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UNABLE TO COLLECT LOAN

MONEY-LENDER'S. PREDICAMENT

The Pubile Servants' Liabilities Ordinance of 1917 which exempla

JAPANESE BUY HUGE OIL STORE

ALL TANKERS HURRY CONCENTRATION

a Government official, drawing less U.S.

than $200 a month, from being

sued for money lent, was ruicedes-

fully raised as a defence by

Singh, an Indian warder, before the Chief Justice, Sir Atholl MacGregor at the Summary Court this morning, when he was rued for $150 by Harnam Singh, a watchman.

Mr. M..A. da Silva appeured for the plaint, and the defendant. was not legally represented.

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NAVY BUILDING

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(Special to "Telegraph"}

Los Angeles, Sept. 25, The Los Angeles Times says it is learned authoritatively that the Japanese Navy is chartering all available merchant tankers flying the Japanese flag to transport fuel oil from Callformis purts to naval storage ilepots until March 1, 1936.-)

Approximately, 1wo million

At the outset. Mr. Silva asked permission to amend the warding of the writ from "money lent" to "money deposited," as he had since learned that the money was deposit-barrels are to be married by eight

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY,

TRAWLER LOST

CREW OF ELEVEN PERISHES

Landon, Sept. 25.

The entire crew of the Hull trawler Skegness, numbering eleven, perished' when the vessel

was wrecked In a Kale off the

Yorkshire coast, near Bridlington.

Three lifebonis made unavailing efforts to contem un vouch

which foundered in picces in the henry nens.

This is the fourth trawler disos- ter during the present year, the death-roll totalling seventy-nine.

-Renter.

ASSAULTED WOMAN

MOVING

UNDER COVENANT.

LEAGUE MAPPING ITS COURSE

UNANIMOUS POLICY

(Spacial to "Telegraph")

(lly Telegraph. Copyright. Telegraphis Mee suges Ordinantes, 1821. Reccived. September

SEPTEMBER 26, 1935.

E RADIO BROADCAST

Jazz Recital by "The Harmony Boys"

Z.E.K. PROGRAMME

From Z.B.W. on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 kilocyclen)

5-7 pm. Hongkong Hotel Dance Orchestra.

7-7.17 p.m. "Petit Suito de Concert" (Coleridge-Taylor).

7.17-7.10 p.m. Ensemble Singing. Gee, Oh Goahl, I'm Grateful.

Sam Browne and Girl Friend. Fancy Our Meeting-"That's a

Good Girl"

Now that I've found you "That's

n.Good Girl".

Jack Buchanan and Ello

Randolph, Don't be afraid to tell your mother.

ed by the plaintiff with the defen-chartered tankers, while an addi- CLAIMS HE ACTED AS dispute under Article XV of the Report: Closing Local Stock Qual-

dant for safe-keeping and was not lent to him. His client had re- colved a letter froni Messrs. Lo and Lo who acted at one time, for the defendant to the effect that the defence would be based on the provision of the Pubille Servants' Liabilities Ordinance of 1917 ns defendant was a public servant and -was-earning-only fab a month

the witness-box.

The Mills Brothers. 7.30-8 p.m. From the Studio. Jazz Reclial by "The Harmony Boys." 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather

8.05-10.30 p.nt. Chinese Studio Con,

10.30 p.m. Close Downl

tions

Geneva, Sept. 25. Other powers have tentatively agreed to support Britain and Franco to-morrow in the League Council when they move to appoint Commission representing all the Council members except lialy, to draft recommendations for a settlement of the Italo-Ethioplan tional million barrels are scheduled to be taken from California during

Covenant. the period by Japanese naval

Under this Article the Council tankore. sided by merchant Convicted by Mr. Thomsont must report upon and Issue

the Kowloons Magistracy this statement of the facts of the dis. | morning on a charge of assaulting|pute, together with recommenda- The imports will be in addition married woman, He Yuk-ching, Lions deemed proper for inducingklocycles. to the regular commercial oil of 277 KI Lung Street, Cheung settlement. By this means the 8.03-8.35 p.m. Light Opera and movements from Californin to Kong, unemployed, was fined $25, Council paves the way for the Musical Comedy. lapan benter Special,

with the alternative_of_three invoking of Article XVI. which | Vocal tiems-Mercenary Mary weeks hard inbour. Sub-Inspec-entails penalties tor Sabey prosecuted.

tankers.

work.

