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STABLES MANAGER & BRITISH TROOPS IN WRECK OF THE S.S.
COMPRADORE
MR. A. KINCHIN SUED ALLEGES AMAH STOLE RECEIPTS
CHINA
NOT LEAVING YET WAR SECRETARY'S STATEMENT. ON WITHDRAWALS
SUPPLIES TO STONECUTTERS PRESENT STRENGTH & CHANGE
Mr. A. Kinchin who, when in the
AND BOOKS
was stationed at Stone-
Army, and is now manager of the Jockey Club stables, Causeway Bay, had judgment given against him in the Summary Court this morning, on a claim for $270.67, balance due for goods supplied by Messrs. Sh'n Bros, compradores of No. 13, Vic- torin-street.
The supplies were delivered to Mr. Kinchin when he was at Stone- cutters, Mr. Kinchin, in evidence, alleged that he had been in posses-' sion of receipts and passbooks from plaintiffs, that same had been lost
in August, and that an amah who had been dismissed was suspected. also that he was now trying hard to find her.
Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios was for plaintiffs and Mr. C. A. S. Russ for defendants."
In his opening, Mr. Remedios snid that the defendant was a customer of the plaintiffs from about Jan.) 11 June 20 when supplies were stopped.
London, Yesterday.
An official statement has been made anent the British troops in China (1.e., under the South China Command and the North China
Sir L. Worthington-Evans Command, which later includes the Shanghai Area).
"VESTRIS".
MANY SAVED
ONE PARTY STILL ABOARD MISSING RAFT
RAPID RESCUES
THE ROYALTY OIL -CONTRACT
SCANDALS' ECHO
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT OF STOPPAGE
MISS B. TOBIN TELLS
HER STORY
RANSOM OF $10,200
44 DAYS' STARVATION: BEATEN BY BANDITS
THOUGHT SHE WAS A MAN
Wuchow, Nov. 12. Detailed information concerning the capture and release of Mise An Announcement of Nullification Blanche Tobin, of the Church Mis- by the last Government of the slonary Society, has recently been Later. Royalty oil contract negotiated by received. The German linor "Berlin" plck-Mr. A. Fall, ex-Secretary of the It will be recalled that Miss ed up 21, the "American Shipper" Interior.
New York, Yesterday. At 10.50 this morning the latest reports from the rescuing vessels stated that 204 had been saved from the "Vestris."
*** FOLLOWS RULING
Washington, Yesterday.
An echo of United States Naval oil scandals is contained in
90 of the crew and 33 passengers; Secretary West has ordered a the "Myriam" 53, while the battle-stoppage of the delivery of the ehip "Wyoming" has. six of the Royalty oil to the Lewistown Oil survivors. These were found cling- Company in Detroit from the Cat- Ing to wreckage.
creek Feld in Montana from Nov. The Coastguard Headquarters in 19 after the ruling of Attorney Washington learns that all the pas- General Sergeant that the contract sengers and crew have been rescued was Invalid. Reuter's American with the exception of one party Service. jaboard a missing raft.
Over 100 Still Missing A Another telegram atates that over,
and 100 of the passengers crew were still missing 30 hours after the ship had been abandoned and that hope of further rescues lessens hourly.
The American battleship reports that the missing raft evidently broke in heavy seas and that a num- ber of corpses had been sighted
"SERAPIS" REPORT
"HSIN CHP LOOTED & ONLY
·HULL. REMAINS
SOME PIRATES CAPTURED
Tobin was taken by briganda on Sept. 18 while travelling up the Fu River, about a day's journey south
of Chiuping.
Miss Watkins, her companion, was also taken, but released the same evening.
Miss Tobin was forced to march with the band until nearly exhaust- ed, when they reached a rude dwell-
ing, the headquarters of the chief. Here she was interviewed by the head and told that she must imme- diately write three letters to her friends asking for ranhom,
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DEMPSEY TO STAGE THE ANGLO - FRENCH
COME - BACK?
