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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1929.
HORRORS OF FRUITLESS SEARCH AFFAIRS OF MR. MUSSOLINI AND THE
BANDITRY
TALES OF CRUELTY FROM YUNNANFU
FOR AIR MAIL
HEROISM OF PASSENGERS AND CREW
LOST IN TERNIFIC GALE
Spezia, Yesterday.
MANACLED GIRLS! Tags and aeroplanes have re-
EXECUTIONS A DAILY
dulged in.
SIGHT
24
noon on
VALENTINE DODD]
APPLICATION FOR RESCISSION
ORDER
DEBTOR ABSENT
VERY SMALL ASSETS DISCLOSED
"BLACKSHIRTS"
ANNIVERSARY OF FASCIST REVOLUTION
"DEATH TO THE EMIGRES"
Rome, Yesterday. The seventh anniversary of the, Fascist "revolution" was celebrat ed to-day, throughout Italy.
Mussolini, on horseback, and uniformed
A. corporal of militia, reviewed the "Blackshirts" in Rome, and subsequently ad- dressed a huge and enthusiastic crowd.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 18/16.
PRICE. $3.00
Per Month.
tired
2
PERHAPS ITS EYES!
Let us examine your eyes to see if they are the reason for that tired feeling.
LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optictan. 13, Queen's Road, Central Tulephate Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for appointment.
COOLIE UNION'S OUR POSITION IN THE "HYMN OF HATE”
TRODDEN UNDER HEELS OF IMPERIALISTS
DOUBLE TENTH
WORKERS READY TO FORM "STRONG FRONT LINE"
PACIFIC
IMPORTANCE AS A NEW CENTRE OF CIVILIZATION
INTERMINGLING & REACTIONS
Kyoto, Yesterday.
The Third Biennial Conference of the Institute of Pacific Relations Nitobe in the chair, was opened this morning, with Dr. The confer- ence is being attended by over 800 delegates, their families, and guests, sasambled from countries bordering the Pacific.
SEA RIVAL OF CHINA
JAPAN'S SHIPPING
RIGHTS
OBJECTIONS
CHINA UNABLE TO COMPETE
An Important letter has been addressed to the Chinese Ship- owners' Association of Shanghai by the Minister of Communien- tions with reference to shipping rights in China when this ques- tion comes up in the forthcom→ ing Sino-Japanese negotiations. The shipowners, it will be re-
turned from 48 hours' truitless search for the "City of Rome."
According to accounts from several placea along the coast, the storm blew up at Saturday and became a terrific Yunnanfu, During the past
gale. An 3.0.S. was received Only one instalment of $80, has fortnight Yunnanfu has been pas-about three in the afternoon here been paid so far to the Official
Shanghai, Yesterday. sing through time of great and at Leghorn, Pisa, and Genoa. Receiver by Mr. John Valentine
The Newspaper Delivery Coolies He referred to "cowardly and Union of Shanghai, in sympathy dress, pointed out the importance Dr. Nitobe, in his opening ad- excitement, and quite a number of A destroyer and two tugs and Dodd, formerly Chief Interpreter perfidious voices, a few of whom with the former "Shanghai Evening of the Pacific Ocean as a new cen- execations have taken place, while seven aeroplanes were immediate in the Supreme Court, who was they had been wrong not to put Post" printers, fasued the "daily tre of civilization. wholesale arrests are being in-ly sent out, and coastguards were adjudicated and publicly examined before a firing squad in October hate proclamation to-day.
He compared ordered to patrol the coast. recently, when considerable liabi- 1922," (Cries of
It de- the Institute with the League of Just about three weeks ago the The Famiglia." which is with-lities and very small assets were Emigres"), but the Fascist re one concerned according to the years.
"Death to the nounces as usual and berates every-Nations, where he worked for many Central Government appointed out wireless, chanced upon the disclosed.
volution still had the courage to standards adopted when the procla- delegate to Yunnan ostensibly to in- "City of Rome," whose crew and This was revealed in Court this put bullets Into traitors to Italy mations first began to appear. It is ceived from Mr. Hamaguchi, Presid- Congratulatory messages were re- according to quire into the real cause of the passengers,
the morning. with the Chief Justice (Cheers). great explosion of July 11 and if
"Famiglin's" captain. behaved (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E.), sitting
The occasion marked the open-
ent Hoover, Mr. Mackenzie King, called, demanded the uncondi possible to fix the responsibility. With admirable. heroism, although in Bankruptcy. The Official Reing of 10,000 public works in disgraceful to be trodden under the count Hallsham, who followed the shipping interests
It is most and others and were read out. Vig. tional surrender by Japan of her On the day of his arrival the whole they had been waiting for rescueceiver. Mr. E. L. Agassiz, applied Italy, the cost of which amount-Iron heela
in Chinese for a rescission of the receiving, ed to four millards of lire-Reu-
the Imperialista. Chairman, spoke on behalf of all the, waters and they vigorously oppos- order made by the Court ai anter
"The American publishers of The delegates.
ed the Japanese proposal that re- early stage of the affair.
