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The B. Chung Hing, formerly known as the Venezia, now lying.Idle named as at Tsun Wan Bay, was defendant in an action brought by its chief officer, Luk Chee-cheung, and

TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1935.

LAVAL ANGRY AT TRICKERY RUMOUR

(Continued from Page 1.) Baldwin, displaying his characteristic loyalty, is standing behind him in spite of his mistake.

DELICATE POSITION Undoubtedly Sir Samuel's parlia- delicata, at the mentary position is

will weather that he opinion is Thursday's storm.

· DOG “LIKE AN

BUFFALO"

HUMOROUS INTERLUDE

IN COURT

A fine of $17 was imposeil upon Mrs. V. Madsen, of No. 6 United Terrace, thin floor, Kewicon, when she appeared before Mr. E. I. Wynne- Jones at the Kowloon Magistracy thin to answer a summons for An Alsatian dog abroad' in

six members of the crew, claiming prosent moment, but the prevailing erect without a muzzle on

$3,080 as wages,

before

Chlef Justice, r..

fore the, Acting Lindsell, at

at the

Supreme Court this morning.

In the meantime, Mr. Anthony December 2.

Defondant stated that she could only Bir. II. C. Macnamara, instructed by Eden, the Minister for League of

a little English, but could apeak Mr. G. S. Hugh-Jones, appeared for Nations Affairs, was severely heckled | speak and Siamese. Her husband, the plaintiffs. The defendant steamer at question-time by the Opposition in

minions. Questions were fired Captain Madsen, appeared in Court at him from

wine.

was not represented, legally or other the Commons sides concerning the land stated that on the day in ques--

Mr. Macnamara said the plaintiff, penco Luk Choc-cheung, was employed 41 was Posnia, Mr. Hugh Dalton tlon he was out, but he has been told prominent. But Mr. that the dog had been taken out by chict officer, and, in fact, the only Eden replied with the greatest calm- his uzzied, but was not on a lend.

officer, on board the s.. Chung Hingness, requesting his questioners lo thej await a full statement from the Gov. which was formerly known as Venezia. The sleamer, owned by the ernment on Thursday.

Hling Steamship Co., was at

*******ving idle at Taun Wan Bay,

with the chief officer and six members of the .crew un board.

The

кла

He understood that the dog Sergeant Doylo stated that an amah employed by Mra. Spradbury, of No. 1 United Terrace, was bitten by the log. The complainant had not ar rived at

she had been at Court, but warned to appear.

מנ}

MR. DALTON REBUKED Mr. Dalton incurred a rebuke from

Captain Madson stated that he In the matter of remuneration, it the Speaker by asking whether the

thought the amah was bitten by her had been customary to pay to the Government still accepted the ro

own dog.

her arrival in Court, Lai chief officer a sum of money every ponsibility for the "shameful pro month, for his own wages and those Pusals." Mr. Speaker objected to the

word shameful, and regretted a simi-Ching, anmh, stated that about 6 of the crew.

wages started atlar adjectival vigour on the part of

p.m. on December 2 she took her mas until $415, but were gradually reduced

other Labour questionara. they finally reached $885. The money,

ter's dog out for a walk. The dog, witness said, was "like a llon." however, had not been, paid in full

His Worship: What colour is it? since February, 1934. The plaintiffs

Witness: White, except for the ears, board the employed on were still

which are black. steamer and bad

received notice

of termination of their employ ment

The chief officer then gave evidence, substantiating his counsel's remarks, after which Mr. Macnamara asked that an order for maintenance be made at the same rate as the wages, and that plaintiffs should be paid until they were no longer employed on the

steamer.

never

His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiffs with costs, and granted an order

for maintenance at the rate, of $3,680 per month so long as the pixin. tiffs were employed on the vessel.

Mr. Macnamara further applied for an order for appraisement, saying

that his clients were entitled to have

the ship sold if the claim were not paid.

This was also granted.