NEGOTIATIONS
COMPROMISE
FRESH VIEWS
TEX RICKARD & EX-CHAMPION MR. BALDWIN'S STATEMENT IN
DISCUSSING THE MATTER
MATCH WITH BASQUE
-Now York, Yesterday. Dempsey and Tex Rickard have discussed the possibility of staging
THE COMMONS
"SO BE IT"
London, Yesterday, Mr. S. Baldwin, the Prime Minis- ter, made a statement in the House Commons to-day on the Anglo- French compromise. It was in reply to Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, who had moved as an amendment to the Address, in reply to the King's speech, that "the House considered that the com- promise endangered the prospect of peace in Europe and the good relations with the United States, regretted the abandonment of
the principle of limitation of small submarines and cruisers and con-. sidered that the basis of naval dis- cussions should be an extension of the Washington Treaty to all classes of combatant ships and that the exclusion of reservists from computation of French mili- The robbers insisted that she was
tary strength was contrary to the a man and an American,' finally ad-
spirit both of the Treaty of Ver- mitting that they had laid their
sailles and of the Locarno Treaty," Shanghai, To-day.
Honest and Straightforward plans in Wuchow city to capture the H.M.S. "Scrapis" reports that American missionary and family
Mr. Baldwin said the compromise the s.8. "Hain Ch" was looted and who was proceeding slowly behind
was no more than a perfectly Defendant had paid "driblets," on
burnt on Sunday night, only the them, the Rev. C. J. Lowe, of the account, said Mr. d'Almada, sone
honest and straightforward at- The a.s. "Myriam" reports she hull remaining. Two large junks American Baptist Mission, Kwellin.
tempt to get out of the deadlock times $10 and sometimes $6. At In reply to questions in the House
with loot, aboard were captured Due to the slowness of the Lowe
which had occurred at Geneva. the end of May, the balance due was of Commons, Sir Laming Worthing- has saved 11 more survivors.
The captain of the "Vestris" con-and. some of the looters escaped in houseboat, the rubbers' calculations
The Government had been strong- $228,78 but plaintiffs agreed to acton-Evans (War Secretary) said
ly criticised on the ground that count $200 in full settlement if that there were at present in China firms that the disaster was caused fishing boats.
were upset and their raid on the "Serapis" is handing over the
concessions to river
they had made paid within a week. That money was seven infantry battalions with an- by the shifting of the cargo.
netted them only the two the prisoners to the single. ladies of the Church Mis-the former's return to the ring with ties upon her.
France and conferred some immuni- not paid,, however, and the last pay, cillaries, in addition to the normal Apparently there are no British junks and
He pointed out ment was $10 on June 9.
garrison of three battalions of in- among the passengers, but it was Chinese authorities as soon as possionary Society.
a match against Paolino Uzcudun. that France remained a conscript When plantiff stopped supplies, fantry stationed there in 1926.
$30,000 Asked
The latter who was recently ous-country as she always had been., they kept defendant's passbook, inj withdrawal had occurred
Since they had been disappointed,pended for a foul against Feterson. France regarded, conscription as an which payments were recorded, in-since June, 1928. Further with
the ransom for Misa Tobin must was reinstated to-day at a meeting essential part of the doctrine of cluding one of $41.
drawals will depend on the local
necessarily be high and $30,000 situation.
Kwangai dollars was first asked for.
No
Later ReportsTM
an almost all-British crew.
The steamship "Berlin" with 23 rescued from the "Vestria" is al- ready en route to New York but the Navy Department has ordered the battleship "Wyoming" and nine coastguard vessela to continue to search for about 12 who are still missing.
One Amount Admitted Mr. Russ' replied that the only
Of eighteen additional battalions be due was sent out to China, ten of infantry amount admitted to $41.89 which the defendant was and one of Royal Marines had left.
"Defendant ceased willing to pay.
Under existing conditions, six dealing with plaintiffs chiefly owing other battalions will leave during The battleship reports that eight to the fact that they charged Dairy the trooping season.
boats, with one makeshift raft One boat Farm prices for stuff which we The 1st Batt. the Border Regt. is have left the "Vestris." found was not Dairy Farm at all.going to Tientsin on normal garri-capsized but some of the occupants
A piece of mutton was charged full son duty.-Reuter.
price but was found to have never been near, the Dairy Farm." Mr.
Russ added that some time ago Mr.
Kinchin got rid of an amah and his
GENERAL
BOOTH
books and receipts disappeared at HEALTH OF THE SALVATION
the same time. He insinuated that!
the passbook in Mr. Remedios' pos- session was one of the missing books.
