1937-01-20 — Page 19

CONVICTS MOVE TO NEW HOME

TRANSFER TO BIG STANLEY PRISON ARMED POLICE

GUARDS

A start has been made in transferring prisoners from Vic. toria and Laichikok Gaols to the new prison at Stanley, the first hatch, totalling 180, having been moved this morning,

This batch came from Laichikok, having been previously transferred to Victoria Cool In readiness for the removal to the new

prison, The men were conveyed to Stanley by apecial buses, which carried armand pollee, whilst spretul precautions were also taken along the route.

As a result of the transfer of le- day's batch, one of the toyu seetlana of Laichikok prison has already been closed down.

the conveynuce of the

Arrangements are being nude for prisoners at later dates, which, for remaining

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

GERMAN Hongkong's

TRADE THRIVES

BIG FAVOURABLE BALANCE

IMPRESSIVE FIGURE

Berlin, Jan, 20. Germany's foreign trade for 1030 ended with a surplus of 550,000,000 marks over imperis, which is five times the favourable balance of 1936. Exports increased from 500,000,000

Coronation

Delegates

TWO UNOFFICIALS CHOSEN

The Telegraph' under- stands that Government will shortly announce that the Hon. Mr. S. H. Dodwell and the Hon. Dr. S. W. Tso have been chosen for the signal honour of represent- ing the Colony of Hongkong at the Coronation of Their Majestics the King and Queen.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, · 1937.

PAPER ADMITS LIBEL

CHINESE OFFICIAL BRINGS ACTION

DAMAGES AWARDED

Allegations in the Chinese newa- that he had embezzied money entrust- paper, Keny Po, on October C, 1936,

RADIO BROADCAST

Maurice Dufour and His Piano Accordeon

RECORDED PROGRAMME

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2. B: W. on n wavelength of 365 metres (845 k,c's.), 31.40 metres (9,52 megacyeles).

4-7 pm. Chinese Programme. 7-11 European Programme.

7 p.m.

to him by Generalissimo Chiang non, purposes in Kwangsl, were the Kai-shek's headquarters for pacifica-chestra. subject of a claim by Chau Kung- mau, of the Chinese Military Affairs Council, in the Hongkong Summary Court this morning.

to 4,708,000,000 marles.

occasion a corresponding increase of

The fact

that exports did not

In addition to Messrs. Dodwell Imports higher exports receipts

is taken to indicate the and Ts'o, certain representatives The case was heard before Afr. for paying off debts and meeting

were use of the Hongkong Volunteer De-ut the parties came into Court only Justice J. J: Hayden, Puisne Judge, other foreign obligations rather than fence Corps and the Hongkong to decide the amount of damages for in purchasing more raw materinis, Naval Volunteer Corps have the libel, which was admitted.

December imports at 307.000.000 been chosen to represent their Defendants were Khuk King-mui,

proprietor; Ton respective units.

Kult-chuen. publisher:

Chi-ching, editor: represented by Mr. H. A. Botelho, Leo D'Almada & Co,, and de B.

Chung-ling, printer, for whom 'Mr. the fourth defendant was Quinn uppeared,

IPRAS, POR A

on marks over the previous month, chiefly due to higher demands for and coffee, and leas butter and ure, wool and rubber. More meat

seeds, rotten, jute from Indin, wool bacco were imported, and more oll from South Africa. Exports for December amounted to 457,000,000, which is 35,000,000 marks better in than the November figure-Reuter,

obvious reasons, are not being this- closed.

This morning's transfer carried out without untoward eldent of any kind,

Devaluation

was

Of Japanese

Yen Feared

BUT CONTROL WON'T EFFECT POWERS

WILL FIGHT RED, RULE IN SPAIN

(Continued from Paye 1.) Fernt Anglo-italian Mediterranean end of the chapter of strained relations between

declaration marked the

!

These representatives include, it is understood, LL Col. H B. L. Dow- Cmdr. Hampton Ross and Codes biggin 0..... Paymaster Licut

other officers who would ordinarily W. WC. Shewan, and one or two be in London in May.

