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PRESIDENT ON PROGRESS
THE GREAT MILITARY STRENGTH OF US.
UNPAID WAR DEBTS
THE RESTRICTION OF IMMIGRATION
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No. 27,353 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1929.
SPEED CHAMPIONS' RECORDS
INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR SCHNEIDER VICTORS
NEW NON-STOP FLIGHT
Rugby, Yesterday, The Royal Aero Club has been Informed by the Federation Aero- nautique internationale that the following world's records have been granted: For the greatest speed Washington, Yesterday. over 100 kilometrea, Flying Officer President Hoover's annual mess-Waghorn, on a Supermurine Rolls age to Congress, in 12,000 words,oyal S. 6, on September 7, nt 330.1 | miles-631.2 kilometres per hour; emphasises that the nation con- Flying Officer Atcherley, on tinued to grow in strength lust Supermarine Rolls Royce S.6 on year, Their problems were the September 7, at 331.6 miles-533.8 kilometres per hour; the world's problems of growth and progress,
speed, Flight-Lieutenant greatest The President points out that Stainforth on a Gloster-Napier. Six 54 nations had adhered to the on September 10, at 330.3 miles- Kellogg Pact and emphasises that 641.1 kilometres per hour: the United States accession to the Squadron-Leader Orlebar, on & Court
Royce S.6 on International Justice Supermarine Rolls of
us now
constituted, is not the slightest step towards entry to the League of Nations.
a
September 12, at 357.5 miles-575.7 kilometres an hour.
The Royal Air Force long distance aeroplane, which in the spring flow on a non-stop light to India, and has since its return undergone slight
to-day flew to Cranwell Aerodrome, Lincolnshire, which has a specially
No question in which the Unit- ed States is interested can be passed on by the Court without alterations at Northolt Aerodrome, American consent. The Govern- ment hold high hopes for the suc- cess of the London Naval Confer- long take off, to await a favourable ence. They are anxious to with-opportunity for the start of another draw 1,600 American Marines
from Nicaragua, as the situation warrants.
He proposes, subject to the ap- proval of Congress, to send a com- mission to Haiti to try to arrive at a more definite policy. There are 700 Marines at Haiti.
re-
The Government hopes to duce 2,605 of the American forces in China to the normal Legation Guard.
Mr. Hoover is very concerned at the growth of the expenditure of national defence, namely, over $730,000,000, the current fiscal year exceeding the expenditures of the most military nations of the world.
an
ing reserves was $728,000 in 1929,
compared with $209,000 in 1914.
These forces should be proportion-
ed to national defence needs and
FINE TO-DAY
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states:
The anti-cyclone is now een- tral over the lower Yangtaze Valley, pressure having de- creased over S. Manchuria.
Fresh to strong monsoon will continue along the China coust and over the China Sea.
Forecast:N. winda; fresh,
fine.
Private Flying
Rugby, Yesterday. Sir Sefton Brancker, Director of
should, therefore, to some extent Civil Aviation, at Shrewsbury yes.
1922
A DOMESTIC SCANDAL
•THE COOK WHO READS IN HIS
CHINA MAIL
-THAT BEEF WAS 40 CENTS!
A LB.....
AND FINDS, THAT It is 60 CENTS IN
THE MARKET.
A
is LIABLE TO ABUSE
WHEN IT COMES
TO TELLING
THE TRUTH....
50,
IN ORDER
TO BE
QUITE
SAFE....
-WOULD BE WISE TO
TAKE WITNESSES WITH HIM!
POLICE SERGEANT CHARGED
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A
WOMAN
IN A SERIOUS CONDITION
CHINA WAR ENDED
BOTH PARTIES SIGN
A PROTOCOL
C.E.R. REFORMS
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 3/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
EUROPEAN MASTER
CHARGED
CAPT. OF "YAT SHING" FACES SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS
DESERTING A SEAMAN
Four serious charges were pre- ferred against Charles Alexander, Master of the s.8. "Yat Shing," a
A Shantung Police Sergeant named Pi Shih-hau was formally charged before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Central Magis-RUSSIA RESENTS U.S. vessel belonging to Indo-China line,
tracy to-day, with assaulting, and injuring, a woman named Lo Chak (50) in Eastern Street,
INTERVENTION
this morning at the Marine Magis- trate, before Commander G. F. Hale, R.N. (retired).
nervous.