Shanghal "Evening Post" have dis- The message from Mr. Hamagu- ciprocal privileges should be en- charged the whole staff of their chi, welcoming the delegates, said joyed by Chinese vessels in Japan- labourers simply because they wish that in Japan the two main currentse wators and vico. versa, be- ed to take part in the and the lantern parade for the intermingling and reactions one with the Japanese at the present ceremony of civilizations meet, and their cause, as they admit, the Chinese are in no position to compete celebration of the Double Tenth Festival, the biggest and most Im- portant national holiday in China. GRAVE INSULT "The workers dismissed by the. Americans indicates nothing but
city was beflagged and the greater part of the populace lined the streets to welcome the man who
was supposed to be able to dis pense justice to the sufferers and to compel the local government to
rebuild their ruined homes.
'SUFFERING PEOPLE
for three hours.
DEBTOR NOT PRESENT Mr. Dodd was neither present nor legally represented.
Search in Darkness Strenuous efforts were made to but one by save the occupants, one failed. Then a rope was con- eeted, after which the "Famiglia" proceeded to Spezia very slowly, as it was feared that the flying boat. which was
was badly battered, The tow
ground of there not being sub- 靄 few miles had atantial assets for division among
A great meeting of welcome was would capsize.
arranged by the "July 11 Calamity parted after
rope
Mr. Agassiz observed that his application
on the usual
Guild" and Wang Pen-lin, the Nan-been covered, and the "City of the creditors (who are all Sikh
Rome" disappeared. The "Fami- moneylendera).
congratulated
king delegate, was and flattered and entreated to give glia" reversed the suffering people justice.
His reply appears to have been unsatisfactory to the meeting and on uproar took place when shouts of "Down with Nanking" and "Up
with the Leftists" rent the air and leaflets were scattered promiscuous- ly, urging the people to start au- other revolution which should put down these capitalists masquerading in socialistic guise.
Immediately numerous arrests
were made and about fifty were tied up by the soldiers and blindfolded and taken into the headquarters of the general in charge of martial law.
AN EXECUTION OF BOYS Two days afterwards a number of boys of 18 to 20 years of age were
Then
and searched for The debtor, the. Official Receiv- several hours in pitch darkness, er continued, had no available merely aided by vivid flashes of assets and offered to pay month- lightning.
of $80 from his a destroyer ly instalments came up.
which the Captain of salary and also in addition any the "Famiglia," at the risk of his commission he might earn.
that time he was employed by Mr. J. M. d'Almada Remedios, solicitor.
TO-DAY'S FEATURES.
Horrors in Yunnan Sea: Rivals of China
1
1
Affairs of Mr. Valentine
Dodd
1
Coolie Union's "Hymn of
Hate"
7
Hong Kong Bride Stoker Missing
At
However, debtor paid only one instalment. He had, In fact, re- moved to Canton, sald Mr. Agassiz, and he did not give notice of his intention to leave the Colony when the Official Receiver (Mr. Agassiz) saw him personal- ly. before his departure and told him that he was going to make, the application which was heard. to-day.
Mr. Agassiz added that he had sent Mr. Dodd by registered post
formed Into a sad procession and own life, boarded to continue the the notice of the application, ad- marched to the execution ground search.
and shot.
Two days ago there was great excitement owing to a rumour that.
Still an Adventure
Calcutta, Yesterday, Business circles which are slow-
twelve girl students were going to ly recovering from the disaster
dressed to Mr. Dodd in Shameen. and he had also served Mr. Dodd at his Hong Kong address.
VERY GENERAL TERMS His Lordship indicated that Mr.
stituted service. Mr. Agassiz re-
A leading businessman - told plied that no procedure is laid
MARKET FIRM
Settlement on Exchanges Best Since 1925
For those interested or taking part, to-day's "(October) settle- ment on the stock exchanges was described as the best-for both brokers and clients-since the strike and boycott crisla intervened in June, 1925, when, it will be recalled, transactions were suspended for a time, after which no "forward" busi- ness was done until normal con- ditions were reached again..
