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No. 27,084
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 22, 1929.
PORTUGUESE HELD IN H.R.H. TO VISIT THE
SCRIP CASE
R. M. GUTIERREZ
DISTRESSED AREAS
ALSO WALES
CHARGED WITH AIDING TO MORE MONEY REQUIRED FOR
UTTER DOCUMENTS
RAIL ALLOWED
The police have made a third
Herald" of January 20.
THE MINERS
ENLARGING SYMPATHY
London, Yesaterday.
AFGHANISTAN
AMANULLAH TO MARCH ỌN TO KABUL
SUPPORTED BY TRIBES ·
New Delhi, Yesterday. There is at present no recognis- ed form of government in Af ghanistan, but fighting has ceas ed everywhere except in Jagdalak (between Kabul and Jelslabāð) where apparently looting is going Bachai Sakso has established on himself in the Palace at Kabul.
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A FLARE - UP AT POLICE RESERVE PARSON SHOT IN THE ECHO OF “ANKING”
HANKOW
CHINESE SPIES ?
PICKETS. WITH NOTEBOOKS
HELD BY JAPANESE
SERIOUS VIEW TAKEN
royal
There, was some excitement this afternoon when a launch fall of pickets - attempted to interfere
arrest in connection with the "Share It is understood that plans are Sensation" case, first intimation of which appeared in the "Sunday being developed for an early visit by the Prince of Wales to South
acute distress prevails. Arrange named R. M. Gutierrez and he was ments and dates are not yet com-
Persistent Rumour brought before Major C. Willson, pleted. At the moment most that
Bombay, Yesterday. O.B.E., at the Central Magistracy can be said is that the Prince will this morning:
A telegram to a newspaper here set out at an early date and that from Peshawar says that it is per- The charge against Gurierrez is the north of England will be includ-sistently rumoured there that one of äiding and abetting in the led in his tour as well as Wales. Bachai Snkao (the new Amir) has uttering of a share scrip wrongfully It will be recalled that the Prince been killed or has fled from Kabul.
The latest arrest is a Portuguese / Wales and other coalfields where and is apparently trying to form with coolies unloading lighters off}
A
Officially Denied
Delhi, Yesterday.
The report of the murder of Bachat Sakao is officially declar ed to be absolutely unfounded.
purported to be one for 500 shares on Christmas night made a memor- of the Hong Kong Tramway Co. able wireless appeal for the Mr. Leo d'Aimada, Snr, who ap- distressed areas and steady peared for the defence," informed | flow of donations to the the Magistrate that the police re- Lord
re-1 Mayor's Fund has quired a week's formal remand, and sulted.
But more is wanted and suggested bail of $2,000, He (Mr. the desire of the Prince is to en- d'Almada) had no objection to the large public sympathy. remand and amount of ball, and An official announcement is ex- would enter a plea of not guilty.
pected shortly.-British Wireless His Worship gave a week's re- Service.
mand with bail as stated.
In connection with the same scrip of the market value of $10,250, two Chinese were yesterday remanded by Major Willson until to-morrow.
They are Chan Fook alius Chan Sau-nom and Poon Pul, allas Poon Wal-nam charged jointly with the possession of the scrip. The frat man was further charged with aid- ing and abetting the uttering of the scrip, and Poon with uttering it.
When these two were in Court yesterday there was an intimation of a further arrest to follow when Chan, who admitted the two charges against him, alleged that the serip was given to him by a Portuguese. Poon's defence was that he received
A “CLEAN-UP"
POLICE BUSY IN US.A. CITIES
CHICAGO RAIDS
The New Cabinet The formation of Habibullah's
new cabinet is. not yet complete but it has been decided to abolish the Ministry of Education and Justice. Secular schoola will be closed and justice will ministered by Magistrates Courts, The question of the abolition of the Foreign Ministry has not yet
be ad-
NEW ORDERS BY THE ··
C.S.P.
NIGHT PATROLS
Orders by the Hon. Mr, E. D; C. Wolfe, C.M.G. Captain Superin tendent of Police.
Training School Classes for Police. Reservists will be hold as usual on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and 29 at 6 pm.
Recruits
DESERT
WAHABI HOLD-UP
ATTACK ON PARTY OF AMERICANS
OTHERS UNINJURED
Basrah.