HASTEN CONSTRUCTION

PLAINTIFF'S STORY

Plaintiff, In

Bridgeport, Sept. 25. testified that he deposited the It is revealed that the Navy De money with defendunt in October,partment has ordered all private 1932, on condition that the sum and naval shipyards engaged on be returned whenever he naked for naval construction to speed up it. The money was defendant.

Asked by, his Lordship why he did not keep the money himself, witness said he was illiterate and could not understand the way of keeping money in Hongkong.

not lent to

PEACE-MAKER

agressor state.

agalost An

It was stated that the com-

The Council is expected to go plainant was walking alone in into recess until its Commission Portland Street last night when reports and the Assembly is ex- the defendant and two others pected to adjourn Saturday, but bumped into her. The defendant subject to call. graithed at an umbrella which she Meanwhile, the Committee of was carrying at the same time put-Five has published Baron Alaisi's The Department undertakes toting his hands upon her, She "observations" which the Com-i pay the additional cost entailed raised the alarm and chased defen- mittoe bluntly rejected as being as well as overtime. by the employment of extra labour, dant. The latter turned round an impossible solution and aiding

and struck the complainant two in no way a peaceful settlement. Two new submarines which are blows with his flat. A Chinese | being constructed at Portsmouth, | constable came on the scene and.

New Hampshire, will be completed | arrested him.

The defendant stated that he borrowed the money from plaintiff within fourteen months, instead of un condition that be paid $2 a the month as Interest.

seh duled

He paid in-months. Reuter,

terest until a few months ago when ke learned that plaintiff was not entitled to it. This was as a result of an unsuccessful action brought by plaintiff against a money lender in which the trial judge held that plaintiff was not entitled to in- terest,

JUDGE'S REMARKS

Complainant stated she knew of twenty-seven no reason for the assault.

Defendant plended he merely

I

STRATOSPHERE FLIGHTS

DEVELOPING

acted as peacemaker. He denied

the assault.

DEPOSITORS TO BE PAID

SMALL HOLDERS IN BANK PROTECTED

Giving judgment for dofendant. POWERFUL MOTOR · His Lordship said: The defendant in this case is an assistant warder.

London, Sept. 24. It has not been challenged that his

The Bristol Company is work- salary is $35 a month and so he ing on an experimental neroplane

Shanghai, Sept.-26. is entitled to the benefit of the

In pursuance of an order signed for flights in the stratosphere. A Public Servants' Liabilities special highly-supercharged and yesterday by Judge Helmick In Ordinance of 1917 if the provision extremely powerful engine

the American Court, more the of that order covers his case.. This being developed, designed to main- 3,000 depositors of the defunet

will morning the plaintiff for the first lain power output at levels of American-Orienbat Bank

he lime suggested that the writ be

50,000 feet and more,

paid in full about October 1. amended to one of money deposited The designers now have a great These are depositors who have instead of money lent. If deal of information about the less than $60 or its equivalent on _emphasine_this is the first time it conditions to be met in a Night| deposit, and payments___to___them

done bocanse, without

Bristol en- will represent un at great heights, as "

aggregite moment's hesitation, I entirely dis-gines were fitted to each of the about 342,000.-Reuter. believe the plaintiff's evidence and three aeroplanes which set up because he had never mentioned before that the writ was wrongly expressed..

The defendant's story in that it was a loan. It.is unfortunately

is

height records in recent years.

JERSEY QUAKE SHOCKS

London, Sept. 25.

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feet, held by Renata Donati, the The present record of 47,360 Italian aviator, was established in

In various parts of the island of } a hiplane equipped with a super- charged Bristal Pegasus 1.100 Jersey earthquake shocks were felt

not unusual in this Court to find horse-power motor.-British Wire- this afternoon. The damage was

attempts made by money-lenders to go round to the provision of icsy.

the order which I have referred. In the very short time which I have sat in this Court I have already had two such cases. I oni satisfied, if one can be satisfied

negligible.—British Wirelcan,

DAY BY DAY NEWS

IN BRIEF There was a clean, bill of health for HUMILITY the Colony on Tuesday.

THE FIRST TEST OF A REALLY |

where there is so little truth, that GREAT MAN 1S

the plaintiff has not satisfied me Ruskin. that he had made out his case.

