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1945
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JULY 25, 1928.
PRICE, $3.00 Per Month.
No. 25,931
PATSY HENDREN'S
2,000.
ONE OF ENGLAND'S GREATEST.
KENNEDY-ROAD APPEAL.
EARL OF BALFOUR.
COLONY CHANGES.
NO LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL !
CEYLON PROPOSALS.
BRIGHT CRICKET.
ANOTHER CROP OF CENTURY IN TRIBUTE AND GOLD MEDAL FOR
THE VETERAN STATESMAN. COUNTY MATCHES.
Commission on Constitution Issues Surprise Report batsman, and ex-foot-
MANHOOD SUFFRAGE; VOTES FOR WOMEN.
Sweeping changes in the administration of the Colony of Ceylon are contained in the report of the Commission on the Ceylon Con- stitution.
There was the usual crop of centuries in the games that con- cluded on Tuesday, the scores ley (Kent) 109, Woolley (Kent)
(Gloucester)
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PLENARY SESSION FIXED.
THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM.
COMMONS DEBATE.
THE OPPOSITION'S VOTE OF CENSURE.
MR. BALDWIN'S REPLY.
London, Yesterday.
In the House Commons on the
WEDNESDAY NEXT.
MORE THAN 30 KUOMINTANG MEMBERS TO ATTEND,
HIS 80TH BIRTHDAY----- MR. JENKIN'S, QUESTIONS.
FENG AND YEN. NOTTS LOSE BY 13.
London, Yesterday. Evidence of Police officers was According to information em- "Patsy" Hendren, the genial
H.R.H. The Prince of Wales, taken at this morning's sitting anating from the Central Party baller of Brentford, is the first prominent diplomats, members of of the Full Court of Appeal which Headquarters, more than 30 mem- debate on unemployment, Mr. county cricketer to reach 2,000 the Cabinet and other distinguish is re-hearing the case of Rex v. bers of the Central Executive Com- Rameny MacDonald (leader of the runs this season. He obtained 60 ed Englishmen attended a luncheon Chung Yu-fan, a Chinese youth mittee will be present at the 5th Opposition) moved a vote of cen- sure of the Government in view in the match against Notts, which to celebrate the opening of the per- who on June 9 was sentenced by Plenary Session on August 1. Middlesex first managed to win by
Major C. Willson, O.B.E., Second Those who will be present includo (of the grave concern at the grow- Police Magistrate, to a month's Messra. Chang Ching-kiang, Tan ing volume of unemployment. 13 runs.
hard labour for indecent exposure Yen-kai, Li Lich-chun, Yu Yiu-jen, He deplored the inadequacy and on Kennedy-road on May 21. Tsai Yuan-pei, Chen Chao-yin, Ilo ineffectiveness of the measures Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Ying-ching, Pai Yung-ti, Mino Bin, taken to deal with the problem Mr. F. H. Loseby), who is asking Chow Chi-kong, King Heng-yl, Chu and the Government's failure to for the Magistrate's conviction to Chi-ching, Chen Chai-yu, Ting Wei- relieve the plight of the many be quashed, cross-examined at feng, Ting Chao-wu, Hwang Shih, poverty-stricken areas, and very considerable length.. The main Bei Wen-wel, Chiang Kai-shek, Wu severely, condemned 'the Govern- points in his questions concern- Tsz-hul, T. V. Soong, Zau Lh-tsi, ment's attitude towards these jed:-
Tai Chi-tao, Li Chi-sen, Chu Pei-suffering from privation in con- The times of various inci- teh, Ho Hsiang-yen, Chen Kung-po, sequence of industrial depression. dents on the night of May 21, Kuo Chung-tno, Wang Fa-chun,
Miners' Flight, The description of the offen-Chen Shu-jen, Koo Meng-yu and Mr. MacDonald declared that der as given originally by Mrs. Pan Yung-chno, Lea and Mrs. Leppard, the com-
Messrs. Li Shih-tseng, Wang face ordinary unemployment but plainants: the appearance of Chung-hui and Haine Fu-chen are besides there were 200,000 miners appellant when arrested; and other statements affecting iden-reported on their way back to China permanently and hopelessly out of from abroad and will also attend work who, until their death, have tity; also"
The Government had gone on two The contention that it is un-the session. It is not yet known either to live on doles or charity. precedented for Chinese of ap whether Messrs. Wu Chao-cha, fundamentally wrong
to Wang Ching-wei, Sun Fa, Hu Hon- tions, namely, that trade was go- pellant's social position
min, Chu Min-yi and Mrs. Wang ing to improve and that a reduc- insult European ladies.