PIRACY
16 SUSPECTS
ARRESTED BY CANTON OFFICIAL
Mr. Bilkert was shot dead but trial.
·OUTSIDE COLONY ·
“LOCAL' INSTIGATION
Extradition proceedings will, it is stated, be taken, to bring the 16 alleged piratas to Hong Kong for News from Canton at the the others were not hurt the attack moment is that atatements of the
two unfortunate passengers releas apparently took place within the ed from captivity, and other evid- Iraq frontier.
Basrah, Yos Map Sixteen men, alleged to have been A party of one hundred Wahabis keeping two victims imprisoned in ambushed two motor cars in which an underground trench aystem, have been captured in Chinese ter- In future, all new recruits of Mr. Charles Crane, ex-American ritory in connection with the piracy the Chinese and Indian Companies Ambassador to China, J. C. Crane, of the British se. "Anking" on the the Japanese Concession..
Japanese ashore signalled to a and of the Flying Squad will be Charles Jones (the latter's valet) high seas last September.
the preliminary
Action was taken by the Canton gunboat and a boat-load of put through marines proceeded to the scane course in Squad Drill by their and the Reverend Henry Bilkert of Government on information suppll- and arrested five pickets, the re-respective Lance-Sergeants before the American mission at Basrah ed by the Hong Kong Police. mainder fleeing into S.A.D. No. 1. being handed over to Sergeant P. were proceeding to Koweit. from
The prisoners are being held Condon, for further instruction. pending an investigation and the The respective Lance-Sergeants launch is being detained. The will make their own arrangements situation ashore remained quiet. as to time and place.
As a sequel to this afternoon's
Chinese Company event, the Japanese authorities Training. Constable R96 Edwin state that the launch is the pro-Howqua has passed his examina- perty of the river police and action in Part 2 of Training Course cording to the prisoners contes (knowledge of Police Duties and afous was openly loaned to the Regulations). pickets. In view of this and the Signalling. The Signalling fact that the captured men pos-Squad will attend at the Com- sessed note-books with details of
pany's Headquarters for instruc- Japanese movements in and round tion in Morse and Semaphore the Concession, the Japanese are under Mr. R. C. Wilson on Wed- inclined to regard the affair as nesday, Jan. 23 at 630 p.m. and very serious.
Friday, Jan. 25 at 8 p.m.
ter.
been decided but It is reported As stated, official connivance is that the new Government's ten-
sever relations with indicated and notetaking, etc. dency is to foreign States except with Great constitute acts of espionage.-Reu- New York, Yesterday.
Britain, and to restore.. Afghanis- American cities are now engag tan to the position she had before ed in periodical "cleaning-up" the proclamation-of-independence. operations. Following the recent
This project is arousing the re- raids on New York night clubsistance of the Mullahs and mer- and dance halls Chicago made
chants. 3,000 arrests in 36 hours in "speak. The proclamation of Habibul- easies" and other resorts specially lah's accession styled him Ameer with a view of arresting known not Padishah, criminals.
The raiders in both cities were
Amanullah's New Move
Moscow, Yesterday.
the document from Chan, and very violent, leaving quantities of A telegram from Herat says denied uttering it because he did broken mirrors and such like in that Amanullah has officially res- not know the scrip was forged. He their wake. Reuter's American vinded his abdication and assumed further alleged that Chan told him] Service.
to receive the money.
Mr. T. Murphy, ASP., has VICTIM. NOW' DEAD
ROBBER GETS SIX YEARSTM
charge of the Crown case against
all three defendants.
ALLEGED FRAUD
$8,000 STATED TO HAVE BEEN EMBEZZLED
A DENTAL
Ma Tsun-wal, who was repre- sented by Mr. F. H. Loseby, ap. peared before Major C. Wilson, OBE.. at the Central Magistracy
HARD LABOUR
REPULSE BAY CASE
supreme power.
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Kabul and Amanullah Large bodies of troops from the Kandahar and Gazni regions are concentrating at Gazni, and Amanullah, it is reported, intends to lead them in an attempt to re- gain his throne. Meanwhile, there is some shortage of food in Kabul and prices have risen with a con- alderable number of robberies which are increasing. A. French school has been pillaged.
