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VICTIMS OF DUMPING OF GERMAN BETTER CONDITIONS PRISON FOR YOUNG GOVERNMENT AND ESTATE OF MACAO
FAMINE
30,000 SUFFERERS GO TO MANCHURIA
REFUGEES FUND
WHEAT
IN U.S. MARKET
PROTEST BY SIR E. ILIFFE IN STRONG BUYING BY POWERFUL
PARLIAMENT
INJURIOUS TO FARMERS
London, Yesterday.
wheat and other cereals in this country and moved that immediate steps be taken by the Government to counteract the injurious effect upon British agriculture.
THE COLONIZATION PROJECT
Peking.-Well
over 30,000 of the famine victims in Honan moved into Manchuria between June 7 and September 27, ne- He said that the German subsidy cording to records just analys-on when was approximately 13/6d. ed by the China International per quarter, and in that Famine Relle! Commission.
British farmer could be undersold. Most of the refugees went in family, groupe rather than as
The same system applied to barley individuals. Details on some and outs although the 14,000 of the refugees showed · varied. that the average was 4.78 per family group.
INTERESTS
PRICES SOAR UPWARDS
mulated work.
accu-
CROO
HEAVY SENTENCES FOR THEFTS
FROM EUROPEANS
One of the Gang
For
the prosecution, Detective Sergeant W. G. Humphreys pointed
SCHNEIDER CUP
R.A.F. TEAMS NOT TO COMPETE
IN THE FUTURE
PRIVATE ENTERPRISE ONLY
London, Yesterday.
It is officially stated that the Gov.
MILLIONAIRE
FAMILY DISPUTES ABOUT PROPERTY HERE
CHIEF JUSTICE'S RULING
Judgment concerning matters relating to Loo Kau (the million-
the last hearing.
HARBOUR TRAGEDY
DISCOVERY OF GIRLS' BODIES
SUICIDE PACT
(Str THOUSANDS WATCH
GRIM FIND
Tragic details of the simultane- Ous auicide of three Chinese, women, each of about the age of 18 to 20, were revealed by the morning of their corpses, which discovery in the harbour this are found floating off the Central Praya, between Blake Pler and the P. & O. Co.'s wharf.
At midnight
NOT NEW TO THE GAME
New York, Yesterday. Culminating from good police de- The Stock Market will not open tective work, Young Yau-fuk (16) Sir Edward Hiffe (Conservative)
in the House of Nov. 1 and 2, to enable bankers and fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Air Force will not again compete in vered by the Chief Justice
on Oct. 31 until noon, and closes on of Wai Chaa, was this morning be-ernment has decided that the Royal aire of Macao) and his son, Com- called attention Commons to the dumping of German brokers to wipe off the
mendaore Loo Lim-los, was deli-) Kowloon Magistracy charged with the Schneider Trophy contests, thus Henry Gollan, C.B.E.) The market opened strong to-day; the theft of a white bed spread from leaving British participation to pri- Supreme Court Original Jurisdic- in the United States steel was up three the roof of 218, Cameron Road, points, and a somewhat better feel-Kowloon the residence of Mrs. Arm-vate enterprise under the auspices been reserved by his Lordship at tion, this morning. this having ing prevailed, but few dealers would.
of the Royal Aero Club.-Reater. venture the opinion that the strong, market had struck rockbottom. It
Reasons For Action
The parties are, on the one is estimated that share value have
hand, four sons of Loo Kau (and Rugby, Yesterday. shrunk at least $35,000,000,000
The Air Ministry has announced and, on the other hand, the son therefore brothers of Loo Lim-ioc) (gold) since Oct. 1.
out that the defendant was one of that the British Government will of Loo Lim-ioe and nephew of the Amsterdam, Yesterday, Losses on the 12 leading stocks on a "gang,” who had given the police not enter in future for the Schnel- four opponents. His Lordship the Stock Exchange during the pasta considerable amount of trouble. der Trophy International Race found as follows:- two days were estimated at £36,-|
The defendant gained access for seaplanes.