PERHAPS ITS EYES!
Our careful and accurata sye QLAMİNA- tian will quickly determine' if, it is due to dye atrala. Make an appoint- ment now.
LAZARUS
Hong Kong's Only European Optician. 13. Queen's Road, Central. Telephons Mr. Cooper C. 2205 for appointment.
"CANTON -OR BURST"
IRONSIDES IN DESPERATE MOOD
WONDERFUL SHOCK TROOPS
Little progress has been made in the last 24 hours by the opponents of the Canton Government. In the North River sector the preliminary engagement has been follow- ed by a temporary lull, but the inhabitants of some town- ships are flocking into Canton us refugees as it is feared that the Ironsides will make an- other bid.
SHIP'S MASTER & CHINESE MAILS
ALLEGATION THAT HE REFUSED TO CARRY THEM
THE DEFENCH
LETTER TO POSTMASTER
NEVER ANSWERED
Captain Edwin Page Smith, master of the s.s. "Sanning" was summoned before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Central Magis- trucy to-day, charged with re- fusing to accept 18 bags of mail on
In the Wast River geetor, the board the ss. "Sanning" for con- Kwangsi-ites have not reached the veyance, on November 23, when confluence, with the North River, about to depart the Colony to Sam- but it is surprising to learn that shul and Wuchow. the Canton defenders have given
Defendant pleaded "not guilty." up the Gorges below Shiuhing
Mr. N. L. Smith, who prosecuted without a fight. A naval force for the Post Office, sald that on there, supported by machine-guna November 28 an officer of the Post on the heights on elther bank of Office took 21 bags of mails on board the West River, would have con- the "Sanning,” of which 18 were siderably hampered the advance of Chinese baga and the other three the Kwangal-ites.
local ones. Capt. Smith said that Kwangel Troops Deploying he would take the three Hong Kong In any event, the Kwangsi-ites bags but refused to accept the are deploying again. Realising | Chinese onca, saying that he was not that they have not the river craft being paid to carry them. with which to cross the West River to Samshuf (which is 30 miles by rail from Canton), they
Degrees
Temperature, 10 a.m.., to-
day
56
Temperature, 4 p.m
yesterday
74
Humidity, 10 a.m., to
day
65
Humidity, 4 p.m., yes-
terday
64
A CONTRACT
Section 18 of Ordinance 7 of 1926, under which the summons was brought against Capt. Smith, made no mention about payment for the carriage of mails, but section 20 did mention "gratuity payable," which made it a contract,
Here Captain Smith interrupted to say that he understood that the summons included the, Hong Kong mails as well. If they referred to the Chinese mails only he would admit that he did refuse them.
He said that he had sent a letter, on November 28, to the Postmaster General, to which up to the present he had received no answer. As he had been brought up to the Court for an ast alleged to amount to misdemeanour he thought it en- have wheeled north-eastward in cumbent on him to give afuli Moscow, Yesterday.
The charges read that accused, order to effect a junction with the understanding of his attitude. The Russian and Chinese dia-
master on Ironsides on the North River, at He had been careful first to pute over the Chinese Eastern whilst being
board the 8.8. "Kwai Sang," a point sufficiently high up to be interview the Superintendent of been settled by a Railway bas
on July 24, left behind in safe from Canton's gunboats and Mails and, on the latter's advico, had protocol signed in Nikolausauriisk
written to the Postmaster General by Taal Yun-shen, the Harbin
the Colony Harold Vittol King, where wading will be possible.
Meanwhile more reinforcements explaining his position, but had re- a seaman, before his engagement commissioner, diplomatic
and
was terminated; that he discharged are reaching Canton. General Hoceived no reply. condition and at one | Simanovsky, the Russian diploma the same seaman without the sanc-Ying-ching, who ranks as "No. 2" |
GRATUITIES PAID
attempt on a long distance flight The programme now authorised record.