The fact that his victim (who was robbed of two jackets and $13.50 at Repulse Bay as long ago as May 25, 1925) is now dead was revealed at the January Criminal Sessions to- The completa isolation of the day, in the trial of Ho Yam, who city has resulted in the stagnation pleaded guilty to an indictment of of trade. Merchants are becoming discontented and there is a grow- robbery by two or more"
sentiment His Honour the Puiane Judge (Mr. ing
of in favour this morning, as prosecutor in a case in which another Chinese, Justice Jacks) passed sentenced of Amanullah.. named Wong Yuen, allas Wong six years hard labour.
Support For Amanullah Hap, is charged with fraudulently Det. Sub-Inspector M. Murphy
Peshawar, Yesterday. converting to his own uso $8,000 was in charge of the case.
Inayatullah has gone to Chaman. It is stated that he intended to joln Amanullah at Kandahar and it appears the province of Kan- dahar is supporting Amanullah and that the Shinwaria will move against Kabul,
which had been entrusted to him
by Ma to take to the Bank of Can-
ton to meet a draft.
Mr. Loseby applied for a date to be fixed for the hearing of the case, and his Worship arranged for Monday afternoon.
Defendant protested that he did
not embezzle the money, and al-
COLONY'S WATER
SIR HENRY POLLOCK'S RESOLUTION
GOVERNMENT'S' DECISION
The fate of the Kingdom is real- ly in the hands of the Ghilzais,
who are the most numerous and
FINE
CLOUDY
North-east winds, strong, fine to cloudy, is the forecast until noon to-morrow.
There is now a strong anti- cyclone central over South-east Mongolia. The V-shaped de- pression is moving to North- west of the Boxins.
The typhoon is probably about 200iles Want north- west of the Pelews,” West.
Strong monsoon may be ex- pected along the South-east and over the Coast of China North China Sea.
Typhoon Noted The following telegram was received from the Manila Ob- servatory at 9.00 a.m. to-day :- Manila 4.30 p.m. 21st: Cy- clone or typhoon W. of "the Pelew Islands, moying W. or W.N.W.
IRAQ AGAIN
RESIGNATION OF THE
CABINET
BRITISH VIEWS
Bagdad. Yesterday. The differences between the Bri- tish and Traq Governments relat ing to national defence have re- sulted in the resignation of the
Cabinet.
The British authorities hold the
At Thursday's meeting of the strongest tribe in Afghanistan view that Iraq is not yet ready to Jege that some of It was owing to Legislative Council the Hon. Sir Reuter,. him by Ma's firm. He claimed Henry E. Pollock will move the that he could produce receipts to following resolution:- prove his allegation.
That in view of the present pre-
Mr. Loseby told the Magistrate oarious condition of the water that the $8,000 had been recovered supply, which threatens to become from the defendant's safe, and he even more serious in the year 1980, therefore left the matter of ball it is the unanimous opinion of this for his Worship to decide.
Council that it is imperative the pointed out, however, that a sum following works be constructed and of $80,000 in fash was found in completed at the earliest possible the defendant's safe.
Не
CHANNEL TUNNEL
INQUIRIES BEING MADE OF CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
SIR W. BULL'S VIEWS
London, Yesterday.
Major Willson Ixed bail in the date apart from any other schemes Channel Tunnel Parliamentary
sum of $2,000.
TAIKOO FATALITY
TWO WORKMEN FALL INTO DIRKYTRATIONSer vanur SIUR'S HOED....
·ONE DIES IN HOSPITAL
by means of a pipe line laid on the surface of the bed of the Harbour capable of being completed in the course of this year.
2.-The construction of the bye- wash reservoir below the present Kowloon Feservoir.
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assume the full responsibility of defence and as the opposition, like the retiring Government, demand complete independence,: some diffi-
culty in Cabinet-making is expect ed.-Renter.
"First Aid to the Injured."
Class for instruction in First Aid
ence, lends colour to an accusation Mr. Crane declares the ambush.that 5 of the 16 actually took part in the piracy, in which two British Ing' party was ridden in the desert officers of the mercantile marine scrub, there being no signs of and a Chinese quartermaster were horses or camels.-Reuter.
KING'S CONDITION
killed and others, including Cap- tain C. E. Plunkett-Cole, wounded. Following representations from Hong Kong, the Canton Government despatched troops to co-operate NO BULLETIN ISSUED LAST with the local garrison in the Wel-.