Forward Business
The volume of forward busi- ness settled to-day by no means big, states uker, and the tone of the market la Arm. "China Lights" were instanced aa having outstandingly im- proved from yesterday.
Matters moved smoothly and cheques passed round without comment this morning, with many grateful for the all-round appreciation, in the quotations of stocks since the sensational drop in the value of the Hong Kong dollar.
Much forward business has been done for December, how- aver, when the settlement la ex- pected to be very heavy.
follows:
"Fellow labourers!
with another may be witnessed.
They are proceeding peacefully time. and harmoniously, only seldom
TO WITHDRAW atriking a discordant note-Reuter. The "Chiaotungpu says that.
The Programme
in view of the Chinese merchants' Former state ministers, widely demand, the Chinese shipowners contempt for our national cere-known writers and publicists, finen-must find means
of meeting all mony and is a, grave insult to our cial and labour leaders, students of shipping requirements if Japan people. Our fellow countrymen world affairs, women
agrees to withdraw her shipping as well will never be able
to escape from men, are gathering in Kyoto, from being trodden by the imperialists' at least a dozen lands for the third fron heels if we do not rise and biennial conference of the Institute struggle against them.
"We can do longer remain silent in the face of the pleas of the work- ers of The Shanghai "Evening Post" for assistance and we hasten to assure them that we will line up with them to form a strong front.
CHRISTMAS PARCEL MAIL
1
The Christmas and New Year
line in the war with the in-Parcel Mall for Great Britain
perialists."
TEXTILE WORKERS
INCENSED
CONVICTION FOR MURDER CAUSES PROTEST
GRAND JURY'S ACTION
will be closed If the General Post Office at 5 p.m., on Novem- ber 8 per the 8.5. "Macedonia." This mail is due in London un December 18.
48
of Pacific Relations, which will be in session in this ancient capital of Japan from October 28 to Novem-
bar 9.
from Chinese waters. At present, the letters says, there is a scar city of tonnage and Chinese owned vessels are few and small in size. This state of affairs must be rec- tified. The "Chlastungpu". sug- gests that a meeting should be held to discuss this important matter.
1
are termed, being executed at once. Reuter that they must still regard down under "application for re- WORK FOR BRITONS the Chief of Police Mr. Alderholt. pines are sending sub-delegations delegate to the League of Nations
Jess men,
BANDIT'S DINNER
His mode of procedure was a ther comic, for on the night of his
Salvage attempts, however, have departure the bandit invited about so far been prevented by the galo.
of
of the
of the
STRIKING CONTRAST According to the "Shumpar,” there are about 50 Chinese firms engaged in the shipping business and they possess 150 vessels, which can be used either for in- land river or ocean 'going service. In striking contrast,
there are more than 100 Japanese ships plying in Chinese waters, which number does not include those on the inland rivers or those placed Under such conditions, saya the temporarily on China service.
be executed, and the streets were to the air mail at Jaak last
Gastonia, Yesterday.
"Shunpao," it will be impossible Labour organisations here are
Seven Nations lined for hours by the crowds of month,-are-full-of-consternation Agassiz should have effected sub-
for Chinese shippers to take the incensed at the conviction of Fred
Seven-Pacific-nations are repre- place left vacant, people waiting to see the great sight at the latest catastrophe.
should Japan Beal and half a dozen other Com-ented by full delegations; America, withdraw from the China shipping of su many "Kong-chan" as they
munist organisers of the strike of
Great Britain, Japan, China, trade. the textile industry for murder of
Canada, Australia and New This turned out to be a rumour the air mail 48 дп adventure scission of receiving order" and
Zealand. Hawail and the Philipton, many times British substitute and was caused by the fact that rather than a reliable commercial also raised the question of serv
and are deriving further capital, the twelve manacled girls were be- proposition. Reuter.
ing out of the jurisdiction. New £20,000,000-Arterial from the fact that the same grand in the American group, while ob-assembly; Mrs. ing removed from their place of
Three Bodies Found
His Lordship remarked that the
Aurelis Henry jury as indicted the above refused servers are expected from France, examination to the headquarters of
Drainage Scheme Rugby. Yesterday. section of the Ordinance was in
Reinhardt, on the ground of insufficient evid. Mexico, Soviet Russia, the League
president of Mills martial law.
