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No. 26,073 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1929.
NEW HEAD OF THE HIS MAJESTY'S ADMIRAL HOEKSTRA'S THE UNEMPLOYED
CUSTOMS
MR. F. W. MAŻE NATIONALISTS ACCEPT MR. EDWARDES RESIGNATION
L-G.'S CAREER
Nanking, To-day. The Administrative Yuan of the Nationalist Government yesterday afternoon accepted the resignation of Mr. A. H. F. Edwardes, as oli-,
: CONDITION
ON THE “UP-GRADE " DOCTORS SATISFIED WITH PRO- GRESS MADE
'FEWER BULLETINS
A British
states:
London, Yesterday.
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PROBLEM
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SALVATION ARMY
SQUABBLE
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COMING GENERAL ELECTION
PROBABLE DATE DISSOLUTION MAY TAKE PLACE IN MAY
ELECTION IN. JUNE
London, Yesterday."
MAGISTRATE WAXES INDIGNANT
A FREE LICENCE CONSTABLE ORDERED TO PAY
.COMPENSATION
OBVIOUSLY VALID
When 2. Chinese woman was.
OFFICIAL FIGURES
Rear Admiral A. ten Broecke
London, Yesterday, Hoekstra commander-in-Chief of
Turle Ministry of Labour an The High Council of the Salva The date of the General Election, charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell Her Netherland Majesty's · Naval' Forces in Netherland-India and head nounces that the number of untion Army was held at Sunbury-on-which must take place this year as this morning with hawking without Thames to-day to decide whether Parliament has entered the afth a licence, she claimed that a free The following bulletin was issu- of the Naval Department, paid an employed on December $1
Was General Bramwell Booth is fit, in and last year of its allotted span, Hicence was granted by the Court ciating Inspector-General of the ed at 8.16 p.m. to-day: The King official call today on H.E. the Officer 1,529,700.
view of his illness, to continue the 8 now a subject of general interest. about three months ago. Chinese Maritime Customs Mr. F.
Administering the Government (the
The new register, with its addi- His Worship remarked that even W. Haze has been appointed Ine- has had a quiet day and the con-Hon, Mr. W. T. Southern, C.M.G.)
This was 249,678 more than on leadership of the Army and Ineld-
tally to consider the whole ques- tion of some five million women to though she had a free licence it ap pector-General of the Chinese Mari- dition of His Majesty remains un-at Government House.
ition of the control of the Army the electorate, comes into force on peared she was too lazy to go to the time Customs.-Reuter.
changed. No bulletin will be is-
with its worldwide organisation May 1, and t is anticipated that police and have it renewed. The Antecedents
and its funds amounting to £20,- Parliament will be dissolved as aued until to-morrow evening. When Sir Francis Aglen wa5
000,000.
soon after that date as possible. 1.-G., Mr. Edwardes was Chief Signed: Stanley Hewett and Secretary. Before that (during the Dawson of Penn.. Shakee affair in 1925), Mr. Edwardes
Commissioner in
Was
Canton, On Sir Francis going Home, Mr. Edwardes was appoint- ed acting 1.-G. by the now defunct Northern Government.
Mr. Maze has been Commissioner at Shanghal for some time. He is senior to Mr. Edwardes in length of service.
When Mr. Edwardes was ap pointed officiating I.-G. by the Nationalist Government, a post was created, that of assistant I-G, to which Mr. Maze was appointed.
Persoha Grata
Prior to the Nationalist Govern- ment's appointment of Mr. Edwardes, it was known that Mr. Maze was persona grata with Nan- king, Mr. Edwardes lesa so if at all.
Rear-Admiral Hoekstra's "flagship, the cruiser "Inva," arrived this morning and tied to a buoy in the Naval, anchorage. Customary sal- utes were exchanged.