I
NIGHT
'PROGRESS CONTINUING
London, Yesterday.
A British Wireless message states:
how district, in the East River, basin inland of Blas Bay and Hong- hat Bay (at the latter of which' the "Anking" gang disembarked).
held at the Company's
After the 16 men were aurround- Headquarters on Wednesday, Jan.
ed a search was made. On a small 23 at 5.30 p.m. sharp.
plateau, a system of habitation. Annual Examination. The An-
It was officially stated at Buck below the surface of the hills was nual Examination of all those members of the Chinese Company ingham. Palace to-day that the discovered. This was covered over who have previously passed in progress in the King's condition, with straw supported by twige. Part 2 will commence at the Com- noted in the last bulletin, was Ventilation was by means of a bam- The gathering boo chimney cleverly camouflaged. pany's Headquarters on Thursday, maintained.
Concealed underground were two of Jan. 24 at 6.30 p.m. sharp and will strength of the King is a great the seven "Anking" passengers | continue once every week until all feature of the recent stage of his who were taken away by the pirates.
have been re-examined; Examiner: Chief Inspector H. J. Paterson, Principal of the Police Training School.
Han: Company.
Company are reminded of the parade to be held at the Central Police Station on Tuesday, Jan. 22 at 6.30 p.m. sharp.
Flying Squad
Strength Constable R810 Wong Po-man has been taken on the strength of the Flying Squad as from Jan. 18.
for ransom. Illness. Its course le slow but every indication
These two captives tell a har there has been during the past week that it is as-rowing tale of their experiences; sured and will improve, however, inter alia, that they were allowed minutely from day to day.
only one bowl of rice each morning DONE BILA ser (the normal meal being at least two --PA
No bulletin was issued to-night, bowls twice a day). Ransom of and it was officially stated at the $80,000 was asked for the two of Palace that the King had had a them.
Three other captives had been good day and that progress con-
For tinues satisfactory,
next removed prior to the raid. The bulletin will be issued to-morrow these three the piratees wanted morning.
$70,000 ransora. Satisfaction Felt The doctors' decision not to is-
NIGHT CLUB LIFE SENSATIONAL LONDON TRIAL
AT OLD BAILEY
Special Night Patrols. Membera sue a bulletin came as a surprise. of the Hong Kong Section will There will have been an interval parade at Central Police Station of 60 hours between the bulletins on Tuesday, Jan. 22 and on Sun-when the next is published. This POLICE SERGEANT & OTHERS day, Jan. 27 for special night is the longest interval so far and patrols. Fall in at 8 p.m. sharp. indicates that satisfaction is felt Dress-Winter Uniform.
in the King's progress.-Reuter.
The weekly Instructional patrol
London, Yesterday,
The trial of Police Sergeant,
of the Kowloon Section will take TO TEACH BIOLOGY Goddard, Mrs. Meyrick and Ribut
place on Tuesday, Jan. 22.
Fall
in at the Tsim-tea-tsui Fire Bri- gade Station' at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress Winter Uniform.
The weekly instructional patrol of the Hong Kong Section will take place on Thursday, Jan. 24. Fall in at the Central Police Sta- tion at 5.15 p.m. aharp. Dress
Winter Uniform.
1
NOVELTY AT SCHOOLBOYS EXHIBITION
opened to-day at the Old Balley. Sergeant Goddard is charged with corruptly accepting as an induce- ment or reward for doing or for- bearing to do certain acta £260 from Ribuff, $166 from Mrs.
£10 from
A ROBOT
Among the novel features at the Schoolboye Exhibition, which was Meyrick and held at the new Horticultural Hall, Gadda.
Mrs. Meyrick and Ribu are Sharpshooters
Westminster, from December 29 to Strength. Constable R436 R. A. January 5, was a steal Robot which charged with corruptly giving Starling has been taken on the has been contrived with the object money to Sergeant Goddard, and strength of the Sharpshooters of making young men and boys in- also conspiring to costravene the Company as from Jan. 17,
terested in keeping their bodies censing acts and to pervert jus- "Defendu" Class. This will be clean and it, and of showing them tice. Mrs. Meyrick is also charg held on Monday, Jan. 28, at Police how easy it can be both to apeeted with selling intoxicating liquor Headquarters at 5.30 p.m. Mem-the delicate mechanism of the without a licence.
