, Trade, Mr. Runciman, replying for brown shoes and gloves. They the Government, announced that carried African daisies.

an investigation on the broadest

The duties of best man were possible lines Into the recent undertaken by Mr. H. C. Watson, shipping losses would be under- Vaterinary Surgeon attached to taken by a Court of Inquiry, to be the Dairy Farm Co.

presided over by Lord Merrivale. Following the wedding core-Ho said the Labourites had money,

reception was held at the suggested that a certain number Gloucester Hotel, and later the of vessels had been badly design happy couple left for the honey-ed, had bad accommodation for moon which is being spent at their crows and were unsafe, Manila. On leaving, Mrs. Wyllie Although the Board of Trade wore a golden brown ribbed silk carried out nearly 12,000 Inspec two-piece suit with white silk tions last year, ho claimed that Ballor collar,

the standards of Inspection were higher in British porta than in Two cases of Meningitis, and one any other country, owing to the Case of Animal Rabies from the New spirit of the mercantile marine Territories, were reported to the focal and the Board of Trade or Health authorities on Tuesday.

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