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Hearing

Concludes

Abruptly

PLAINTIFF FAILS:

OTHER NON-SUITED

.

A case sel down for hearing this

morning before the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice J. J. Hayden, finished abruptly after half an hour when the claim brought by one plainun was dismissed and the other plaintiff was non-suited. His Lordship grant- ed liberty to bring a fresh action.

WIDE REFORM SOUGHT

THE

ROOSEVELT WANTS

FULL POWERS

WOULD EFFECT ECONOMIES

(wo.now Cabinet

Washington, Jan. 12. President F. D. Roosevelt has re- The case was one in which Ha commended to Congress the thorough reorganisation of the Government's Kim and the Hongkong Coal Work-administrative machinery, including ers' Association, of No. 131, Johns the creation of ton Road, claimed damages from Chine (Compradore Department), on the ground of improper and irregular distraint of their goods on September 10 and 21 last.

HONGKONG - TELEGRAPH.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1937.

Spreading The Arabs Urge "Gospel Of Imperialism

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ROYAL EMPIRE

· SOCIETY' AND HONGKONG

On a tour through the Far East in order to "spread the gospel" of Imperialism, Lt. Col. S. P. Williams, C.1.E., Travelling Secretary of the famous Royal Empire Society, is in Hongkong.

Col. Yesterday Lt.

Williams

guests. Last night, In a chat in his rooms at the Hongkong Hotel, he told me something about the objects and aims of the Society he repte sents.

End Of Jews'

Immigration 4

OFFER TREATY in PLACE OF MANDATE

.

Jerusalem, Jan. 12.

Giving evidence before the Royal Commission in Palestine, the Mufil of Jerusalem to-day demanded the abandonment of the country as the Jewish National Home experiment, and Immediate and complete stoppage of Jewish immigration.

Land purchases by the Jews must Disg be stopped, he

urged. The Muth asked that the mandate

between Arabs.Reuter Bulletin Service..

Great Britain and the

RADIO

BROADCAST SCARVES

The Ogboddies Outing By The Radloddities

A CRICKET TALK

Radio Programme Broadcast by Z.B.W. on Wavelength of 355 (845 k.ca), 31.10 (0.53 megacycles).

metres

metres

ILK.T p.m. 4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme.

A Programme of French 7P.BL

|

Music.

Kwok On, of the Banque de L'Inda posts, namely, a Secretary of Social/addressed local Rotarians and their be abolished and replaced by a treaty and

Mr. J. M. D'Almada Remedios re- presented plaintiffs and Mr. G. 9. Hugh Jones, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, appeared for defendants.

Welfare and a Secretary of Public

Works.

He has also asked for alx executive assistants to the President, whose duties will be to relieve the President of

and

The British Empire is, says Lt. great volume of detailed work."

Col. Williams, the one solid rock in President Roosevelt also recom- mends the grouping together of 105 the troubled seas of international independent federal agencies under politics, and he belloves that world revival, prosperity and safety de- appropriate departments.

the pends at the moment on the solidity Mr. Remedios said a distraint was extension of the civil service to of the many linksColonial

and originally

Issued by defendants include 250,900 Government ser- Dominion that are that umpire. against Ho Kim, but by agreement vants,

It is estimated that the reorganisala, essential to-day as it never has "Unity within the British Empire between himself and Mr. Hugh

pedtion will effect economies amounting been before," Lt. Col. Williams told Jones, that distraint was dropped and another was issued against the to $30,000,000 annually-Reuter.

me. "It is the duty of every one of Association. Ha Kim was only

us to foster solidity in the Empire. Chairman of the Association and was

Unity

is Impossible without know- not responsibie to the landlord. De

ledge and mutual understandin fendants were owners of No. 131,

To provide a centre for ination of information throughout all the peoples of the Empire is the im- portant contribution which the Royal Empire Society is making to this great aim.