All have pleaded "not guilty."--" bers will find this instruction human frame and to maintain it in
Beuter. good working order..
HOPE FOR LANCS. most useful and Interesting.
D. L. KING, DSF. (R). Hong Kong, Jau. 22, 1929, IMPORTANT STATEMENT ON CUTTON-MATTERS
ALLEGED PIRACY +
BANK HELPS
"We are going to translate the body into the terms of something with which they are all familiar
the steam engine," said Mr. Scho- upon which we draw for all-our field, the organiser of the exhibi-energies for our auxiliary engines, such as the eyes, the legs, the hands,
!
Sir William Bull, Chairman of the
in contemplation:-
Committee, has approached all the 1The joining up of the Shing Chambers of Commerce to find out Mun Water System with the Water whether they will support or op
ARMED MEN TAKE JUNK AND tion. System of the Island of Hong Kong pose the Tunnel Scheme.
London, Yesterday.
RICE-CARGO
"This Robot is first shown as an the foot.
"The lungs are represented by a. In another letter asking all the: Mr. Churchill, speaking at the
ordinary steel representation of a Trades Councils and other labour Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Leung Choi, a Chinese merchant man. After a few simple words pair of bellow, one on either side, organisations for their attitude Sirwald very important sobeme of ilving at No. 7, Teema-terrace and upon biology by a demonstrator, a and the arteries are shown by cables- Wm. Bull emphasises the great amalgamation in one section of owner of a shop at Un Long, in button is pressed and the Robot and tapes. The heart is, of course,
a pumping machine.. amount of employment the scheme the cotton trade was on the eve the New Territories, reported a displays his mechanical Inside. would mean. He gives an estim- of belag launched. The Bank of case of alleged piracy to the polles "Now. If you don't stole a “The bays were shown exactly A serious accident occurred at
steam engine, there will be no what happens when our machinery ate that the wages paid would be England had co-operated in a yesterday, 4 In reply. It is understood, HE at the rate of £5 per week, so that manner almost unprecedented and According to Laung's report, on steam. So you have to stoke man's is set going Everything is going Talkoo Dockyard yesterday after- noon, as the result of which e Chin-the Governor will outline the off- if the cost were £30,000,000 It in a spirit of the utmost resolu- January 16, he engaged cargo boat steam engine with food. The food dead wow when we are asleep, but ese workman died at the Government cial plan, which is to proceed with would mean 6,000,000 weeks' work. Lion, He was convinced that No. 2,558 at Kaktin, in Chinese ter will go into the Robot's mouth and directly we awake, the machinery Civil Hospital at 2 oclock, this the laying of a pipe-line, to be com-British Wireless Service. Lancashire would emerge from its ritory, to convey 94 plculs of rice, down a Hít shaft until it comes to starts at a dostar pace., Touch a difficulties and under new condi- worth $700, to the Un Long mar the stomach, which is translated into button on the Robot and in, the tions renew Its triumphs Reuter ket. He placed one of his fokis, a pulverising machine to Indicate some way the heart begins to turn named Wong Kam, on the junk to some of the functions of the round and beat, the lungs to breathe BACK
take charge of the cargo, stomach. There the food is broken and go up and down, and all the
At about 5 am on the 18th up before being transferred to the maxillary machines function: Wong Kam and three members of furnaces below the, crushing ma-Then to
"morning and another workman” is
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̈ ̈? Washington, Yesterday. ed serious.
Joan funds. The two men were working on
The Senate by 54 votes to 27, board the as, Talthybius," which tive Council are visiting the Shing Armed the nomination of Mr. Roy
Els Excellency and the Leglala- after three days" discussions, con is undergoing repairs at the dock, Mun gorge on Sunday week in or 07 West a well-known Chicago Guards. when a plank on which they are der to obtain first hand knowledge lawyer, as Secretary of the In aboard standing slipped and they well besd of the situation,
terior Reuter's American Service, Marz
first into one of the ship's holds.
Sales of National Savings. Cert ficates for the week ended December 1 were 1,048 264, raisin'? the total sales to 866,687,497.
been
MP. for Den
adopted
The 2nd
ITT"
erday
Scots the junk crew turned-up at Un chinesa v
Long and repor to Lering that these furnaces give out heat,
the Jun had been pirated when make steam, and
Chinese terri- engine in the ston
frator