Ching-wel will be able to return intion of wages and an increase of time.
hours were going to improve pro- Besides these members, Generals duction
The Commissioners recommend that the Legislative and Execu-being Lee (Middlesex) 108, Crow- tive Councils be abolished and that a State Council consisting of 65198, Mead (Hants) 180, Seabrook elected and 12 nominated members should be inaugurated.
Manhood Suffrage, with votes for women of 30 and over, is also advocated.
Under the new regime the Governor is assigned a supervisory rather than an executive role but his reserved powers are increased.
GOVERNOR AS SUPERVISOR.
136,
Shepherd (Lancs.) 117; Iddon (Lancs) 184 retired hurt, Oldroyd (Yorks.) 1112, H. Parks (Sussex) 100 not! out, Duleep Sinhji (Sussex) 198.
London, Yesterday. Middlesex beat Notta by 13 runs.
Middlesex 289 and 946 (Hendren 60, Lee 108).
Notts 388 and. 234 (Dunston 6 for 70).
Kent beat Derbyshire on first innings.
Kent 376 (Crawley 109) and 312 for 4 declared (Woolley 198).
Derby 331, and 222 for 6. Hampshire beat Warwickshire by eight wickets.
-Warwick 277 and 351,
Earl of Balfour.
manent home of the British Aca- demy and the 80th birthday of its President, Earl Balfour, for whom there had been specially struck, a gold medal.
the nation had not only had to
asgump-
WITHOUT PARALLEL, One of the Crown witnesses agreed with Mr. Jenkin that in This was presented by the Prince his six years' experience he had Feng Yu-hsiang, and Yen Hai-shan of Wales, who paid a tribute to never heard of such a case, In are also expected to attend the ses- Hampshire 536 (Mead 180) and Lord Balfour's services to the na- answer to Mr. Somerset Fitzroy sion and participate in the discus-trade set-back was mainly con
Penang, July 18. tive Committee would involve a The Penang "Gazelto's" general election as also would the defeat of the Ministers on the Colombo correspondent states
jannual budget. that the report of the special com- !
The Commission recommends mission on the Ceylon Constitu- that the manhood suffrage grants tion was issued this morning. votes to women over thirty years
of age. The report recommends thal, a
The Commission also considers State Council, consisting of 65
that communal representation is 93 for 2. elected and 12 nominated mem-wholly pernicious and recom- Gloucestershire beat Glamor- bers should replace the Legisla-mends that it be abolished in organshire by 162 runs, tive Council. The Executive der to allay the qualms of the Council also to be abolished, the minority communities. The Gov Mercer 7 for 57) and 295 for 8 State Council dealing with execu- crnor is to be asked to nominate tive as well as legislative busi-twelve, of whom six are to be
preferably British. ness, sitting in an executive capa-
The Governor is assigned city or in legislative session.1 Departments to be divided into supervisory rather than an execu- ten groups under the charge of tive role, but his reserved powers
are increased. separate Ministers of which seven, are to be taken from among the elected members, the remaining" MY LEGS NUMBED."
three to be under the charge of
the Colonial Secretary, the WILL OF A MAN WHO “DID
Colonial Treasurer and the At- torney-General, who become State members. The Colonial Secre-
NOT WORRY.""
&
Gloucester 248 (Seabrook 136,
declared (Arnott 6 for 77).
Glamorgan 111 (Parker 6 for 14) and 270.-Reuter.
NOW TWO TYPHOONS.
Moderate westerly wirds, ever- ing to north, east later, fino is the official weather forecast until noon to-morrow.
Pressure is high to the north Leicester v. Worcester. east of Japan. The northern ty- Leicestershire beat Worcester-phoon has filled up. The west shire by an innings and 206 runs ern typhoon is stationary about at Ashby-de-la-Zouch.
150 mines south east of Aparri, or Worcestershire 77 and 181 moving very slowly westward. (Coleman 5 for 30).
The third typhoon is between 200 Leicestershire 464 (Berry 207), and 300 miles north of Guam
moving north-eastward. Lancashire v. Surrey. Lancashire beat Surrey by an
Lary to be Chairman of the YOUNGER COUSIN BROTHER? innings and 9 runs.