FATAL ACCIDENT

AT WHARF

COOLIE SUCCUMBS: GERMAN. INJURED

Les Filles De Gennevilliers (Old, French Song)....Sarthe, with choir d'Amour Orchestra; Plaisir

.Jessica Joy), (Love's

(Martini). Dragonette (soprano); (a) Le Pet Bossu, (b) Mon Pere m'a donne un Mari (Chansons enfantinta)..... lo Mal

Sernes

(tenor):

d'Enfants; C'est

Yvette Guilbert (Diseut0); Pittoresques" Nult d'Esp (Massenet). George

Taill

Clair

do lune (Paul Verlaine and Gabriel Faure)....Mme. J. Dai- hurl (mezzo-soprano); Ouvre tes bleus (Robiquet and Massenet) Edmond Rambaud (tenor); Pay- Rage (Theurlet and Haha)....Ninon Vallin (soprano); Si vous l'aviez compris (Bordese and Denza).. Andre d'Arker (tenor).

A serious accident occurred at the Kowloon Godowns whort yesterday. when a land of cargo from the ss. 7.30 Closing Local Stock Quola- Potsdam fell and struck Young tlons and Hongkong Exchange Market Yung-sing. 65-year old coolie, and I Report.

7.35 The New Mayfair Orches tra BRip.

Johnston Road, of which Hip Yee message to Congress to-day, asks for and the machinery for the dissemWilhelm Rex, 20, a seaman of the

was principal tenant and

the

When

UNLIMITED POWER

Washington, Jan. 12. President Roosevelt, in a special

almost unlimited power to effect the most complete reorganisation of the branches Jn the history of the nation.

Association were it came federal executive

the question of the before Mr. Justice J. A. Fraser, he held that the distraint was improper- ly levied against the Association and It was therefore withdrawn.

The damages claimed amounted to some $113, made up na follows: 55 members who refused to pay their monthly subscription of 40 cents during the period referred to: 800 coolles who, between September 12 and October 10 had refused to pay their three cents commission, one cent of which was due to the "funeral" fund and two cents to the Association; 12 superintendents of coolies who had refused to pay their five cents during the same period when the balliffs were in, charge of the premises.

NOT AN ENITY

Mr. Hugh. Jones polrged out that the Association was not an entity in law. Even a partnership could "not sue under its partnership name ex- cept under the special rules provided for it--and then only if it was a partnership carrying on business for profit, Apart from whether this Association was for proflt—and there- fore illegal because of the number of its members-it could not institute proceedings under its name,

Mr. Remedios said it would appear that no social club could seek reller In the Courts at that rate.

He asks the right to combine over 100 different agencies in twelve

"The Society is reorganising itself major departments, directly controll-In order to develop to the utmost its

ed from the White House.

His message, consisting of five chief points, provides for an un- precedented degree of, presidential executive management. United

Press.

་་

AIRCRAFT AGENT FOR H. K.

AMERICAN

FIRM'S

APPOINTEE

New York, Jan. 12. The Lockheed Aircraft Company announces the appointment of Air. James W. Fisher, of Hongkong, as the Company's exclusive China re-

presentative."

scope and its nelivities,

Both men were rushed to the Kowloon Hospital, where Young died shortly after. Rex was report ed this morning to be progressing as favourably as could be expected.

URBAN COUNCIL

NEW HEADQUARTERS "The Royal Empire Society has grown out of the old Colonial In- stitute, which was founded in a couple of rooms in the Strand nearly reventy years ago. Just after. I left London on my present tour it moved to its new buildings in Northumber land Avenue, which were opened by the

resent King.

the move into its new head- quarters, the Society enters a new stage in its career. A Junior section has been started, and by stimulating the youth of the country to a con- sciousness of their Empire respan-Hon. sibilities, an important contribution will be

be made to the future of Empire unity.

"The Royal Empire Society arose

i

VACANCY

ONLY DR. BASTO

NOMINATED

Nominations for the Urban Council vacancy expired at 1 p.m. to-day, the only one received being that of Dr. Roberto Alexandre de Castro Basto, M.D., 3.S., M.R.C.S., LR.C.P., B.O.M.S.

Dr. Barto was proposed by the Hon. Sir

Henry Pollock, Kt KC 2.D., and seconded by the Hon. Mr. nomination, he will be automatically M.KLO. Dr. Enato's being the only

.hla re-elected. He will be serving h

third term in successiorL

Savoy Welsh Medley (arr. Somers); Bonnie Scotland (arr. Pether). Savoy Irish Medley (arr, Somers);

on

7.45 From the Studio. The 7th of a series of Talks "The Early Days of Cricket," by R. Abbit.

8 p.m. Time, Weather and An- nouncements.