POSTED LETTERS

STOLEN

UNEMPLOYED MAN

SENTENCED

Charged with taking four letters which were in the course of trans- mission. Hong Tak, 33, unemployed. pleaded guilty before Mr. Macfadyen at the Central Police Court this morn ing and was fined with the alter-

ined $75, native of two months hard labour,

Detective Inspector A. V. Baker stated that defendant was stopped by n district watchman in Lower Lascar Row on Sunday afternoon and search-

Four

four differ cú. ent names and

were addresses also four duplicate envelopes, which

letters bearing four

four found,

Mr. Ernest Thurtle asked whether the Government still adhered to the made by Mr. Eden In dedinration Parliament on October 23, that ono of conditions of any the the indispensable settlement of the Italo-Ethiopian dia- puto was that the terms must be con- sistent with the Lengue Covenant. Mr. Eden replying affirmatively, Mr. Thurtle remarked: Was Mr. Eden aware that the country would rend this answer with satisfaction?

Mr. Eden, not to be outdone, replied that he hoped the country had. rend all his Answers with tisfaction There was 11 roar of laughter.-. Reuter,

FIRST LORD'S ADVICE

London, Dec. 16.

It is learned in reliable quarters that Viscount Monsell, First Lord of

Ills Worship: What is its name? Witness: "What For?" (laughter).

"LIKE A BUFFALO" Continuing, witness stated that defendant's dog, which "looked like a buffalo," ran up to the small dog. Witness picked up her dog and the big εἶπες jumped at her and bit her on the hat. The dog was muzzled but it

managed to bite witness with its side teeth.

"Rabies is what we are anxious about in this particular matter," said the Magistrate to defendant and ad- vised him to use a wire muzzle, as they were the only type that were effective. Leather muzzles were not effective my duty," continued his Che Admiralty, has advised Mr.

"to make it clear to people Stanley Baldwin to withdraw

Worst large portion of the British Fleet that they keep dogs at their own risk," from the Mediterranean before and imposed a tine of $17. He in- formed defendant that he would de- The Cabinet is scheduled to hold luct the inoculation fee of $8 from an emergency meeting to-night-the fine. United Press,

Christmas.

HOARE ARRIVES

ปี

London, Dec. 10. Sir Samuel Hoare arrived in Lon- don to-day, after flying from the Con- tinent, to attend the Cabinet meeting to-morrow. Reuter Special.

THWARTING GAMBLERS

JAPÁN ON WATCH FOR SILVER

Osaka, Dec. 17. The Mainichi виул Government the defendant admitted having made officials are watching Nagasaki closely aut, bearing the wThe defendant hnd silver from China

words,

"Please pay in order to prevent illegal exports of bearer 20 centa.” been in Hongkong for three muntli and was unemployed. There was no criminal record against him.

Inspector Baker added ho had been asked to draw his Worship's attention to the fact that there had been a num- ber of recent thefts of cheques from letters in post boxes.

COST OF PEER'S TRIAL

STATE TO PAY, ABOUT

£700 :

London, Dec. 16. Replying to House of Commons questions arising out of the trial in tho House of Lords of Lord de Clifford, on a charge of manslaughter, of which he was acquitted, the At- torney General, Sir Thomas Inskip. stated that the estimated charge to public funds was about £700.

He preferred to postpone a state- ment is to new legislation until the mintter could be further considered.- British Wireless,

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GOING TO NANKING

Shanghal, Dec. 17. Mr. Akira Ariyoshi, the Japanese Ambassador, left for Nanking on the night express presumably to interview high Chinese officials, and just before ho left Mr. Wel Tao-ming. former Minister of Justice, returned from Europe, and will soon leave for Nanking to report on Mr. Hu Han- min's condition of mind and health- Reuter.

£24,000 ESTATE

in

all the "A man's life is worth

cannot allow dogs in China. We the value of a dog to weigh against a human life," his Worship added.

CHINA'S TRADE

UNFAVOURABLE BALANCE

FOR TEN MONTHS..