The plaintiffs in this action It is explained that claim, as four of the next-of-kin last, a Chinese fisherman, using 750,000.
the night before to the roof of
house two main considerations influence of Lo Kau (deceased) against the heck and line, saw three persons the day's opening, Royal Dutch being in Cameron Road by the back- this decision.
defendant, who is used as the ad- in dark clothing jump into the 380.
atairs and on seeing the bedsprend Firstly, owing to the Gavera-ministrator of the estate of Lo water near the place mentioned. hanging on a line to dry, took it and ment's participation in recent years, that certain leasehold properties but his story was discredited.
Lim-yuek (deceased) a declaration. He made a report to the Police, pawned it.
the contest has assumed a character in Hong Kong (hereafter referred Sergt. Humphreys went on to shy not in accordance with the inten- to as "the disputed properties)
CROWDS GATHER that he learned that the defendant tions of Monsieur Schneider, its ori- formed part of the estate of the face downwards early this morn Two of the bodles were lying had been turned out of home and ginator; and the donor of the sald Lo Kau, and came into the ing and the other was in almost had fallen into bad company with trophy.
possession of the sald Lo Lima perpendicular position. other Chinese youths, and made à
way the
amount
Apart from the subsidy, it was very difficult for British farmers to sell FAMINE RELIEF
in competition with German farmers While the movement was start-
because of the longer hours of ed quite independently of any outside assistance, it was not long agricultural workers in
Germany, before a group of Honanese gen- and the fact that in many districts try, resident in Peking, took on during sowing and harvesting sen themselves the task of directing and helping to finance this famine relief work. The C.I.F.R.C. also assisted, through paying at the rate of $4.00 per capita for the refugees as they-arrived in Man- churia, this being the approxim- ate cost of food, etc., on the; journey from Honan. (The rail-U.S. Stock Market ways carried the refugees free of charge.)
THE RIGHT TYPE
TO-DAY'S FEATURES
Victims of Famine ... 1 Schneider Trophy
1
1
Harbour Tragedy
1
Concert for Soldiers
7
Bandits Active
7
9
12
Boxer's Suspension Nationalisation
sons, women and children laboured in gangs and were paid at the rate hour.
A better tone was shown at to-
Berlin, Yesterday. The Stock Exchange was not severely affected by the New York crisis, owing to the present low prices of industrial stocks-Renter.
New York, Later, The Stock Market closed with a feeling of optimism, prices moving ¡definitely upwards.
Gains from five to 20 points were common,
and brokers reported strong buying by powerful interests. Sales exceeded $10,000,000 (gold).
The Storm Weathered
Montreal, Later, Reflecting the fatprovement. in |New York, the Canadian stock ex- changes, after the most hectic week In their history, showed unmistake- fable signs of recovery to-day.
Nearly all the leading Canadian issues recorded substantial gäins, and there was much more confiden- tial tone at the close.
New York, Later. A consensus of qpinion be-
1929 rainfall ..68.03 inches
Average
Deficit
Public Expense Secondly, although the entry of the Royal Air Force team was cal culated to give much to the deve- lopment of highspeed aircraft-and did so notably in the two latest con- tests-sufficient data have now been collected for practical development in this direction, and the large ex- penditure of public money involved habit of stealing things from by Government participation is people's hard
therefore no longer justifiable.
-80.50 inches
.12.47 Inches
He had beent to the Yaumati Government, but he had noti Improved.
FRESH AND FINE
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:
The anti-cyclone has passed Into the Pacific and another bas developed over North China.
Fresh monacon will prevail along the China Coast and over the North China Sea.
Forecast:N.E. winds; fresh and fine.
After thousands of people had gathered on the Prays. No. 7 Police launch came
across from the Water Police Station and at- tempted to lift the corpses.
It was then found that the women had tied their hands together side by alde, with handkerchiefs. These were severed and the bodies brought into the launch and conveyed to Yaumati.
JOSE PAPER
On examination, it was ascertain- ed that all three wore black jackets, black trousers, black stockings and black shoes Their vests were of the same material.