8.03 From the Studio. Maurice Dufour and His Piano-Accordeon. 8.20 The New Light Symphony Orchestra with Beniamino Gizli (Tenor).

Orchestra-Spanish Dance No. 3 (Granados); Tenor Solo-The Stars Were Shining-Tosca" (Puccini); Orchestral-Serenade Mauresque, Op. 10, No. 2 (Elgar); Tenor Sole="Ave Maria Soltanto Tu, Maria (Furno

de Curtis).

8.35 p.m. From the Studio. A Planoforte Recital by Caroline Broga, F.T.C.L.

Prelude in C Major, Op. 28, No. 1' ....Chopin; Elude in E Major, Op. 10, No.

3....Chopin; Mazurka in Sharp Minor, Op. 41....Chopin; Valse in G Flat Major, Op. 79, No. 1 Chopin: Nocturne, Op. 54, No. 4 ....Grieg: The Butterby....Lavallee. 8.55 p.m News and Announce- ments.

9.16 Reginald Dixon at the Cinema Organ

"Curly Top"Selection; "Broad- way Melody of 1936"-Selection: "Sweet Music"Selection; "Roberta" Selection; "Naughty Marietta”— Selection.

9.30 Eclection from "Anything Goes" played by Jack Hylton and His Orchestra.

out of the foresight and enthusiasm of a small cluster of Imperialists who determined to combat the theory then widely held that Great Britain would Cedar, the gift of the Government of be much better off without her self- British Columbia. The Library, largent of its type in the Empire, governing Colonies.

"Largely owing to the pioneer contains 250,000 volumes of Empire work of

of these men, the general at interest and includes a

a Beading Room It is stated that Mr. Fisher anti-titude of the world towards the Em-where over 1,000 Empire newspapers

and periodicals, Including cipates a marked expansion. In the pire has gradually changed. The

those pub Oriental commercial aircraft market view more generally held to-day is lished in Hongkong, can be read. during the next two or three years.

The to think of the Empire as something

five-storey building contains It is noteworthy that Mr. Fisher of vital importance as an influence 55 bedrooms, and the dining room His Lordship: The members could has been an aircraft dealer in China in the cause of civilisation rather seats 350. There ere

are several all sue together.

since 1930.-United Press.

then as a mere conglomeration of 4 silence Room, Changing Rooms, territories."

OPENED BY KING

and in addition, a Drawing Room Lt. Col. Williams showed me photo and Rest Room for Ladies and Smok- graphs of the new headquarters of ing and Billiard Rooms for men the Society LT

Non-Resident Fellows (ie. resident Northumberland Avenue. This building, opened by outside Great Britain) may join the the King and Queen when they were Fee of 21s and an Annual Subscrip- upon payment of an Entrance the Duke and Duchess of York, ition of 31. 6d. panelled throughout its public rooms

Lt. Col. Williams, incidentally, is 'Goodnight to the mountain; Vocal→→ with Empire timbers. The spacious dining room ir panelled in Silky accepting applications for member- When old friends meet again, Don't Yellow Canadian Birch, the gift of ship, and may be seen by those inter- kiss me good-night... Les Allen: the Canadian Government; the Genealed at his Rooms at the Hongkong

Novelty feather in her cral Lounge is panelled in Australian Hotel. He will remain in Hongkong

Hat; Waltz The Travelling Duet-Cheer Up....

Mr. Hugh Jones: What I should do would be to take out the writ in the names of one or two members and ask permission to sue on behalf of all the members.

His Lordship

upheld Mr. Hugh Jones's submission and granted Mr. Remodios leave to strike

out the

name of the Association and amend the writ

Mr. Remedios asked that the writ be amended to read: "Plaintiff, Ha Kim, Chairman of the Hongkong

Doesn't Know

His Name

WAS ADOPTED

WHEN YOUNG

4

Society

9.40 From the Studio.

A Play: "The Oghoddles' Out- ing" by The Radfoddifles...