Shanghai, Doc. 15. With imports valued at $781,550,- 545 against exports of $444,009,097, China's foreign tendo for the last ten months, from January to Octo- the unfavourable ber, ended with balance of $336,550,548,

While the imports were reduced, an Increase of $3,184,145 was registered on the export side as compared with those of the corresponding period of

Last year.

It is estimated that the total un- trado balance for this However, the journal explains that favourable the action does not mean that Japan-year will not exceed $400,000,000.

tho new Chinese ene ure favouring monetary policy.

A prediction is made by the journal that the Ministry of Finance and the Foreign Office will co-operate soon, invoking exchange control against such importations, thereby thwarting Shanghai speculators.-United Press.

U.S. STILL BUYS QUESTION

SATURDAY TRADING

SILVER

Washington, Dec. 16.

Mr. Henry Morgenthau, Secretary

For the month of October alone, it is revealed that the imports and ex- ports were $4601,175,738 and $48,309,- 705 respectively, showing an un- favourable balance of $12,776,039.– Union News.

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LUXURY YACHT-

IOLANDA ARRIVES IN-H.K. ON A WORLD TOUR

BELIEVED TO HAVE COME FROM HILLSIDE BLASTING The hearing of an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of visited the Colony for a considerable

The first private yacht which has

Trenton (NJ.), Dec. 16. State Attorney General Wilentz a woman, Chong Pat-har, who was time arrived in Hongkong yesterday has signed the death warrant in reskillel on September 3 last, upparent-afternoon from Singapore..

Hauptmann for the pect of Bruno woek commencing January 13 next United Press.

.G.O.P. CONVENTION

ly by a piece of rock, from blasting operations on the hillside in King's

It is owned by Mrs. Mosen E. Tay-

Road, flying into No. 100 Electric lor, of New York, who, accompanied Road, was concluded before Mr. Q. Aby seven friends, is touring the world A. Macfadyen at the Central Maris in her 728-ton vessel, the Iolanda. tracy yesterday afternoon.

Mira: Taylor is the owner of a large

Island

"accidental death,"

and her

Washington, Dec. 16. of the Treasury, to-day hinted that The Republican National Committee

The jury, comprising Messrs, A. G. ostale in Rhode the Treasury was still buying silver has selected Cleveland us the site for Suffind (Foreman), U. M. Omar and vessel flies the burger of the New everywhere. He explained that the the 1930 Convention.-United Press. Pun Tat-ming, returned a verdict of York Yacht Club The present tour Treasury's absence from Saturday's

They were also is not the first which the ship has silver market was due to the differ-

In 1980. Mrs. Taylor is vory fond of ence in time and the fact that most Statence of 12 months hard labour of the opinion that the fracture of made to the Far East, the first being

the woman's skull was caused by a of the markets were observing half- was passed upon ip Fat, 20 un days.

employed, when he appeared before slone found in the flat and they con- travel. On this occasion, the cruise Mr. Morgenthau declined to state

Mr. E. I. Wynne-Jones at the Kow-sidered the stone came from blasting began at Southampton on October 21, In the vicinity, but this was due to calls being made at all the Interesting

ports between there and Hongkong. whether Saturday buying would be Loon Magistracy, this morning and alscontinued in the future-Reuter,

admitted a breach of a Deportation an necident.

The Iolanda probably will not pro- Mr. A. II. McBride, engineer of the Order by which he had been banished for u period of ten years on July Public Works Department, deposed ceed beyond Shanghal but will tura In round there and follow the same route 10 this year.

Defendant stated that that blasting had been going on

On back to England as on her way out. he could not find his reiatives in the King's Road since February fast. country co he returned to Hongkong. September 3 a big granite boulder Nothing is definitely fixed, however, Mes. Taylor, and her friends going The pre- and admitted that he had against

was apparently being split.

re wherever their whim takes them. him twa previous convictions for the

cautions taken during blasting were sante offence.

adequate. Witness stated that he considered it would be extraordinary

PEIPING CROWDS CRY FOR WAR

(Continued from Page 1.)

o'clock and the oily was very quiet.— Reuter.