It was at first thought that His Excellency the Governor, who leaves early in April consequent upon his promotion to Ceylon, would be able to attend the Curanation. It appears. however, that Sir Andrew will not blave suficient time at his disposal to arrive in London by May 12,

Hundreds of thousands of electele light bulbs--all British-will be used by Government and Business housed

arki

the two powers,

Neverthings, the document marked i departure from former polley by Britain, called for and embodied no concession, und did not involve the | modifientiour of any Britain's existing

Backerssions. friendships.

It had been of service:

M.

Pun

Lum

The Hon. Mr. M. K. Lo represented plaintiff, who was not present in court.

to

The Hon. Mr. Lo said he was not alleging any particular grudge by de- tendants against his client who was, They said, unknown personally them but he wished to take His Lur thip over the article complained of: so that the Court would be able but- tor to assess the damages.

THE LIBEL

K SHOES

for

Quality

Comfort and

The New Mayfair Or-Durability

The Clock Is playing (Blaw) in Dicky Bird Hop (Gourley); "Love, Life and Laughter"—Solegilon; A Musical Comedy Switch, (arr. Hall); Cavalcade of Martial Songs (arr. thers); A Vision of Spring. Nicholls); Hleland Laddie. (Carru-

7.30 Stock Quotations.

7.35 New Gramophone Records. Recorda,

Our greatest successes.....Cicely Courtneldge and Jack Hulbert, Ex- Mayfair Orchestra: cuse Me Dance, Polku Medley...New Juck Hylton throws 'n party.

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

8.03 From the Studio. Maurice Dufour and His Piano-Accordeon. 1. Maman je t'aimes; 2. Paric 4. Poema; 5. mot d'autre chose; 3. Le Chaland; El Rellcurio; 0. „Air Kantonals; 7. Pertes de cristal.

8.20 p.. Stuart Robertson (Bass-Baritone) and Fritz Kreisler (Violín).

the

Thirteen sub-Committees are work ing on the plans for the Carimatión

Violin Solu-Caprice Viennois celebrations in Hongkong, and there

(Kreister); Bass-Baritone Solos---The Is every festivities will transcend even

Indication that the Ipeal

The article was then read out, Spanish Lady. (Hughes), Luchouse the Jubilee Day celebrations in 1935 fera pacifcation scheme be started in Bass-Baritone Solos-Song of

described how Chau suggested thatLondonderry Air (arr. Kreisler); Reach (Proctor-Gregn) Viviln Solo brilliance.

Kwang to case the tense position Buccaneer (Mortimer and Leonard), there. The Generalissime accepted A Bowl of Punch (Mortimer and the plan and ordered the Provisional Alan Murray); Violin Solo-Gypsy to huminate the Colony at night, Canton currency. to go into the pro-Solos-The Bay of Biscay

Headquarters to give him $20,000. Caprice (Kreisler); Bass-Baritone arrangements are being made

Chau,

(Davy), for Chinese dragon and lantern province and start the work

The Saucy Arethusa New York, Jan. 19:

(Traditional); was alleged, having got the money, Violin Solo-Dance of the Marionette Banking circles here regard the to the appeasement of the Mediter declared a public holiday.

May 12-Coronation Day-wih Tetly in Cantul smal

smoking (Winternitz), Japanese exchange control devreesranean situation. Just the same.

until it was impossible to 8.55 London as "nothing serious," but teade quar-Yves Delbos,

stay in

In hiding any tonger. He then nouncements. ters 'express the fear that the deerees Minister.

falsely attributed the secessionist point to eventual devaluation of the Yugo-Slavin.

movement al Tang Yuen to his own

When The establishment of and

efforts.

his agreed with it,

malfeasance came to light, an order #milar

was made for the money to be re- With a Song In my Heart-Sym- funded but Chau disappeared. The phonic Blanpsody (Rodgers). article was headed: "The