The Honan gentry's committee assumed full responsibility for the selection of the right type of persons to be allowed to proceed
Private Enterprise to Manchuria, and for the welfare
This decision should not, of of the refugees during their trip
course, affect the entry of British yeuk as the executor of the estate north and after their arrival in
Daily Larcenies
Each of the two lower of four machines in future contests, Con- Manchuria: The C.I.F.R.C. had approximately of threepence an Jieves that .the wurst ja
pockets on each veat was full of three agents moving along the
Therefore, continued the prose vincing proof has now been furnish of the said Lo Kau. the Stock cuting officer, in view of the numer-ed of what British aircraft and in- to deal is an application, which tive superstition, would be accept- The matter with which I have jos paper which, according to ns- railway line, to check the number
Exchange although recovery willous larcentes that have put
occured dustry can do, and the wide public passing through from day to day duty on all bounty fed cereals com- take time, and rallies will be follow-daily at European residences is interest displayed should make it has been adjourned from chamed as tribute in Hades and as fees. . and to render assistance as might |ing from abroad, except those from led by fresh declines. It is general-would ask his Worship to impose a possible for British pilots and ma-bers into Court by the defendant for guides in the nether regional
the British Empire, or to auboidlaced the worst storm in its history
ly felt that Wall Street has weather-heavy penalty. the growing of those particular
with commendable stability-Rea- cereals in this country.
ter's American Service.
be needed.
"FOLLOWED" CLOSELY
Of the total of 35,004 refugees, who left Honan under these aus- pices 14,423 who were "followed"
Possible solutions, were to
Favoured Protection
now
over
on
:
STATION
chines to compete in what is intend-for the vacation of a lis pendens ed to be a sporting international registered by plaintiffs against the defendants record, and, on the British Wireless Service.
The Magistrate then asked for event on basis of private enterprise, officer replying that he had a clean
son for a term of three months. one, his Worship sent the lad to pri- AIR MAIL TO REACH
Second Accused
Mr. Noel Buxton, Minister of NEW CHARING CROSS closely were the enes toward Agriculture, replying, pointed out whose migration expenses the that the late Conservative Govern- CLF.R.C. contributed, the $4.00ment, the majority of whose party, per capits, the money comingas-he-understood, favoured pro from funds allecaed by the Ameri-tection, had frequently declined pro- TO BE BUILT ON SOUTH SIDE OF placed in the dock to face three
can. Advisory Committee.
RECORDS KEPT
An analysis of the records of Government could, no more than the these 14,423 persons shows the following:
tection as a remedy for British farmers' difficulties. The present
1.
Honan.
late Government, impose a counter- vailing duty to counteract the effect They came from 58 haien in of the German dumping, which he agreed was regrettable and most damaging.
THAMES
Tam King (19) the second lad arrested yesterday by the police was
charges of larceny:-(a) theft of a fawn coloured blanket valued at $10 the property of Mrs. Vallerino, of 86. Hanoi Road; (b) theft of a white counterpane,
AUSTRALIA
EXTENSION TO SINGAPORE CONSIDERED
WORKING GIRLS One of the women had a Canton disputed properties on August 27, 20 cents piece, which leads to the 1929, but before I touch upon the belief that they came here from law applicable to the question pre- Canton to carry out à. suicide pact necessary that I should deal with this the w sented to me for decision it is by no means the first of its kind'.
All three appeared to certain facta established by the be of the working class, either work- evidenco.
ere in sik mills or in factories.
*~~~~Letters of Administration: ~-
Lo Kau died in, Macao on De- Lim-yeak and other BOTS of Lo cember 15, 1907, leaving 13 aons Kau (deceased) asking for the ad- living out of 16 which were born ministration of the estate of Lo to him. Plaintiffs are four of the Kau. Action No. 188, of 1924- surviving sons and defendant is was registored as a lis pendent the son of Lo Lim-yeuk, the eld-against a number The Minister of Transport made valued at $3, the property of a
of properties In the House of Commons, ques- est son of Lo Kau, who died in- alleged to form part of the estate a statement in the House of Com- Chinese living at 21, Belchers tioned as regards the Imperial Air testate on July 15, 1927. Defen- of Lo Kau including the disputed mons regarding the construction of Street, Hong Hong; (c) theft of five Services, Mr. F. Montague said that ministration to the estate of his the appointment of a receiver was dant applied for letters of ad properties, and an application for the new Charing Cross Station on cattles of dried pork, worth the service would be operating half-
WILL TAKE FIVE YEARS
Rugby, Yesterday.
SERVICE TO CAPETOWN
London, Yesterday.