10 p.m. Big Ben,

Dance Music

A Programme of Variety and

Fox-Trot-When

A 13-year-old man, who said he Blackwood, tho gift of the Common until December 22, when

he is re- Vocal

Coal Workers Association suing for did not know his surname, was oned himself and members." He further $10, with the alternative of one naked for an adjournment.

Mr. Hugh Jones objected to the month's imprisonment, by Mr. Keen amendment as it would mean that if at the Central Magistracy this morn-

ing on a charge of unlawful posses

Ha Kim were suing for himself and sion of 72 catties of tree branches in the other members, he would be Pokfulam Road. suing for damages suffered Association

HIP

by the

the

whereas, under the pre-

Defendant, who was charged under name of Ah Yee, said that im-

sent writ, he was clearly shown to mediately after his birth in Sandozen be suing for damages suffered by himself. This would be completely his parents died, and he was adopted

The SILJE

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wealth of Australia; the Smoking turning to London, via Japan and Curtis and Ames, Instrumental- Room is panelled in Western Red Canada

The Great

tion;

Vocal Tony Film Selec-

in Town...

Jessie Matthews (Soprano); Orches tra-Does your heart beat?, You've DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

got dust on your cont; Vocal - I'm stul dreaming....Jack Buchanan; TO DE INNOCENT IS NATURE'S Wis» |- Mr. Stan Farrell is returning to Piano Solo-Melodies of the month, DOM-Coleridge.

Sydney to-morrow on the ss. Tal-No. 20... Len Green; Fox-Trot ping following a three months' holl-Just dance; Vocal-I nearly let love

go slipping through my fingers.. Yeung Yick, a bricklayer, of 175 day in Hongkong.

Leslie Hutchinson; Fox-Trots The substituting one action for another.

W | by sarabone.

Frog, Organ Grinder's Swing; Vocal Dr. Eva Ho Tung, daughter of Sir-When the moon hangs high.... Furthermore,

His Worship: Why didn't you Third Street, was admitted to the Government Civil Hospital yesterday, Remedios had not mentioned, Ha adopted you?

Ha follow the name of the person who suffering from injuries caused by a Robert and Lady Ho Tung, arrived

Dick

Powell; Fox-Trots-Drop in Kim's damages and he. Mr.

back in the Colony yesterday morn- Jones, suggested that the best

Defendant: What's the use? I stone accidentally falling on him.

ing on the a. Potsdam. She has been next time you're passing Unbeliev

able, д away for a three months' holiday,

11 p. Close Down. month of which was spent in Switzer- land.

{ his opening Mr.

Hugh

COUTEO

to pursue would be to withdraw. He was not born by that person.

Kim's calm. The claim against the

Association was already dismissed.

If plaintiffs wanted to bring another action later, they could

مه

BO.

His Lordship dismissed the case brought by Ha Kim, non-sulted the Association as second plaintiffs, and ordered that the costs of the hearing be borne by the plaintiffs.

768 DEAD OF INFLUENZA

IN LARGE TOWNS OF BRITAIN

London, Jan. 12. The influenza epidemie has account- ed for 768 deaths throughout the large towns in Great Britain during the week ended January 9. This figure compares with 325 the previous week,

There have been 658 deaths report- ed in the south-eastern area, in- cluding London,

Re-Armament Comes With Recovery

Hla

Stockholm, Jan. 12. Majesty Klar Ginstav. opened the now. Parliament to- day, and in his speech from the throne emphasised the need for strengthening the defentes of the country, the cost of which would Le 170,000.000 kroner.

No fresh lares would bo needed, however, ka added, be- CRUEC revenuo had increased owing to the Country's, recovery from the economia depression. Reuter Bulletin Service.

GORDONS NOT FOR HONGKONG

AN ADDITION TO

For returning to the Colony, after he had been banished for a period of ten years. on July 20 last, Wong Wah, 27, unemployed, was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour by Mr. K. Keen nt the Central Magistrácy morning.

this

an

On a charge of soliciting for immoral purpose, Lal Yee-mul, 25, widow, and Chan Chat-mul, 20, married woman, were each fined $10, with the alternative of 15 days Imprisonment, by Mr. Keen at the Central Magistracy this morning. Sub-Inspector Whelan sald defen- dants were arrested in Pedder Street last night while accosting Europeans.