Government.

The Iolanda is a motor yacht paint- ed white and is considered one of the

bulanco has been as busy as ever without blankesing, the blast. The by an all-British

distance of nearly 170 yards

high

The New Territories Medical Bane-for a piece of rock, such as that ex-finest vessels of her class afloat. Sho volent Branch of the St. John Am-hibited in Court, to have flown is commanded by Captain C. W.

even Fisher, an Englishman, and manned.

crew numbering 56. STUDENTS MISSING

A total of 18,886 during November,

was blasted

of Among her equipment are oil-driven Pelplar, Dec. 17.

enses have been treated for the month, boulder that was "No demonstrations are yet taking of which 6,683 are new ones. Thuro lighter colour anal coarser grain than engines giving a cruising speed of s knots, three fast motor boats to serve place," says a communigte from the other 644 homo visits were made. Witness explained that with boulher passengers while in port, a

wers 143 maternity cases; and alto- the piece exhibited in Court. London, Dec. 15. However, considerable anxiety has territory, including villages across the but the heart did not very much.

The doctors and nurses covered a wide dors the surface may be decomposed powered wireless sot, and finely ap

pointed accommodation. The late Mr. Arthur Henderson, been expressed over the fate of à num. famous pence worker and Presi bor of students, reported missing, bordor.

The yacht was built, it is sold, by dent of the Disarmament Conference,

Witness added that up to Septem: one of whom is a girl of nineteen, left an estate valued at £24,000-Whether they were arrested or have

bor 8 there, had bean 20,000 blasts an American millionaire for Princess B. Wilson, Mr T. Reuter Special,

Hongkong and only a few, casca of minor dam-Iolanda of Italy, though the Princess been injured unknownL

manager for the Dollar Steamship age, such as broken windows. He never salled in it. No information is at present forth Company and the American fall coming from the police who have been in ong on home leave by the print also explained that with deep blasts there were fower fragments, and with generally and roundly condemned for dent Hoover on December 28. He will dynamite blasts the rocks wero cut and each was two foot deep. The thoir unprovoked-ami brutal attacks be away for five months. Mr. Wilson,

blasts were covered with four gunny. very clean, on orderly demonstrations-Router. was to have taken his holiday next

| bags and two steel wire frames. Wit- year, but circumstances have arisen Adling Sub-Inspector C. B. Madg-ness had had twenty years experience to bring it forward. Ifis home elty wick and Lanco-Sergeant Cheung in this type of work and had been is Seattle, Wash.

Wong gave formal evidence, after connected with Sang Leo for the past which Cheung Kwal, aged 46, fore-seven years; and had novor before mus employed by the Sang Leo con- had an accident. tractors, testified that on the day in question he put one stick of dynamite

ENORMOUS NUGGET

Moscow. Dec. 16, A gold nugget weighing 404 ounces has been found in the Ural goldfields. -Reuter.

FAIR WEATHER

་་

The anticyclone has weakened con- The following telegram has been

The following rro additional sub- received by His Excellency the Gov-siderably and moved rapidly into the

the north-east of the scribers to the Cathedral. "John's ernor from the Secretary of Stato for Pacific to the Colonies: "Your telegram 4th Bonins. Another anticyclone has Fund John C. Mann, John Sadier, December No. 316. I have it in com- developed over China, and pressure Anexander John Strahan, John mand from His binjesty the King to is again highest to the north of the Vingfold, St. John's Hall, J.G.H.. express to you and the people of Yangtse Valley. A V-shaped depresIn Memoriam), "John of Glasgow Hongkong his grateful appreciation on covers the Loochoon. Local and "Little John." J. W. Parsons, EX of their message of sympathy to Their forecast:-North and N.E. Winde, Choir-Boy John, John Axtell, Percy Majesties in Their bereavement.”

Fresh; Fair.

John. (Th Memoriam), John Baskett.

Inspector Blewart Logan was pre-

in eneh hole. There were 26 holes sent for the polico.

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