2. They
from came
9,014 families averaging 4.78 persons a family-indicating that the move-corngrower, the subidy system was replace the present station nu the 484, Canton Road.
As for the subsidy to the British the South side of the Thames, to $1.60, the property of a dealer at way to Capetown in June 1990. It father, Lo Lim-yeuk, on Septem- also made on which the third ment is one of colonisation and repealed in 1921
and the late North side.
was hoped that the remainder would her 7, 1927, and on November 2, plaintiff in the present action fl- not simply of transient labour. Government had explicitly repudiat-
A plea of guilty to all He said that before the construc- charges was made by the defendant. April 81 at the latest,
three be operating one month later, or by 1927, these were granted to him. ed a long declaration in support ed the policy of subaldy. He hoped, tlon of the new station could be
No steps 3. Two-thirds of these people
were taken to obtain dated August 15, 1924. In this came from the haiea lying to the however, that conditions would offer commenced it would be necessary to
Walked Erts Iii
The Government of India in con- representation of the estate of declaration the declarant sets out were ap- settlement of February 18, 1924,
east of the Peking-Hankow Rail- the opportunity for action on non-clear the site and provide housing the affair, Det. Sergt Humphreys Indian air mail to Calcutta. The ters of administration
Outlining the circumstances ofsidering an early extension of the Lo Kau in Hong Kong until let the properties included in the
way in Henan, while only one-party lines, to which all could agree accommodation for people of the teld, his Worship that the second estimates for further extension to plied for and obtained by the and also mentions a number of.
a Jot of their working class who would be dis- incident was a very brave one on Singapore and Australia are being official administrator on Septem- others which he alleged to belong
third came from west Honan.
the fact that railway communica- tions with western Hanan
Sumuver,
were
A Survey Party
Rugby, Yesterday.
ber 18, 1924; but though that off to the estate of Lo Kau. In this cial stated in his petition that Lo latter category are included all Kwong-wal, the third plaintiff in the disputed properties.
without abating This apparently is explained by principles.
placed. Duties on Food .'
the part of the defendant, because examined-Router. It was estimated that the cen he simply walked into the flat, went Replying to the argument that struction of the new station would into the rear cubicle and took the cut off most of the spring and the Anglo-German commercial take not less than five years from treaty did not preclude a counter-the date of Royal assent to the Bill
counterpane.
Mr. F. Montague, Under-Secret- this action, had Informed him Lo Lim-yeuk (deceased), the 4. Whahalen bordering
In the third instance he stole the ary for Air, stated that proposals that the Hong Kong estate of Lo father of the defendant in this ac- vailing duty. Mr. Buxton said that which was being introduced in this pork from the shop mentioned and for air mail service to Capetown had Kau.consisted It did no. "It is not a treaty we session of Parliament.British took it to another dealer in dried now been agreed between the vari-perties worth over $2,000,000, no-tember 4, 1924. answered the of leasehold pro tion, in a declaration dated Sep- Shantung sent out the largest want to denounce, or which any Wireless Service. colony, 1,471 from 905 families.
meats in the same road and there ous Governments concerned, and a thing appears to have been done above mentioned declaration of sold it for $1.20.
survey party consisting of repre either by the official administra- the third plaintiff in the present The wife of the first park dealer sentatives of Imperial Airways and tor or anyone else to collect this action fully and in particular was terrifled to tell her husband of Air Ministry officials had left this very valuable estate.
denied that the disputed properties:
оп
Government would denounce. It is
5. Chfhsien was represented by a treaty
only one family of three..
which is considered of extreme value. The Government,
6. At least 18 of the emmi-like its predecessor, is entirely op
grants walked 300 li to reach the posed to duties on food-Brits Death
nearest railway station on their Wireless Service. way to Manchuria:
GOLD PIONEER
of South African Octogenarian
Cape Town, Yesterday.