Board of Ministers, but a member of the Board other than a State officer is to be the leader of thei State Council and Government's! chief spokesman..
State Representation. Associated with each of the seven groups of elected Ministers is to be an executive of the State Council,
"While young. I remained at home, confined myself to study and did not worry myself about worldly affairs.. .Unfortun
Yorkshire v. Essex. ately,
1 got an attack of
Yorkshire beat Essex by an rheumatism and both my Jega became numbed when all medi- innings and 215 runs,
Yorkshire 216 for 9 wickets, innings declared closed (Oldroyd
cal treatments have been prov-i ed fruitless."
112).
Essex 193 and 104,
Proposing the health of the Earl
PEACE HITCH.
Prime Minister's Views. Mr. Baldwin said that the
fined to the great staple indus- tries, principally, coal and cotton, and that the country's general trade was being maintained. The
(Assistant Attorney General),sions.-Kuo Min. who is appearing for the Crown. the same witness said that there had been three or four cases of incedent
Shanghai, Yesterday. exposure during his term of service, two in the last The Kuo Min news agency pub. unemployment trouble was seri- month.
lishes a report from Peking that ous but local and if confined it When the Chief Justice (Sir owing to the delay in the Man-ought to be possible for the grow. ing prosperity of other areas--- Henry Gollan, Kt., C.B.E., K.C.) churian peace negotiations. Mar- the midlands and the south-to and the Puisne Judge (Mr. shal Chiang Kai-shek's departure afford some relief to the depress- Justice P. Jacks) took their seats has again been postponed.
ed areas. We had to face à hor- It is now understood that herible and difficult problem but he this morning, a large number of people were in Court, the major will leave with General Yen Hsi; did not believe that the country ity being Chinese of the better shan on July 27 for Tientsin and was played out or was going to be class. There were also a number go thence by sea to Nanking-played out. of Chinese schoolboys.
Mr. Jenkin was forbidden by
Reuter.
position
the Chief Justice, during cross-appellant's examination to put a question European ladies.
The first aim of unemployment policy should be to break up con- insulting centrated unemployment by ab
sorption in prosperous areas. The tion and the peace of the world, to which would lead to witness. giv- When Mr. Jenkin questioned Government had not considered Surrey 219 (MacDonald 6 for learning and the Arts.
..ing hearsay as evidence. "That witness as to the description of the migration device for the 199) and 258 (Shepherd 117, Mac- Lord Balfour, without, notes, re-is a common mistake about cross the offender's appearance fur- shifting of the unemployment
Donald 6 for 98).
plied in a light philosophic mood, examination," his Lordship ob-nished by the lady complainants, burden to the Dominions. Lancashire. 486 (Iddon 184 re-expatiating on old age.
served, "but counsel is not entiti- Sgt. Flattery said: "They were
Government Plans. tired hurt).
Honoured And Loved.
ed to bring out hearsay."
both talking at the same time." The Government had author- The British Wireless .report)
Mr. Jenkin intervened: "That's ised the unemployment exchanges DIFFERENCE IN TIME. states:
womanlike."
throughout Britain to advance Det. Sergeant Flattery was the
WHAT'S IN A NAME,
the travelling cost of a man and of Balfour, the Prince of Wales first witness called. He describ
The pair of leggings produced his family who were willing but spoke of him as: "One who is ed his being sent out from Ceri honoured and loved by all who tral Police Station on the night in Court formed the subject of unable to afford to transfer to an- Sgt. Flattery other part of Britain in search of said A vote of "no confidence" in
that Mrs. Lea called work and also his removal ex- The above is un extract from the
speak the English tongue the world of May 21 to Kennedy-road, to a many questions. the Board of Ministers or in the official translation of a will made
over. To-day we are thinking with spot near. "The Hermitage" to
them gaiters but he knew penses. Such advances would be particular chairman of the Execu- by a Chinese who, in that docu-!
great gratitude of all that Lord which he walked with Sub-Inspec-what she meant as she described in the nature of a lean. ment, refers more than once to his Sussex beat Northants by an Balfour has done in his long and tor Smith and Det. Li Chau.