Consul Present
At 12 noon, Rear-Admiral Hoeka-
It is understood that the King has passed a quiet night and that his condition to-day again remains tra landed at Queen's Pier, where At Buck- he was met by Captain A. J. L. much about the same. ingham Palace it is considered Whyte, Aide-de-Camp to H.E. the! that the fact that the King's con- Officer Administering the Govern- dition la unchanged may be taken ment, and Mr. M. J. Quist, Consul- as a definite indication that he Is General for the Netherlands, who. on the up-grade.
wore official dress. Tho distinguish- ed visitor was accompanied by the Flag Captain (Captain A. F. H. Dalhuisen) and his Flag Lieutenant The Band of the 1st Batt. the Queen's Royal Regiment played the national anthem of the Netherlands, after which Rear-Admiral Hoekstra inspected the Guard of Honour, also furnished by the Queen's Regiment.
The King's doctors have made. It clear that they are satisfied as to his progress, for there will be no further bulletin until to-night.
With the exception of Christmas Day and Boxing Day this was the first week-day on which no bulle tin was issued in the morning.
There were only two doctors at the Palace last night and a de finitely more hopeful air prevail-
Mr. Edwardes complained strong-ed. ly about the introduction of the political element into the Customs service with its high traditions and sent in his resignation on Dec. 31, 1928. In the interval, the National- ist Government, at the instance of the Finance Ministry, has deliber-: ated the matter and accepted the resignation.
It will be interesting to see if an assistant L-G. will be appointed in place of Mr. Maze.
A BANISHEE
TELLS THE MAGISTRATE AN INTERESTING STORY
NOT YET SUBSTANTIATED
A novel excuse was offered by a returned banishee, who was charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn ing with being found in the Colony before the period for which he had been banished had expired.
AFGHAN AFFAIRS
REBELS ARE AGAIN BOMBARDED
NEGOTIATIONS CONTINUE
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Rear-Admiral Hoekstra and his staff, Mr. QuisƐ and Captain Whyte then drove to Government House. The ceremonies outside the Pier were repeated when Rear-Admiral Hoekstra disembarked to return to his ship.
Call Returned H.E. the Officer Administering the Government returned the call and, on leaving the cruiser "Java,” was greeted with a salute of 17 guns.
་
London, Yesterday. An Afghan official telegram
"Java", took part in the naval re- from Kabul yesterday evening atates that the rebels in the North- view at the coronation of H.I.M. the ern Province have again been Nanking on her way back.
| Emperor of Japan and called at bombarded by Afghan artillery
The stay here will be of six days'
December 17.
Compared with a year ago the increase was 184,397.-British Wire- less Servies.
IN YUNNAN
LATEST NEWSLETTER FROM SOUTH-WEST
AN INVASION RUMOUR
wi..
IFrom Our Special Correspondent.]
Yunnanfu, Dec, 29.
A large party of missionariga left recently for the north of Yunnan province.
The woman said that she under- stood that the licence was valid for one year.
see the
It was an imposing gathering of The Budget has to be passed, and 63 officers from all-parts of the if the exigencies of ather Parlia
Mr. Lindaell asked to world, the 64th being absent mentary business permit, it is licence, and after examining it re- hoped in Government circles that marked indignantly to Chinese con- through lineas,
The challenge to the General's the dissolution may take place in stable C285: "How dare you arrest competence has come from his sister, the latter part of May.
this woman when she has a perfect- Commander Evangeline Booth,
Friday, May 24, is actually jy good leance which is good for head of the Army in the United spoken of as a suitable date. If States, who has made more than this date were chosen the General one year! Now you will have to pay one demand for reform of the au- Election could take place on June her $1 as compensation out of yoår
13.-British Wireless Service.
own pocket. The woman is discharg-. ed." tocratic control of the Army.
The General's daughter, Commis- As they were assured stoner Catherine Booth, is his pro- that the road was quite safe it is tagonist. They were the principal hoped that they have arrived at figures at the meeting. their destinations without mishap.
Rumours come in from the Kwel-
Chow border of a projected invasion of this province, but nothing very deaníte seems to be known. Yun-
FINE WEATHER
N.E. winds, moderate, fine is he tforecast until noon to-
morrow.
The anti-cyclones central over the lower Yangtze Valley.
Fresh to moderate monsoon may be expected along the 8.E. coast of China and over the China Sea.
and are dispersing farther north. duration. Arrangements as to en- nanese troopa have been sent from The situation in the Kabul pro-tertainment, etc., will be made after here for defensive purposes. vinces is normal.
The Governor of Jallalabad pro- vince is successfully continuing negotiations with the Shinwaris.