Nasty Habits
ARMY'S LEADER
"LESS SATISFACTORY”
London, Yesterday,
were picked up.
Details of the disaster are meagre owlitz to the requistioning of all wireless facilities for rescue work, |but a rescued man who was clinging ) to a piece of wreckage said he saw a woman and two children sitting on a broken portion of a raft and the waves continually dashing over them.
scenes
at
|sible.-Reuter.
RAIN
1
N. E. winds, fresh, generally overcast, occasional rain, is the forecast until noon to-morrow,
The anticyclone has passed into the Pacific. Another has formed over Manchuria.
Moderate to fresh monsoon may be expected along the S.E. coast of China and over the N. China Sea
NEW $50 NOTES
HONG KONG BANK ISSUE STARTS TO-MORROW
When they were assured that neither her family nor the Mission- ary Society · could pay a single penny, the amount was finally re- duced to $10,200, which was even- tually paid by the. Chluping mangis- trate when the release was effected.
During the 44 days of her cap- tivity, Miss Tobin only spent three days under a roof, the rest of the time the blue sky being overhead and a bed of leaves and grass be- neath. The food given her was very crude and poorly prepared, result- ing in Miss Tobin's state of mal- nutrition when released.
Due to the pressure exerted by Government troops, Miss Tobin and her captors were continually on the move during the first few weeks of her captivity,
Another passenger was picked up After the books and receipts had To-night's bulletin announces by the "Berlin" after 22 hours in
MR. HYNÉS SIGNS disappeared, Mr. Russ continued, that General Booth's condition is the sea supported by a lifebelt,
There are busy plaintiffs sent in this "huge" bill less satisfactory than during the
To-morrow the Hong Kong and but Mr. and Mrs. Kinchin had come last twenty-four hours-Reutor. the Lakehurst hangar, where
Shanghai Banking Corporation will they
preparing the are {ship "Los Angeles" to take issue for circulation a new series
At one time when the presence of 350 bank notes which have been, to the air.”
A dirigible is ex-printed at Home by
Messrs. of the soldiers seemed very near, pected on the scene in the course
Miss Tobin separated herself from of the night.
the band and went out into the open
to the conclusion that only $41.89 | was owing. It was really a case which ought to go before the Re- gistrar as there were 36 pages, of| items, such as a pound of rice- eight cents.
Mr. Remedios asked whether Mr. Russ' case was that the articles were not supplied. If that was 10,
"Got Angry"
it was not paid.
Iy.
TRAGIC DEATH
SCOTTISH PROFESSOR'S SAD END
London, Yesterday. Dr. Alexander Mair, Professor of
ness, not mine,
air-
Bradbury and "Wilkinson. Visibility, however,
is very poor and very northerly -Reuter's American Service.
Earlier Telegrams
note, is the Srst time in which. Mr.
tained.
Struck With a Stick
Jack Dempsey
Tex Rickard
"ANGLO-PERSIANS”
COMMONS
democracy. Conscription in France dated from the Revolution. It was not only on grounds, of national security against external enemies that the French had conscrip- tion, and the existence of a Con- script Army did not necessarily make a country militaristic In France they held the view that if every man had. to go and fight when war began the masses of the people would be less Inclined to think about war and statesmen would think twice before they ordered them to go and fight,
the
Other Countries Regarding criticism that compromise was directed against the other countries, especially United States, Mr. Baldwin point- ed out that a telegram was des- patched to the United States Secre- ary of State at the beginning of August emphasising that the agree-. ment was not a treaty and that It was being submitted to the Unit ed States in order that they should consider its terms and, give their considered observations and any A similar message suggestions.
many.
QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF for every country to run
maximum fixed in classes of ships. and. to see that the maximum in numbers was 3 maximum in strength too.
The Rhineland
"FULLY SATISFIED".
London, Yesterday..
In the House of Commons.