It is stated from Spezia that as very general terms. He directed
ence to Indlet a number people who of Nations and the International Comstock, president of Radcliffe College, California; Miss. Ada While these events were taking a result of the search by Italian Mr. Agassiz to act accordingly
Rugby, Yesterday.
fred at a lorry load of strikers pro-Lions and observers will take part. College;
Labour Office. Nearly 200 delega. place in Yunnanfu the garrison destroyers, motorboats, and naval and adjourned the application.
A big scheme of arterial drain-ceeding to the trade anlon demon-
Dr. Georgina Sweet, commander at Mengtso, an
age for England and Wales has been stration, when a ex-hydroplanea, the flying boat "City,
bullet killed a
Although many of the delegates president THE YUK PO LAU
National bandit-revolted and withdrew his of Rome," which, while engaged
prepared by Mr. Noel Buxton, weman, and also refused to indict possess worldwide reputations none Board of the Y.M.C.A. of army to the hills taking with him in the Mediterranean stage of the restaurant, the Oficial Receiver mission to the Government.
In the case of the Yuk Po Lau Minister of Agriculture, for sub-seven persons charged with kidnap of them holds at present any public Australia; Miss Tetauko Yasui, as prisoners all the officials and Indian air service, was lost in the applied for rescission of the re-
ping the British communist Ben office, for the institute is entirely President of the Tokyo Women'a about thirty of the leading busi-Gulf of Genoz, to believed to have ceiving order on the ground that ated at some £20,000,000. For the who participated in the textile tries represented. Among the pro- Nanking, China; of a total of ap The cost of the scheme is estim-wells and two other communists unofficial and eschews relations Christian College; Misa Su Yi-fang. been located in deep water about there are no substantial assets.
with the government of the coun- president of Cinling Girls' College, purposes of the scheme eight areas strike. 18 miles off the Italian coast be- tween Spezia and Vareggio.
The application was granted. have been mapped out-British The local conference
minent participants already there proximately 180 delegates, about 25 This means that the debtor res- Wireless Service. taurant is no longer under the
Methodist church passed a resoluare:
will be women. protection
tion asking for the appointment of
Lord Hailsham
The Japanese the Bankruptcy
a non political commission from Baron Hailsham, Attorney-Gen-distinguished men from many fields The Japanese delegation draws Washington to examine the condi-eral and later Lord Chancellor in of activity. Its chairman; Dr. Inazo tions of the textile Industry, where the late Conservative Government Nitobe, who will preside' at the wages are alleged to be insufficient of Great Britain; Nasana Hanihara, opening meeting of the conference, to provide a normal standard of liv-former ambassador of Japan to the is former under-secretary general of ing Router American Service. United States; Baron Yoshiro Saka- the League of Nations. He is sup- [Fred Beal and three others were tani, former Japanese Minister of ported by former Ambassador. sentenced from 17 to 20 years pri- Finance; Newton Wesley Rowell, Hanthara; Baron Bakatani: 'Yon son, two others from 12 to 14 years, former Canadian Cabinet minister Mateuoka, former vice-president of his beneficience and wishing him
and another to six years.] Spezia, Later..
and member of the British Imperial the South Manchuria Railway; long life, etc. Then the party began An Imperial Airways machine has
Wer Cabinet in 1918: Prof. James Banji Susuki, president of the to make preparations for depar- joined in the search for the
T. Shotwell of Columbia University. Japan Federation of Labour; ture, but he informed them that missing air mail.
The bodies recovered have been they had been hits guests, but now
NO SUBSTANTIAL ASSETS
Because it does not permit off Yusuke Taurumi, member of the, tials of any government to be mem. House of Representatives and wide. they were to consider themselves removed to the room in the naval
Mr. Agassiz said that the of the debtor firm's debtors)...
hers, the institute lost two chair-ly known as writer and lecturer; his primers, Immediately the and military hospital, which has grounds for the opposition were been transformed into a chapelle (1) that petitioning creditor had room was surrounded and every-
JUDGE'S OPINION
men during the past year. Dr. Ray Count Alauke Kabayama, member Lyman Wilbur had to resign as of the House of Peers. one was tied up and the whole,
ardente.