Peshawar, Yesterday. The arrival of lorries and camel caravane from the Governor of Jallalabad indicates that the rond thither is improving. It is report- ed, that King Amanullah has The accused said that since he was agreed to abolish conscription 'and banished he had become i seaman to lift the ban of entry on for on a junk in Chinese waters, and eign mullahs.-Router.
had no intention whatever of com-
ing back to Hong Kong, He ap
pearance here was due to an unfòr-
tunate circumstance over which he
BIG ACTION
had no control. He explained that U.S. DECISION UNFAVOURABLE
whilst the junk was under sal on
Monday, one of its masts anapped and it was forced to drift into the waters of the Colony for shelter and
to effect' repairs to the mast.
TO FRANCE
GOVERNMENT'S CLAIM
New York, Yesterday.
the return of HE. the Governor
Strictest Secrecy
The General himself remained 'at
Southweld, a small fishing town on the coast of Suffolk, where he has been during his illness.
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The High Council was conducted in strictest secrecy, only the 68 members taking part.
Every precaution was taken that no-one else should enter the place of meeting, which was the Salvation Army's training institute, known as Sunbury Court.
The proceedings, having opened with hymn and prayer a Fresident was elected the choice falling on Commissioner Hay of New Zealand. The Council then adjourned for consideration of resolutions to be presented, Commissioner Catherine Booth, the General's daughter, with some other delegates leaving Sun- bury Court for a small villa some distance away to confer,privately. when the council reassembled, are The subsequent proceedings,
Service.
OLD TOPMAST
"INDEFATIGABLE" RELIC FOR
DISTRIBUTION
HOW TO APPLY
No Stamp Addressing the European Ser- geant from. No. 7 Police Station, who was present in Court, his Wor- ship said: "This does not speak highly for the intelligence of the officer at your station who took the charge, Sergeant Hallam."
A topmast from H.M.S. Tade- fatigable," which was sunk in the did not take the charge himself. He Sergeant Hallam replied that he Battle of Jutland, has been used proceeded to explain that in order to as a flagstaff at the Royal Naval simplify matters for the police the Volunteer. Reserve Battery, East- licence office when issuing a licence bourne, for some years and is now far one year, usually stamped the to be replaced by a new flagstaff. year of expiry on the licence. This Small portions of the "Inde woman's licence did not have 1929 fatigable" flagstaff will be avail-stamped on it, and suggested that able to relations and friends of
officers and men who went down in that was, what led to the mistake in that ship, providing the cast of Laughal that is na concorn
charging the WOIZBIL” postage is defrayed senseof mine. The date is there staring should be made to the commanding the words "for one year only." "Ob Applications for such portions you in the face, and at the bottom
No. 5, Victoria-terrace, Hove. officer, Sussex division, R.N.V.R.,viously the leance is valid from
RELIEFS HERE
"CONCORD". ARRIVES FROM PORTSMOUTH
NAVAL MOVEMENTS
(Sir Cecil Clementi, K.C.M.G.), by the worst feature of the local situa-
The depreciated currency is still not yet known.-British Wireless the "Empress of France." His Ex-tion. The French piastre is worth
"Love and Sympathy" cellency is due to land at Queen's $6.10 Yunnan currency:
A Salvation Army communique atates that after the preliminary H.M.S. "Concord," a crufser Fier at 6 pm. to-day, but without . "Boycott Suggestions" any official function,
Several remedies have been sug
proceedings conducted to Commr, bringing out reliefs for the China gested, amongst others being the Higgins the Council appointed Station, arrived here to-day from stopping of importation of foreign Commissioner Hay (New Zealand) Portsmouth via Suez and Singa goods, which would of course, as president. A message was sent pore. affect business in a most disastrous to General Booth expressing love manner, and would probably not do and sympathy. much good. The real remedy is not to be found in that direction.