7. As to distribution in Man- Discussing the question of sox churia, the reports show that Hel-differences in dress at the inter- The death is announced from lunkiang took the largest number, national congress of the World Cape Town of Sir Joseph Robluson, 22,186; Liaoning (Fengtien) next, League for Sexual Reform in Wig- a pioneer in the South African dia 7,094; while north Liaoning took more Hall, Professor J. C. Flugel mond goldfelds-Reuter. 8,711 into its Hainan colonisation expressed the view that men's district
costumes needed rescuing from the
B. Of the 35,004 who started on abject slavery to convention into their way, 2,068 were "lost" get which they had fallen.
ting off the train en route or hav
ing died before their arrival at
their destination. The number
actually arriving in Manchuria loans, to be paid back over a therefore was 32,941.
period of years,
interim
re-
dealers on a small scale, it would pose of visiting countries en route sons the affair, because as they were country for Capetown for the 'pur- In 1921 certain of the elder were part of the estate of Lo Kau of Lo Kou formed and claimed them as belonging to have meant a great loss to the com- and organization in consultation come properties into shares himself and others. plainants.
with Ideal officialoja.
for the sons of Lo Kau and Interim Receiver Appointed A Berlous View
He hoped that the service to their dependants. This somewhat An application was made by the Capetown would ha In operation by indefinite arrangement appears to plaintiffs in Action No. 188, of 1924, Sergt. Humphreys naked his Wor- June 1930. Frapoanls for the early have continued for about three fox the ship to take just as serious a view extension of the England to India years, but by deed of settlement receiver, and an
appointment of this case as the last one because air service from Karachi to Calcatta dated February 18, 1924, the posting before me on November 28, 1924, [Bir Joseph Benjamin Robinson of the reputed gang of young crooks. by the Government of India. The deed certain of the
calver this defendant was also a member were now
was appointed but op com under consideration tion was regularised. Under that it was adjourned for a week, and then Kt was born in South Africa in
sons of Levine die 1840, and started in wool-buying and The prosecuting officer added that question of the extension of the ser- Kau assigned to four trustees farming until 1867. Later he ache has arrested five up to the vice to Singapore and Austraila was specified properties for the benefendants in Action No. 188, of 1924, Stops had also been taken by the de- quired about 23,000 acres at Vaal present and there are still a few being examined-British Wireless fit of the surviving sons and to have the Interim receiver removed, River where he found diamonds. He of these rascals at large, Service, took an active part in public affairs and the worst of it was, In Kimberley, and acted as Mayor as in the first case, they never State in the Bainto War, and dis gave the police any assistance at covered the Langlante gold mine all in the recovery of the stolen More Priests & Loyalists Deceased was Chairman of the things, but, they merely split" du Robinson South African Banking each other. By such means in the Sentenced to Death Co:]
* course of time all the gang would
be arrested AVENDA RENE
الله
fn 1880. He also fought in the Free
SOVIET BUTCHERY
Rigs, Yesterday,
grandsons vof... Lo Kau;- Including (Continued on Page 15.) and there was a further provialen the four plaintiffs in this action,
that in certain events these pro- be divided amongst the beneficiarios,
perties were to
* Barly Dissatisfaction --
It would appear that dissatis faction at the properties includ-
SETTLED DOWN ABLE TO EARN
Reports from Manchuria la The Manchurian authorities co-dicated that these réfugees very operated in seeing to it that these promptly settled down and became refugees were provided with op useful members of the commun portunities to earn a living after tien inbar which they moved, £hey arrived: Those that had though there were, inevitably, a seas trade for Auga
Preliminary figures of our over Previous convictions revealed The executions of anti-Soviet ed in the deed of February 18, penters, few exceptions. The moversent crease in the
an in that this man was not new to the people in Russia continue. The 1924, early manifested itself: mmediate was A
of game, as he had been in jail in July FOggu shot five persons, including a amongst the beneficiaries, for on end
July, last for aling, besider two other i priest, near Kostroma, on charge of August 12, 1924, certain of them, est of and £3,286,000 Intre
previous conviehotel having encouraged the anti-Soviet Including Loo Kwong-wai and Lon August. of last year. Exports were 16 His Worship bentenced the dean movement, Fifteen peasants were Kwong-fo,, the third and fourth the beginning 148,475,000 below the July fleure, dant to four months hard laben con exe near Tomsk and two plaintiffs in this action, fasued a
but 4828,000 greater
charge, sentences to run i priests
have been sentenced to writ in Original Jurisdiction Ac cently;
tion No. 166 of 1924, against.Lo
at good
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