I

cannot, in the interests of general i

Invitations have been issued for a ball which is to be held at Govern- The Corthcoming wedding is ment House, Macao, on October 5. truth, put it any higher than that. need of Mr. Joaquim Jeronymo The onus is on the plaintiff and | Guterres, of D Ashley Road, Kowloon, | he has failed to discharge it. 1. nad Mixa Maria Conecleno da Cruz, of held at St. Stephen's Girls' College,

am of the opinion that the claim was in the nature of a loan and therefore the defendant is entitled to the provisions afforded him in the ordinance. Judgment is for the defendant."

JAPAN HIT BY TYPHOON

THIRTY KNOWN

KILLED

Tokyo, Sept. 26,

Thirty people are known to bavg perished and a large number are Injured and missing.

King's Terrace, Kowloon,

Au So, 35 years, unemployed "nea- mun, residing at the Shung Hai Kwok Seamen's Club, 14 Gage Street, was yesterday found hanging in the lavatory. His body was taken down and removed to the Mortuary.

Charged acfore Mr. Thomson at the Kowloon Palice Court this morning with keeping the Bret floor of 130 Portland Street as a brothel, a man. Wong Kan, pleaded guilty and was fined $50 or one inonth's hard labour it default.

Chun Lam-mau, a 25-year-old unem-

month's hard Inbour,

The Annual Speech Day will be

Lyttleton Road, on Friday, October 4, at p.m. All friends will be wel come.

NOT OFFICIAL

Signor Mussolini, however, has claimed that the Italian reply to the Committee's proposals for a) settlement were not official and

therefore not final.

cert.

H-10 p.m. European Programme from Z.BK. òn a frequency of 640

+

(Youmans), Selection The Sorcerer (Sullivan). Vocal Genis-Viktorin and her

Husar. Selection The Gypay Princess.

8.35-9 p.m. Symphony No.

in ("Italian") A Major (Men- delssohn).

9-9.16 p.m. A Relay of the Daven- try News Bulletin (Copyright by Reuter).

9.15.9.22 p.m. Two Songs by Allee,

Hynes (formerly of Hongkong).

1. Ouvre Tea your bleus.

Massenet. 2. Auf Dem Kirchhofe.

Brahms. 9.22-10 p.m. A Variety Programme. Song Wrap yourself in Cotton

Wool-"Over the Garden, Wall"

Bobby Ilowes.

Fox-Trots Three Jolly Fellows.

observations Songrave Hearta

Fox-Trots Little Silhouette. Baron Alolai's

Three Virtuoso. claimed that Italy considers Ethiopin "a special and most dan- Piano Solos Anything Goes-

"Evelyn Laye (Soprano),

gerous enemy." He said that Selection. Italy opposed the Anglo-French proposals for territorial adjust-Song-Beautiful Garden of Roses. ments "since they would make

Charles Kuliman (Tenor), Ethiopia a maritime power and a Fox-Trots--I'm Afraid to open serious threat to Italy."

Patriein Rossborough.

your letter. Fox-Trot-Home Ties.

He also criticised the Com-Vocal-Ellaline Terriss and Seymour mittee's refusal to give Italy con- trol of the Ethiopian army.

Hicks Medley.

10 p.m. Big Bent Bruter · Press Tlie Committee hands the Bulletins, Council its report to-morrow and 10.05 p.m. Close Down. the French Prime Minister, M. Laval, is still hoping for peace; though he is discouraged by United Preas.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Signor Mussolini's attitude.This Evening's Broadcast From

SNATCHER CAUGHT

SIX MONTHS FOR YOUNG MAN

Leung Chau, 26, unemployed, appeared before Mr. Macfadyen this morning, ut The Central Magistracy charged with santeh- ing a handbag containing 66 cents in money and some papers, from Fung Pak-pun, a spinster. De- fendant pleaded guilty.

The German Short-Wavers

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5 p.m. Topical Talk,

Drinern

5.15 p.m. Songs and Chamber Music by

Grete van Zierita Frod and the Febno Quartet.

News In English.

6.30 D..

5,4 p.m. from Band.

4.45 pm News in German.

7 p.m. Concert of Light Musle,

8 pm. · Nawa by English

8.15 p.m. Close down DJB, DJN (Germ

Engl

EART ASJA ZONE

East Asia Zone broadcast through DJQ on

Bews at 2 p.m.

Call DJq. DJA, DIB (Germ.. Engl), German Potk Bang, Programme Forechat (G4 Engl.)