Later. only more of the proceeds of the exports found its way back to the journed until January 9, In the The Salvationist Council has ad- province, there would be a decided: difference.
meantime the delegates are not al-
WRONG ADDRESS
CHARGES AGAINST A WATCHMAKER
COUNSEL'S ASSURANCE
It
Council Adjourned
ARMED ROBBERY
ALLEGED PARTICIPANTS BEFORE THE COURT
Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared be. The boycott of Japanese goods is lowed to leave Sunbury Court- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen- very strict. A very remarkable Reuter... tral Magistracy this morning to de-step has been taken by the author- fend a Chinese whom he described ities, here, boxes being placed out- as a respectable watchmaker.
side the Police stations, with writ- A decision unfavourable to the
The man, whose name appeared | ing on them asking people to place French Government has been given on the charge sheet as Mak Kit, was suggestions in them, for the fur- |charged with (1) giving a wrong therance of the Japanese boycott;
dential!
in the Federal Court in connec-
1
DRIVER KILLED
RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT ASHCHURCH
TWO CHARGES
October 29, 1928 to October this your."
LICENCE CASE
CRIPPLED HAWKER. AND MAGISTRATE
A WARNING
"My licence was taken away trem me in November by the late Sub-Inspector Dickson," a Chinese H.M.S. "Cornwall," one of the cruisers, left Shanghai yesterday told Mr. R. E. Lindsell this morn- for Hong Kong, via Amoy. She ing when he was charged with Is expected here on Jan. 14.
hawking without a licence. HMM.S. "Fetersfield," left to-day for Canton.
TRAIN ROBBERY
BANDITS LAUNCH ATTACK NEAR NANKING
Shanghai, Yesterday.
Mr. Lindsell: Nonsense, the ofl- cer was dead at that time. Fined $5.
As the defendant left the dock his Worship noticed that he walk- ed on crutches, and remarked; "Oh, he is a cripple."
Instructions were then given to..., A message from "Nanking says the Chinese constable to take the that the Shanghai-Nanking train defendant' to the licensing office was held up and robbed at 1 pm and make inquiries from Sub-In- on Jan. 7 in Ylachuamen station, spectar Field, his Worship direct 10 minutes from Hsiakwan, Nan- ing that the officer be asked to An armed robbery committed at Thirty bandits desconded on the
"
come to Court if he knew anything about the man, an unnumbered matshed at Kang. station, some holding up. the
Inspector Field appeared in on Dec. 9, atation master and guards while when two children were abducted, the remainder went through the Court a few minutes later and told had a sequel af the Kowloon passengers, staying more than two the Magistrate that the defendant Magistracy yesterday when five hours."
Hau, Shatin District,
king.
He was unfortunate to be arrested the same day the junk reached here and was unable to say if she had left on with an important action in address when pawning six watches all suggestions to be treated as con- again or not. He knew, however, stituted by the Department of at the Lee Ching pawnshop, No. 84, that repairs to its mast were being Justice in 1927 against French and Ming-reet, Shaukiwan; and (2) ob- made at Shaukiwan when he was German chemical concerns which taining $10 by false presence by taken into custody.
Asked by the Magistrate why he the American Government main passing off a brass watch as gold.
tained had been formed to control Detective Sergeant McEwen, who had come ashore at all, the accused the distribution and price of had charge of the case, sald in re ply to the Magistrate that the potash. the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, The French Government Inter-police were unable to say that the to apply for leave to stay in the
The train eventually, arrived at Colony for 24 hours whilst the junk French Company concerned was that the defendant was a respect-
vened on the ground that the watches were dishonestly come by.
E. W. Hamilton, on charges of Nanking at midnight. Mr. Russ assured his Worship
armed robbery and kidnapping. was undergoing repairs.
The garrison force has been or largely owned in the French Re-
The second and fifth defendants dered out, but so far no arrests public and was therefore Immunale watchmaker and that the press was killed and 15 people in were further charged with an have been effected. Router.
watches were his legal property, jured in a collision with a goods armed robbery at Sheung Kwai from legal proceedings.
The Court rejected the claim With regard to the false pretence's train at Ashchurch, near Tewkes-Chung, in the Teun Wan district, and decided that the case should pro- charge, Mr. Russ suggested that the bury. Two carriages of the ex on Nov. 26.
said that his intention was to go to
Very Plausible" Remarking that the accused was a very planstble man, the Magistrate inquired how the accused was ar
rested.
ceed, Reuter's American Service..