Mr. Baldwin referred to
the
strong The new series, which begins so that she could be seen. This winds are blowing with the letter "B," is of a slight made the chief so angry that he of the New York State Athletic was sent to Italy and later to Ger-
ly smaller size than the $50 notes struck her twice with a heavy stick. Commission.. lot present in circulation. The pre-
No definite announcement is notices should have been given. Greek at Edinburgh University,
Disarmament Problem An American steamer has found dominating colour on both sides of Fortunately, the end of the club was Mr. Russ-My friend's client has been burned to death in a frathe lifeboats of the a.s. "Vestris," the note is green with polychrome so rotter that it broke off when forthcoming as the result of the has a nasty little habit of not In his study,-Reuter.
Continuing, Mr. Baldwin sald wielded, so that the force of the Rickard-Dempsey conference,' but The s.a. "American Shipper" re- Insertions in the body of the notes blows was not felt. This was the the ex-champion is reported to have disarmament was almost as much giving receipts.
parts that all the "Vestris'" life- In a panel on the left of the only act of violence which she sus-been in a more "receptive mood" a matter of spirit as of letter and Mr. Remedios-My friend's client has a pasty little habit of mutton but that is the coolie's bust-boats, except possibly one or two front of the note is a full figure
than for some time regard fighting just as in the minimum wage, the paying in driblets.
and except one life raft, have been of Ceres, whilst In a white square
Three weeks before her release, again.-Reuter's American Service. tendency was for the minimum to When his Lordship asked what picked up. The steamer "Myriam" in the other panel is the "Britan- the robber chief sent. Miss Tobin,
become the maximum;
80 unless The Puisne Judge, (Mr. Justice
niá” water-mark with "$50" under-
statesmen had real courage. and Jacks) observed that both habits was the point of the cross-examina-picked up two feboats.
|together with an armed guard and Listeners In
neath. In the centre of the top of were objectionable.
tion, Mr. Rues explained he was try-
unless they were supported by their ing to show that the defendant stop- The drama of the sinking of the the note is the usual Bank cresta small boy to a little stream with
own people there was a tendency. orders to remain until he could talk
up a Plaintiffs' principal testified that ned dealing with the plaintiff and "Vetris," involving the lives of 380 with the scroll bearing the Bank's with the officials about her release.
"The price of mut-persons aboard, has been followed name and the serial number which when the balance owing was $228.78 not vice versa. he agreed to reduce the amount ton was the laat straw that broke eagerly by wireless listeners ashore, appears twice on the front of the Here the food was even poorer than
who heard the messages exchanged note.
formerly and Mias Tobin gradually to $200 in full settlement, if the the camel's back."
between the "Vestris" and the ships
(became weaker.`. money was paid within a week; but Witness admitted that he had rushing to her rescue, beginning In the lower portion of the front
*Released Mr. Kinchin said never given receipts but had acknow-with the first S08 and finishing lithographed signature of the Hon. conducted by the brigands to the
la a polychrome dial bearing the
Finally, on November 8, she was he would settle his account montn- ledged receipts in the defendant's with the intimation that the passen Mr.. A. C. Hynes, Chief Manager of rendezvous, with the Government Comdr. Kenworthy called attention question of the Rhineland., He
passbook. The defendant had never gera and crew were leaving the In cross-examination, witness asked for receipts.
doomed, liner and the "Vestrig" the Bank. This, it is worthy of troope, and handed over to a repre- to the Consolidated Petroleum sald the government's attitude had agreed that the reason why tho
Stinking & Filthy
Įoperator's final "good-bye," " plaintiff stopped dealing was be- Mr. Kinchin gave evidence that
The hardships of the passengers Hynes' signature appears on a bank. sentative of the Chluping magistrate, Company in acquiring the Anglo-sald the Government's attitude had arriving in that city the following Persian Co.'s distribution organisa- always been the same. They want cause of trouble about a leg of after receiving particulars of the and crew of the "Vestris" and the note of the Hong Kong and Shanghal
tion in South East Africa, Egypt, ed to see the evacuation of the day, claim, he and his wife worked It difficulties of the search for her Bank. As was the case with_the
She was able to walk slowly to the Sudan, Palestine, Syria, the Red Rhineland but they could not com- It was not that you refused to out and came to the conclusion that boats were indicated by reports other new lesue. notes of the Bank temporary residence of Bishop Sea and Ceylon, and asked what pel evacuation, and if they walked supply him. It
was because he they only owed $41 and a few cents. from the ship's vicinity of strong-$1, $5 and $10 all other mem- Holden, and after several days' rest, Instructions were given by the Bri-out of the Rhineland how would refused to deal with you? It was That debt he had always admitted. winds and heavy seas. The passen-bers of the European staff of the because I demanded money from him At no time did he owe a larger sumgers included many prominent busi-Bank will have to sign a certain proceeded to her destination, Kwei tlab Government to the directors it advance that abject by one step? of the Anglo-Persian Co. with a It might cause greater ufficulties. and he got angry.