Sgt. Cashman prosecuting said 19.09 metres (15.280 ke 1.30-3 pm. Concert, that at 4.45 p.m. yesterday com- plainant was walking in Queen's Road Central with her aunt when defendant came from behind and snatched the bage

He was chased and arrested near Wellington Street and Peel Street by un Indinn Sergeant.

Defendant came to the Colony only 10 days ago. A sentence of months' hard labour was passed.

The Rev, J. D. Macbents neem panied by his wife, leaves for Hong-6 kong by the s, Ranchi on October 11. On arrival, Mr. MaeLoun will take up his duties as minister of the Linion Church, Kowloon,

A woman ramed Tang Kongre, 75 years old, received fatal injuries when she accidentally fell down the staircase from the first floor to the ground floor at No. 183 Tumi Kwong | Street where she was residing. She was removed to the Kowloon Hospital,

ROBBED AGED HAWKER

UNEMPLOYED YOUTH

IMPRISONED

No fewer than 3,000 houses ployed, appeared before Mr. Mucfnd-udled shortly after admittaner.

Yip Hong-wing, 20, unemployed, have been flooded in the Tokyo | yen this morning at the Central

Chan Kla, 30 years, master of boat appeared before Mr. Mocfadyen region and transport in the Magistracy charged with the theft of

Central Interior stopped in consequence of two jackets the property of Kwan No. 5948, succumbed to injuries re-this morning at the the terrifle typhoon over the Fun, a widow, and a fine of $50 was cited through a dynunzite explosion Magistracy charged with the theft

while shing. The injured man was Klusiu Islanda and the Tokyo imposed, with the alternative of ons admitted to the Cheung Chau Hospital of a the containing 75 cents region.

suffering from multiple injuries on (coppers) Hongkong zurrency Ne Chin-man and Leung Wing, both a.m. yesterday to the Government

Tuesday, and was transferred about from Tsang Kau, elgarcito hawker, returned banishees, were bath sentene Civil Hospital, where he died

Sgt. Cashman asked his worship. about to take a serious view of the ense Mr. es to nine months' baril labour by Thomson at the Kowloon Magistracy

as complainant was old and was this morning on charges of returning

Members of the Wah Yan Past sentenced to

nearly blind. Defendant to Ilongkong before their terms

three months' hard Students Association are reminded banishment had been completed. Lau

that a week-end excursion to Macau labour. was sent to Mi, another banishee,

by the s.. Chuen Chow will be held prison for six months.

on Saturday, September 28, at 2 pm. Subscriptions are $6 per head for inclusive of fare, lodging,

Several fishing "smucks with their crews are feared to have been lost.--Reuter.

VATICAN'S FEARS

Vatican City, Sept. 25.

In order to provide for the safe

ty of the Vatican against poison gas and bombs In the event of an. attack upon Rome, it has been de elded to construct a series of larve shelters in the Vatican gardens, linked with the Papal Palace, whore the Pope, the Cardinals, the Prelates and the Papal State Ataff

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Two serious accidents occured

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at the Shing Mun Waterworks yester-members, and $8 por head for non-

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A wink anticyclone covers Con- was accidentally struck by an eartha.. Kant Shan, which sails at 130 truck. He was removed to the Kow-in. (Macao time); In view of ad-stunted, one to the north loon Hospital in a serious condition. vanced bookings on board and

co-Hokkaido, the other to the east of About 10 am, one hour later, another sequent arrangements that are to be Tokyo, both moving N.N.E. A tan, Yu Wan-sam, aged 10, a rock made, members participating are shallow depression covora the wolle, received a fractured skull, requested to send in their to, caused by a stone accidentally falling or ring up, Mr. Chan Wai-chuerwestern part of the Chinn Sen. on him while he was at work. He the Hotel Cecil, or Mr. Cheung Yan-

Local forecast: N.E. winds, was also admitted to the Kowloon shung, c/o the Wah Yan College, moderate; overenst, light rain or Hospital in n sorious'condition.... foro. p. today.

drizzle,

1.15 p.m. Folk Music,

9.47 p.m. Nawa, in English on DJQ, DJA and in Dutch on D3,

10 p.m. Trasa · Hund.

11 p.m. "Nice Little Storie."

11,15 p.m. Nawa in German on DJQ. DJA

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11.30 p.m. Corrent Erenta.

11,40 p.m. Variety Concert.

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