Mr. Reginald Parsons, of the Im- is Д perial Chemical Industries, through passenger on the Blue Funnel Niner Hector, proceeding on Home leave. He is a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Parsons, of: Shanghai, who, many years were well-known residents

of

Tainted Pork On Sale

COOLIE USES FORGED CHOP

Kowloon.

IL was wrongly stated flint Mr. H.. Army Education Carps, was a pas- A. Mellon, Warranty Officer of the senger on the transport Lancashire which left for Home yesterday. Mr. Melion was originally scheduled. to

Declaring that he was a menace to leave on the Lancashire, but his plans public health, Mr. Macfadyen sen Two unemployed Chinese were were subsequently altered and he tended Lau Wing, 40, pork coolie, to charged before Mr Himsworth at will not now leave until April. the Kowloon Magistracy this morning

A young woman,

Detective Inspector A. H. Elston

three months' hatd labour when ho was charged at the Kowloon Mégis- with stowing away, on board the Glen

woman, Teang Mui, aged tracy this morning with the posses Line vessel Glenafferic for Singapore, 18, was charged before Mr. Macfad-sion of a forged Urban Council They were Cho Kan-sang, 30, and yen at the Kowloon Magistracy this slaughterhouse poris stamp. Cheung Chol, 25, and said they had morning with unlawful possession of wanted to go to Singapore to obtain 85 taels of raw oplum at: Tal; Nam work, but had not the necessary Street on January 11: She had been said that on January 9, an Indian money to pay for the passage. A stopped by a constable and the opium constable had been making his. One of $50, or six weeks hard labour, was found led around her waist. A routine search in Reclamation Street. was passed on each man.

When Lau was stopped, the chop was fine of $250, or three months' hard found wrapped in paper in his pocket. labour, was imposed

In His band was a bottle of purple ink resembling that used by the authorities/

Drug

two.

At the Kowloon Magistracy this An inquiry by the Minister of

morning, the China Dispensary (Y, C. Fong Yam-dak, 18 Tal Nam Street, Health shows that the epidemic ex« tends from the south to the north SINGAPORE - GARRISON Wong and Co., Ltd.). 82 Queen's Road ground floor, was fined 0 by Mr.

Central The outbreak is widespread and high-

summoned the Kam Plu Himsworth at the Kowloon · Magi- At first÷Lau gave the usual story ly infectious, but the cases reported A London report that the 2nd.

Co

616 Shanghai Street on stray this morning for the possession that someone had given him the chop are mostly of a mild character, most Battalion of the Gordon Highlanders Charges of selling a bottle of of a wireless, receiving set without and ink to carry but later on he ad- lotion on which was a false trade Hoonce. Mr. Jamas Kay, of the Post mitted that "hỏ hɛd Böught six dis of the death being among elderly is coming to Hongkong aboard the mark on December 28, and Ut Office, sald that on December: 20 seated piss killed them, and chopped poople Neuter Special.

transport Dorsetshire, which leaves possession of 13 bottles of lotion had received Information that defen- and sold the tainted meat, According to Die British Wireless Southampton on March 2, proves to bearing a false trade mark Mira C dant had an unlicensed sei lastalled.

the Ministry of Health be incorrect. warns the public to continuo pre-

ER. Sanderson appeared for defen- Paying a visit togathey promisenjata Enquiry at Army Headquarters dante, while Bar, W. A. Brown re rage, on December 10, he found cautions which experience has shown this morning revealed that the Gore presented the confinantsee. The that this was so. Defendant explain Guairable, a 13. 11 Jon early, yet to dona are proceeding to Singapore, as case was romanded 16-110) Filmsworth ed that gefin jest was being repaired vhether. the spidemic has an additional Battalion to the Com- to 11.30 sm. on Wednesday January at the time, he had not thought it reached its peak.

worth while to get a licence, nj

mind there.

20.

The Urban Council use several chops for different days, but Lau had managed to discover the correct chop to use this was a very seriouE CRAG and the Council asked for 'n heavy penalty.

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