After a conversation of about them. Mrs. Leppard called them
De-Rating Scheme. busy life not only for ourselves as
riding overalls in her evidence. The Government would ask In Chinese sociology, a maternal Sussex 571 for 9 wickets, inn-a nation but for the peace of the half an hour in No. 4, "B" Block The Chief Justice referred to Parliament in Autumn to make
Military Married Quarters, he NATIONALIST DRIVE. cousin is a cousin and a paternal ings declared closed (H. Parks whole world. We are thinking of found appellant with the Chinese them as leggings.
provision for bringing a railway cousin is a brother. For clarity 100 not out, Duleep Sinhji 198). his, many distinguished services to detective and motor-cycle No. 979
Re-examined by Mr. Fitzroy freight reduction into operation in legal documents, the term Northants 158 (Bowley 8 for learning and the arts and, above (which appellant, speaking in Sgt. Flattery said that he had from December 1, 1928, to ad-
all, we are thinking of him as a English, claimed
heard of three or four indecent vance the Government's de-rating "brother" is qualified by the pre-62) and 210.
as his). Ap- fix "cousin" to denote that an ae-
very wise and charming friend." pellant asked why his cycle had exposure cases during his term of scheme which operates from Oc- service in the Police, two occur-tober 1, 1929, thus to some extent tual brother as Europeans would understand it is meant,
ring during the last month. and the
assisting the coal export, and iron Mr. eross-examination,
Detective Li Chau repeated the and steel industries. An export "younger" is self- explanatory."
Jenkin stressed the importance of evidence he gave at the Magis- credits scheme would also be ex- the time. Sgt. Flattery said that tracy, corroborating the state-tended for two years from Sep-
C. C. WU MAY SUCCEED
.C. T. WANG
"younger cousin brother."
The "Joint" Son.
There is also reference to adop-! tion of malo kin. That is very common when a man becomes old
If his
Sussex v. Northants,
¡innings and 203 runs.
LOST ITALIANS.
One of Lord Balfour's phrases
been taken. was a reference to the. in. reply Prince as a "Natural leader of our [youth."
GREEK POLITICS.
M. VENIZELOS & RELATIONS WITH ITALY.
PACT SUGGESTED.
Athens, Yesterday,
In
tember 1929.
Motion Defeated. The House of Commons reject- the motion of censure by 381
The
Lord Lovat's Four.
British
Wireless report states:
Lord Lovat, Under-Secretary for
BRITISH LEGATION DINNER.
Peking, To-day,
ITALIAN GOVERNMENT AND Muay reports are, to hand of the
THE MOSCOW COMMITTEE,
the times when he encountered Nationalists mobilising for an at-
TO CONTINUE SEARCH.
appellant was 9.30 p.m. as he then ments of Sgt. Flattery,
Sub-Inspector Rozeskwy, who tack on the Fengtion troops but
looked at the watch he carried.
had charge of the case for the this is generally interpreted as and has no male lasued.
Counsel drew attention to the Police, said that he asked appeled Moscow, Yesterday.
time being mentioned in the depo-lant if he knew why he had been to 151 votes.-Reuter. meaning they intend to out drive all brothers have sons, he adopts one The Italian Government has re-
sitions as "about 9 p.m." This brought to Central Station. Ap- Chihli and Shantung, .Mukden sup- of them; if not, he seeks further, quested the Rescue Committed to
was very important, he said. Wit-pellant, who was very excited, for instance, among his. (paternal) continue the search for the remain-
ness replied that he had testified said he did not. porters beyond the Great Wall
cousins.
ing Italiane. Two aeroplanes are
Witness then rather than actually to invade Man-
Testator in this case was Wong being sent to assist and be used
with Police Court to 9.30 p.m. cautioned him and added he churia which would involve them Taung (or Chung)-hau, described at the "Krassin" base.
In his speech at the open- and that the Magistrate had put would tell appellant why he had in trouble with Japan.
as a gentleman of the Heungshan The Italian Government also of- ing of the Electoral campaign, M. down "about 9 p.m." He went out Been brought, also that he could the Dominions, is going out to district (adjoining Macao), where fered to assume the cost of supply- Venizelos emphasised Greece'e de- from Central Station at 8.20 p.m. make a statement if he wished to. Canada, Australia and New Ze Chinese Agencies state that many he died on March 16, 1928.
according to the charge-room The caution was administered in land to follow up discussions al- members of the Nanking Govern- His estate in Hong Kong has atores and necessary repairs.