falled to disclose any proper act Official Receiver based his opposl
Another ground on which the
chairman when he became Secretary formed into a procession surrounded by flowers, with tapere burning debtor firm, (2) the petition had he submitted, that the debtor firm showing a steady growth, according suke Inouye, who succeeded Dr. Baron Hailsham as chairman, with They are lying in beds surround-of bankruptcy on the part of thetion to the creditor's petition was, Canada from the British Isles is Hoover's Cabinet, and Dr. Junno- ly strong delegation in Kyoto, with
The immigration movement to or the Interior in President
Dema Lyttelton Great Britain has an exceptional- not been correctly signed and (8) did not have substantial assets. train was commandeered and order the funeral on Wednesday... He has
Bir Sefton Brancker will attend there were no substantial, assets,
to Mr. Egan, Deputy Minister of Wilbur, likewise had to resign when him are Dame Edith Lyttelton, conveyed the thanks of British air- Lordship observed that grounds ed towards granting the petition arrived in Londen.
His Lordship salch, however, Immigration and Colonisation of the he was named minister of financo in In dismissing the petition, his that at this stage he felt dispos- Canadian Government, who has the Hamaguchi Ministry in Japan. men to the Italian Government for for withdrawal ought be given for a receiving order but, at& of the "City of Rome" their efforts to rescue the occupants and that a party cannot with later stage, Mr. Agasalz could to Canada for the first four months He says that British immigration
American Delegation a place called Chicken Market and
draw a petition in bankruptcy as apply for its rescission If there of the present fiscal year was 48 members, will be the largest ex The American delegation, with thence they were marched to the
Reply To Criticism one did with an action. were a ground for doing so. 140,004, à compared with 27,982 in cept the Japanese, which has hill where they await the efforts
London, Yesterday. Mr. Agassiz also opposed The Becretary of Imperial Afr creditor's petition. In support of
the corresponding period of last named about 60 men and women of of their friends a and relatives to ways has left for Genos to Inquire which Mr. P. H. Losely appeared,cial Receiver, the three partners This is distinctly in line with the with about 28 delegates each;
MED THREE PARTNERS provide the amount of their ran into the disaster.
against the Hing Loong firm.
On the application of the Of Year. That is an increase of 47 national standing to take part. China and Canada will come next whosayAn official of the company, reply The Official Receiver Alleged that the Chuen Kes market fish stall Canadian policy of encouraging Great Britain, is sending 16;
"stunting to the criticism that the Indian the petitioning creditor had an in- are adjudicated bankrupt They British immigration, and the aet Austraila 10; New Zealand 8.
sirmail was en adventure rather terest in the debtor firm. This
no objection and their that Canada is recalving more Bri than a business proposition, inid the creditor denied, he claimed public examination In:
Practically every delegation will that the air mail was not more an that.
ditor firm owed
tish immigrants than any other contain a strong contingent of Individ adventure then any other night of
country in the world is best evid woman, who are expected to take ence of the success of that polley an important part in the session.
British Wireless Berrice.
These include Danse Edith Lyttol-
forty of the leading business men Three bodies have been recover- Court and creditors can take ac- of the place,. Including all the ofed, one of which has been iden- tion. ficials, to a dinner at his official tified as that of the pilot, Captain residence, and thirty-six accepted, Birt, and the second
Mr. W. C. Hung appeared for
1929 rainfall Average Deficit
as that of the petitioning creditor in supportį
It is said that the rest, smelt a rat the wireless operator, Mr. Stone. of a petition for a receiving order and were conveniently indisposed The third body has not yet been and did not turn up.
At the finish of dinner speeches vice, were made thanking him
for
..68.03 inches 80.36 inches 12.38 inches
identified-British Wireless Seriaan (wholesale firm).
in re the Yuet Loong saltfeld
Mr. Hung
on by Mr. Loseby, applied for leave to withdraw the were relied Tapers and Flowers
petition because the Othelal Re- namely, with intent to delay or ceiver' opposed the petition on the defeat his creditors the managing Bund that the debtor firm did parner of the debtor firm depart- not have substantial assets:
ed out of the Colony, and that the managing
partber had
given.
ed by his men with fixed bayonets at the four corners. and marched to the station where a
ed to proceed to the station searest the bills for which they made.'.
RANSOM “STUNT"
Eventually the party arrived at
néces
committ
IMMIGRATION
notice he had suspended payment Canada Receives More
British
per cent,
Rugby, Yesterday,
(Continued:
on
Page 7.)
STOP PRESS
Sea: Plane Type SD, belonging
to EMS, "Hermes,” crashed into
the water after leaving
It is.
the,
feared that Flying Officer Ward "Hermes" this forenoon.
has been drowned.