Gener-Darnask Rose (Chopin themes). alissimo's Provisional Headquarters

9.30 to account for money pressing Chau to expended on the Pacification of the Muns in Kwangsi."

yen

to

il

The French Foreign weleosted It. Turkey, i

Greece and Egypt

Britain Must Be Armed

i

Japanese foreign trade polley

Germany's on batter basis. Bankers ridicule the fear that the exchange control will undermine the The Government was convineed! Anglo-Franco-American monetary ac- that the re-equipment of the fighting cord or seriously adversely affet services was an Indispensable means United States eronomics.

to the nation's cbjective; namely, the The bankers are agreed that the negothtion of European settlement ardinances are designed mainly and the strengthening of the authority halt speculation on yen exchange of the League.

imports of raw

ዛ

to stager

the

express

saner

Big Reservoir Opening

On January 30

HIS EXCELLENCY TO OFFICIATE

Hongkong's

3,000 million

Governor

His

on

materials so as to prevent a farciof political appeasement and economic Mr. Eden emphasised that the work exchange shortage. They the belief that legitimate transactions re-operation needed the collabora-galloon Jubilee Reservoir will will not be affected, contending liation of all if it were to succeed. If be officially opened by the fact that Japati is a large im that is forthcoming, undoubtedly the Excelleney the -porter of raw materials will offset nations could create a better,

any world market privantages of and more prosperous Europe, in a Saturday, January 30. cheupening the yen, on which a porceful world. To accomplish this, count yen devaluation 13 nat ex armaments expenditure must be re-

duced and ways of economic pected.

operation must be learned so the standard of life could be raised.

One banker said that the ordin ances were probably partly political and party economic, He suit tal the higher cost of living in Japan had aroused a mild "social unrest"

on which account it is likely that the control measures were offered

co-

ank and

Nows

An-

9.15 The Court Symphony Or chestra,

The

Concerto No. 2 in F Minor (Chopin), Played by Arthur Hu- binstein (Planoforte) and the Lon den Symphony Orchestra, Con- dueted by John Barbirolli.

10 p.m. Big Ben. Variety and Dance Music.

It was admitted by the defendants that this article was a libel, charging plaintiff with embezzlement, hypo- crisy and opium anoking. When the writ was served on defendants, thy inmediately went out of busi- ness and ceased publication, but later

Fox Trol-Come back, sweet Papa; they sent a solicitor's letter making Vocal--Serehode in the night....The an object apology which they offered Street Singer: Fox Trol-The Miller's to have published, and a monetary Daughter, Marianne; Vocal-Peter's compensation of $100 without pre-pop

keeps a

lollipop shop.....The judice to their legal rights."

Rocky Mountaineers; Plaintif refused to let the matter though; Vocal-It's a Urill all over Waltz-Al- drop on these terms but defendants again, I found a bit of Paris in the published the! apology in the Wah Kui Yat

heart of old New York....Lucienne and another Boyer; Fox Trot-Anything your Chinese newspaper tendering "hum- little heart bie and sincere apologies for publish- Heaven: et desires. I could be in

Sketch"

"Swing ing matters which we now know to The Riddle considerable

Scene.

..Lesile: be false," and festifying to plaintiff's Fred Emney and Richard integrity of caracter. The story Fox Trot-The girl in the garden, had been received from an unony- Afterglow; Guitar Solo-Walizing to

correspondent and was in-

the guitar Medley....Len Fillis: inserted during the Fox Trots The Boston Tea Party. It ain't right; Voenl-For Love Alone, I never realized....Bing Crosby; In- strumental-Early Morning Blues.