ing the ice-breaker with coal, sire for close relations with Italy-clock. (The time of the alleged the usual form, according to the ready initiated by the Dominions'
He said that Greece would gladly been sworn at $64,300. Mr. Wong Meanwhile, the Russian Rescue sign a pact with Italy, directed offence is given as 7.30 p.m.]
statement book. Appellant then Secrotary during his recent tour. He would discuss fairly and freely ment think Mr. C. T, Wang hasshuk-ming, of No. 156, Queen's-1 Committee have decided that the against no third party but serving! THAT IS WOMANLIKE." gone too far with the treaty ques-road East, Hong Kong, his young- "Krassin" will go to Stavanger to as a stable foundation for streng-
with the representatives of the Mr. Jenkin then asked about. GROUNDS FOR APPEAL. tion and say he may be forced to resign shortly and that possibly er cousin brother," Is appointed effect repairs. Reuter.
In deciding at an earlier stage Dominions all matters, which bad thening friendly relations-Reuter. note-taking by the Police. He sug-
gested that a notebook must be that re-hearing ought to be grant-been mentioned,
Export Credits. Sgt.ed, the Chief Justice said:- INDIA'S RAILWAY. carried when on duty.
"There is a rule that the decision With regard to the export credits Flattery replied: "Not necessari- ly, Sir." Witness sometimes of a Magistrate on a question of guarantee achome, Mr. Baldwin fact should not be upset except on sald that would come to an end TWO OF THE STRIKE LEADERS carried a sheet of foolscap
On that night, he did carry a grounds which raise a serious ques-next year in the absence of fur- sheet of foolscap on which he tion as to whether he has come to ther orders. The Estimates Com. or not on the mittes of the House of Commons noted the names of the complain a right conclusion
had conducted recently a search Jant ladies.
The whole of his evidence at The reasons for the rule are ob-ing investigation into the working Two of the railway strike leaders; the Magistracy had been given vious. The Magistrate has had an of the scheme and had expressed (allas Chan Yuk-wing), who died the United States special service Makandalal Sarkar and Singara from memory. He didn't know opportunity of hearing the whole of themselves as satisfied that it was at the age of 48, on May 19, 1928, squadron la Nicaraguan waters has Veluchchettiar have been arrested where the note was now. the evidence, not merely a precis; of practical advantage to the ex- at No. 24, Battery-street, Yaumati, reported to President Coolidge that at Trichinopoli-Reuter. has been granted to his sister-in-the activities of the followers of
sole executor-part of his duties! din-being to educate and bring up his
Mr. C. C. Wu will succeed him.
Sir Miles Lampson gave her to Chiang Kai-shok, Yen Hai-(the executor's) own son, who has shan and other generals at the been adopted by deceased, and to British Legation yesterday. Reu-
tor.
“LA FREGATE.”
RETURNING TO FRANCE OWING TO ENGINE TROUBLE.
NICARAGUA.
promote the interests of the estate "REBELS" REPORTED TO BE
until the aon becomes of age. Everything is bequeathed to this joint son.
Probate has just been granted.
$10,600 Estate.
Probate of the will of Chan Wing
INACTIVE.
GOOD BEHAVIOUR PLEDGES.
1.
Superior, Wisconsin, Yesterday,
The Rear Admiral commanding
Paris, Yesterday.
The seaplane "La Fregate" is re-law, Chan Pang-shl, a widow of Sandino have apparently ceased en- turning to France aboard a cruiser the same address. The estate in tirely. Sandino is belleved to have to get her engine repaired. Reuter.Hong Kong is valued at $10,600. fled the country and many "rebels" [This seaplane reached the The executrix is to administer it have surrendered and given pledges Azores from France in an attempt until deceased's son, Chan Wah, for their future good behaviour to cross the Atlantic.]
has grown to manhood."'"
Reuter.
*ARRESTED.
MADRAS TROUBLE.
Madras, Yesterday.
made a statement.
facts.
Further replies by Sgt. Flattery he has watched the demeanour of port trade. This certainly was not were to the effect that he had had the witnesses and has also heard the time when they could allow any six years' experience in the Hong the way in which they have given approved asafstance of that kind to Kong Police and that the present their evidence. But in this case we be dropped... The Government pro case in all its circumstances think grounds have appeared in pased, in due course, to introduce and in view of appellant's social the course of the argument which legislation extending the scheme for a further two years from Sep- The closing rate of the dollar on position is unprecedented. He
tember next your. lon demand, to-day was 2/0 7/16, had never heard of a Chinese ini.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
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