15 PEOPLE INJURED
London, Festerday. The driver of a passenger ex-
men were charged, before Mr.
defendant did not tell the pawn-prem were overturned. Ash- A Chinese detective said that he
broker that it was gold, and the lat church is only 20 miles from
The magistrata suggested that "picked the accused up" near the Shaukiwan market on Information NEW RUBBER MOVE it was worth, Ball: was fixed in the 80 injured in a colliefon on Octo-
tor had taken it for what he thought Charfield where 15 were killed and this case be heard separately.
-The case, was adjourned. ber 18 last Reuter.
ERUPTIONS
received. His informant told hima, that he had constantly seen the ac- cused in Shaukiwan. When arrest-
ed, defendant did not say anything
about a junk with a broken mast, but told the witness that he had come here to dispose of some sweet potatoes,
DUTCH PROPOSALS TO AMERICA
BEITAIN'S MONOPOLY
The Hague, Yesterday. The Dutch banker. KAM..
His Worship decided to give the Kloppenburg is shortly visiting eccused a chance to prove his story America in an attempt to secure
suni of $200..
SERIOUS CHARGE
'ALLEGED · UTTERING AND
EMBEZZLEMENT)
Yesterday afternoon Mr. R. E.
and ordered remand until to support for the formation of an Lindsell committed for trial at the morrow morning."
American-Dutch Rubber Trust next Criminal Sessions, Lo Kung-
Buenos Aires, Yesterday. The death roll in the Chilean volcanic eruptions is expeated to total about thirty, Miss
The disturbance is now, subsid- Ing-Reuter
"TOBACCO KING"
The deat
The abcused was told that in the Company the aim of which is to pak, who, as reported in yester- meantime he must go with the police make the American consumer and day'e China Mail, was charged and try to and fris boat in Shauki- the Dutch producer independent on three counts for forging a bor wan and get someone connected with of the British rubber monopoly. Towing note, uttering the note and Benjamin it to come to Court to support his Kloppenburg last year submitted a embassiement of $1,000; and three toba story. Falling this the accused rubber revalorisation proposal to other charges of embezzlement of Americ could bring up people who had ro- the British and Dutch coladi paired the broken mastomers and the Governor-General of
His Worship added: If you can't the Dutch East Indies do this then I shall know you have The new inove follows been telling a pack of lies, and it ernor General's refusal will be the worst for you.
pate in the scheme.
AS
Gov
other sums of money.
fendant, who was a partner and rer of the Kwong Un Yuen,
AR
CONFISCATED
TEAHOUSE WAITERS' GUILD. PROPERTY.
COURT ORDER
Ar application under section 4 of the Societies Ordinance for an
40 Bandits
was given a licence to hawk cigarettes in March, 1927. Be- tween March and: August, 1927, the defendant was convicted four. times for selling other than cigarettes. Defendant's licence was then cancelled by the Captain
Nanking, Yesterday. Superintendent of Police, but lat-
On Jan. 7, a few stations easter he was given a chance and the of Nanking (the national capital), Heance was returned to him. the Shanghai-Nanking slow train Finally, it was cancelled a second was held up by about 40 armed time in November last year ha bandita. All passengers were cause the defendant again violat searched and robbed. The trained the provisions of his licence. reached Nanking two hours late Addressing the defendant, Mr.
Lindsell said that he had deliber MJ Meyrier, retiring French lately disobeyed the provisions of Consul-General, at Shanghai, who ble licence by selling other than has been transferred to Tientsin, cigarettes, and this in spite of the left recently for the north to take fact that his Hcence had been up his new appointment
cancelled once and he was subie quenly given a chance..
His Worship added: "Next time
P
order for the confiscation of proper. mises of the Teahouse Walters' you will be fined $20, Go away.”
unlawful society In
ty seized in the administrative Guild. premises of the Teahouse Waiters' This uild, the witness said, was Guild, was mans by Mr. T, Murphy, proscr 18 | A.S.P, before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Governmen
the Central Magletracy, this morn. ember 28, 1928.
tention to mak
posted in 0
Doncaster and district miners, by "Gazette", of "Nov- weekly deductions of 28. from Notice of the in- unges, have this year given 89,700 the
into the lobal Infirmary, - making (boun | £42,800 in sto at the
pre
1928 and lajuried by a motor
during