11 p.m. Close Down,

This will be one of the last im- portant ceremonies to be undertaken by Sir Andrew Caldecott before his departure for Home in Apell.

of rain during the Despite lack past few weeks, the new reservoir Dangerous Nationalism

still contains a considerable volume

believed, whither the doctrines of time in order to replenish other The world was asking. Mr. Eden of water and this has, in fact, been

drawn upon for some race and nationalism were to lead reservoirs. Germany and all of the nations of Europe. Europe could not continue fteservoir with the main highway is The roadway connecting Jubilee drifting towards, it more and more uncertain future; it could not be torn own open to the public, and between acute national rivalries and the Colony,

provides one

of the finest drives in exceptionally heavy demand for violently opposed, ideologies with foreign exchange created by pay any hope of surviving without sears amenity, will

Later, à country club, with every ments for cotton and wool Imports which would last for many generu private concern and in time Shing be constructed by a brought a one cent drop in the ex change rate.-United Preis.

Mun should become the Colony's most popular rendezvous.

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Statultaneously It is contended that the decrees will prevent violen fuctuations in the yen, such as oc- curred two weeks apo when an

SERIOUS TROUBLE

to barter.

New York, Jan. 19.

.

Hons.

Germany, he said. could influence the choice which would decide her fale, and that of Europe. If she

HOW

mous

cautiously editor's absence.

SECURITY ASKED

their first joint offer of $100, said After adding insult to injury by

Mr. Lo, defendants next announced their intention of defending the action and had the "cheek" to unk for security of casts from plaintifṛ. Ils Lordship had to grant the order, not knowing the previous history at that ume.

His Lordship: I should not, had known.

Continuing, Mr. Lo said the apology was not sufficient defence as it was not published until alx weeks after defendants were aware of the matter and, considering all the circumstances, His Lordship would no doubt be sur- prised that plaintiff had been content to confine hits claim to the $1,000 possible in Summary Court but he had not wanted the long tigation Original Jurisdiction would have in- volved.

REPLACING LEVIATHAN A spokesman of # prominent chuse for full and equal co-operation foreign trade association, comment-with Europe there was no-one in

Washington, Jan. 10. ing on the Japanese financial situa-Britain who would not assist whole-

The Maritime Commission, on be- tlon, to-day said "Things are much heartedly to remove misunderstand-half of the United States Lines, has more serious than they appear on then and smoothe the way to penee collect for bids for a new her to and prosperity. But it was idle to replace the Leviathon, announcing at surface,"

He expressed the opinion that the imagine that mere palliatives

and the Same time the end of Financial

indiented Decrees

that local remedies could cure the evils mali and inauguration of direct Japan lacked foreign exchange, and from which the nations suffered, Government subsidy-United Press. forecast that Tokyo would be forced to devalue the yen and then resori part of any nation in co-operating of the League of Nations-Reuter

There must be no evasion on the of disputes, abiding by the decisions with the others and abandoning a policy of interference in the affairs

Germany Not Pleased of others. The world could not be cured by pacts and treaties and lofty,

Berlin, Jan. 10. Mr. Anthony Eden's address speeches. There must be the will to Europem affairs is described by the co-operate by abandoning the doc Nazi organi, Veelkischer Beobachter,

On behalf of the first three defen- trine of national exclusiveness, and as "one of those rather overdone up- Quinn also, had agreed to drop their dants, Mr. Botelho suld he, and Mr. by accepting every European state as peaks to Germany which we have original defence altogether and mere-

general heard so often."

The Lokalanzeige reiterates the ap-evidence of

ly plead mitigation. He could bring armaments to the level essential for peal that Anglo-French policy show verbal offer to make an apology,

verbal apology and a defence and by accepting interna- a greater realisation of the danger of tional machinery for the settlement Bolshevism.-Reuter,

Lordship pointed out that plaintiff was not present to contradict such evidence, which, in the absence of notice of pleadings, be ruled madmissible.

"Such transactions," he said, "would seriously hurt American exports."

He drew attention to the fact that the United States had recently lost a huge Brazilian steel order because Jupan had negoliated an agreement to barter Japanese steel for Brazilian colton.-United Press.

SABOTAGE BRINGS PRISON

FOR THREE WELSH. NATIONALISTS

acts

a potential partner in u European settlement, by reducing

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Mr. Botelho said that if plainult been inore concillatory, no doubt

Mr. Quinn said his client wou

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13en. A Pianoforte Recital.