than $100. His books and receipts ness men and members of society, number of the new notes. This Was it because you
that before long this matter might demanded disappeared and a book in the posses
sian's independence. Runs Into Hurricanes will be effective as an additional It is very gratifying indeed to view to preserving the Anglo-Fer-He thought there was real hope know that with the exception of be Mr. Churchill replied that the be settled by committees that were money from him for the Dalry Farm sion of Mr. Remedios was one of The "Vestria" ran into
a safeguard against attempts to coun- ing nearly starved for lack of proper Government was fully satisfied that now being set up. The first early mutton when you supplied him with hose.
hurricane on Sunday and was terfeit the notes.
food, Mise Tobin seems none the some horrid stuff from the market? An amah left his service early in severely battered. She
wire The predominating colour on the worse for her terrible experiences the formation of the consolidated stages of negotiation and discus- The pambook belongs to him. I September and a week afterwards lessed at 6
a.m. yesterday back of the new notes is also green and was in good spirits when she Co. would not interfere with the sion between the Powers on this only kept it as agent to get goods the plaintiff began to press for the that she was having trouble with a polychrome border and the arrived in sight of the members of Angio, Persian's Independence. subject had been opened in a spirit for him from the Dairy Farm. money. The sum of 841-was owing but needed no assistance. Her first usual view of the Bank building in her Jéission who have tolled so long
A Leg of Mutton
in the last month's (June), account SOS was sent out at 10.15 am. the centro, and 350 in large figures to secure her release. You charged Dairy Farm price after which he finished dealing with and subsequently she continued to in the two fanke. The serial num- and got it from the market?-He the plaintiffs; "owing to the fraud call for help for three hours. bor of the notes appear four times could have taken it back to the Dairy, he practised on me. I would not pay She stated that she was hove to on the back, printed on the white
· Farm and asked,"
him. Many a Sunday I have gone In the storm and had developed a margin just outside the polychrome It put it to you that it was because without my dinner oving to the were under water and she was slow-
starboard list of 82 deg;; the decks border. of this Dairy Farm trouble that he twist and fraud he practised on me. left you and you did not atop sup- Then he sent me a whole shoulder of sinking. The young wireless plying him? I say it was because mutton, stinking and filthy, operator of the "Vestris," true to tradition, heroically kept in con- he owed me such a lot of money. Mr. Kinchin denied that he ever tact with other vessels and shore Was no there a lot of trouble agreed to pay 8200 in eettlement, also stations until the rising waters put about the Dairy Farm? Well, he alleging that all along he had been the wireless apparatus out of ac-
dem had trouble with me about a leg: of | overcharged.
mutton,
tion:
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR="
The closing rate of the dollar on
to-day was 2/0 6/18.5
lini-
There was no thought that an ar and with a desire to settle, which rangement between two Indepen-lhe hoped and believed would lead dent bodies for mutually benedcial; to the liquidation of the last purposes would in anyway affect troublesome remnant of wartima CHINA SQUADRON
the essential independence of in the Rhineland,
Labour's Policy H.M.S. "Kent," one of the new either 10,000 ton cruisers, and flagship of Replying to Mr. Shinwell Dealing with the relations with the Commander-in-Chief of the (Labour) who asked whether in France, the Premier spoke of Mr. China Fleet, left Shanghai yester view of its association with the MacDonald's policy in 1924 regard- day for Kagashime, on a cruise In Royal Dutch, the Anglo-Persian ing disarmament, when he wrote Japanese waters prior to return could be regarded as primarily, Bri that it was a polley which could ing to Hong Kong
tish, Mr. Churchill said it remained only be initiated if France and. HMB "Borwick," a sister, ship, in every sense British and be hop-England was agread. When Mr. left Fusan yesterday for Karatsu.ed that it would prosper. Reuter. (Uontinued on Page 18).