*. j.. 'World Affaire,"

7.4 p.m. The Forum Theatre Orchestra: H.10 p.m. Giri Mining."

8.50 p.m. The News and Announcementa,

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0.15 p.m. Variety, with the Houthern

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IT IS MY BELIEF THAT NOT SELF- At the Central Magistracy this, terins would have been arrived at. INTEREST BUT SELF-SACRIFICE 16 THE morning, Mr. K. Keen granted an ONLY LAW UPON WHICH HUMAN so-order for the confiscation of three printer and was not primarily res-

ANY pounds of dutiable tobacco found un-pensible. HOPE OF PROSPERITY AND PERMANENCE. Į claimed and unmanifcated on board

CIETY CAN DE GROUNDED

Charles Kingsley.

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the s.s. Chuen Chow three days ago. ly against defendants for $700 dam- His Lordship gave judgment Jolni-

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nges and costs, adding that he would

robbery at an un-numbered hut have awarded the full amount but London, Jan. 19.

Following a married woman on to in Lockhart Road occurred about 2.30 for the fact that the apology, - when All three of the Welsh Nationalists tram, sitting next to her and slitam, to-day, when two men entered it was forthcoming, had been given churged with having deliberately ting her pocket to steal $1.50, resulted the hut and forced Lam Ling, married wider publicity than the libel, committed

of sabotage at a in the arrest of a 30-year-old un- there, to hand over a sum of $103. women, who was the only person R.A.F. aerodrome, were sentenced to employed man named Ying Loong day to nine months imprisonment in yesterday. Before Mr. K. Keen at The men then can away, but one man the Second Division..

the Central Magistracy this morning, was later apprehended." None of the defendants gave evid-Ying was sentenced to two months' ence, but one, through an interpreter. hurd labour, said that with every respect to Eng-

MANCHUKUO “TIME”

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Transmission 3

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19 1.8. Big Ben, Gounod's Fasat-Act 9. 10.50 p.m. The Morris Motors Band. 10.00 .. I Was There'! "The Raing r ihe Brassmen (Bouthern Nigeria).

11.4 p.m. Varley. 114m. Bhiply:llding." 13.30 am, The News and Announcementa.

Greenwich Time Signal at 19.45 .. 12.50 A..

Dance Male.

Clocks throughout Manchukuo were Dr. Y. K. Wong, of 440 Nathan put forward permanently one hour UNIFORMS NOT CONTRABAND Road, was summoned before Mr. at 11 p.m. on December 31. This Hish Jurymen "they cannot do justice

Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magla- change cynchronises Manchuokuo

· Laredo (Tix.), Jan. 19. to our cause."

tracy this morning, for driving his time with Japanese and Korean time Texas Rangers arrested three Mr. Justice Charles, passing sen-

At the Central Magistracy this car without due care and caution at and puts it one hour in advance of Austrians who were endeavouring tence, said the men had resorted to a Radioland Engineering Laboratory, Road, on December 31, about 10.20 air service times have been put one

morning, before Mr. Fraser, the Nathan Road, at the junction of Mody standard time in China, Rallway and to pass a consignment of uniforms most dangerous and wicked method of 41 Queen's Road Central, wire- am. The summone was brought by hour later, so that they are running Spanish Leftists. The Customs con- through Mexico, intended for the of calling attention to their cause. lea dealers, were fined $100 for fall-Mrs, W. S. Smith, of 10.Duke Street. at the same real time as before. To fiscated the merchandise,

After the trial a small crowd out-ing to take monthly returns to the Mr. Peter H. Sin appeared for defen- overcome the difficulty of side the court sang "Land of My

dark State Department later ordered its Fathers"-Reuter.

wireless licensing authority during dant, and hearing of the case was mornings, many

offices in Mukden release, on the ground that uniforms November and December.

Oxed for 12 noon on Monday next. .... have changed to later hours,

are not contraband-United Press.

SATURDAY.

23rd JANUARY

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