As the woman is in the Govern- will still further increase this ex- Squadron-Leader Jones Williams penditure in the future. Failing and Flight-Lieutenant Jenkins, who ment Civil Hospital, the Magistrate international agreement the took the machine on its Indian gave an adjournment for 48 hours United States will be committed flight, will attempt to fly over to see how she progressed as yes- during six years to a naval con- Africa, non-stop, to Capetown, terday she was reported to be in struction expenditure, of over distance of about 6,000 miles. The $1,200,000,000.
a critical The personnel of start will be made in about a' fort- the United States' forces, includ-night.-British Wireless Service.
time it was thought necessary to take her dying deposition. To- day, although she is slightly bet ter, she is not yet out of danger, The allegations against the Ser- be modified by the prospects of terday, said that private flying was geant are that, whilst in the exe- peace, which were never brighter. increasing every day in Britain, cution of his duty, he kicked the
President Hoover's message and this year his Department was
the indebtedness isaning pilots licences and certi-woman in the stomach, and injur various countries to the United ficates for aircraft at doable the ad her so severely that she had States now totals $11,570,000,000, 1928 rate. He anticipated they to be rushed away to the hos payments to the United States in would double the rate again in 1930. pital, where her condition, ag 1930 were estimated at $239,000,-
internal disease, Every day they were moving to gravated by an 000.
wards making air transport pay its caused grave anxiety.
On the other side it is alleged American taxpayers were called way, and on to find annually about $475,- was obvious that the demand for that when the Sergeant went to 000,000 to pay the interest and commercial air-craft would increase interview the woman's son regard- redeem the principal sums borrow-to very big proportions. British ing some alleged trouble, the wo- man obstructed the Sergeant in ed by the United States for these Wireless Service.
the execution of his duty. ригровез,
atates that
of
Referring to the stock market crash, Mr. Hoover said he was
on this enterinlised it
ARMED ROBBERS DISTURBED
An attempted armed robbery WAL
convinced that the measures taken committed on the first floor of 507
MARKET OBSTRUCTION
Four fah stall holders at the Sham-
ed that the defenderitz
the pub-
blocked the
by the Government had re-estab-Nathan Road, Kowloon, this morning shuipo Market were at the Kowloon lished confidence, but they must at seven o'clock. bo vigorously pursued until nor- It appears that three Chinese men Magistracy to-day, fined $10 each, for mality was restored.
armed with two hammers and an iron extending the limits of their stalis, The regular air transportation file, approached the front door of the thus causing an obstruction of the United States was now fat, and gained entrance owing to the le footpath. 90,000 miles daily, and the manu-amah opening the door for them when Sanitary Inspector A. C. Sinton stat facturing capacity, 7,500
aero-they knocked. planes yearly.
However, their plans were frustrated whole entrance way to the other stails He emphasised that the
by an alarm being raised by the occa and thus had an advantage in the bus con pants of the house, as result of servation of American oil and gas which Lo Kin-cht (20), a student, of resources were a national neces- the Diocesan Boys' School, was hurt, sity, and declared that the restriche being in the near cubicle when the tion of immigration had proved a robbers attacked, and cut his forehead sound national policy. The press in two pieces.
Ing problem was to formulate a method whereby immigrants could
He was removed to hospital.
Outdone in their attempt to rob en
a big acalo, the intruders soon left
STOP PRESS
Shanghal To-day.
tic agent, roorganising the ad- ministration of the railway in strict conformity with the Peking and Mukden agreements, of 1924. Tsat Yun-chen has promised to dismiss Mr. Liu, Chairman of the Railway Board, and M. Simanovsky in return has agreed to recom-
1929 rainfall
Average
Deficit
69.40 inches
82.08 Inches
12.68 inches
A
tion of the Harbour Master, and to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek, has Mr. Smith, interposing, said that without making due provision for become Commander-in-Chief. what happened was this: Hong his subsistence and maintenance; Fresh troops have gone out to the Kong was half way between certain front lines and further disposi-parts of China, it being the case that he discharged the same seaman tions have been made to hold up that mail bags from Shanghai to in a place other than the Mercantile
Wuchow were sent here for trans- shipment. The Post Office here
Marine. Ofice; and also, that he the Ironsides and Kwangsi-ites.
Norwegian Transport Albert Dunn, in a place other than j Last evening the Norwegian charged them a small storage fee.
shipped on board another seaman,
Canton.
On being told that the vessel would be in port on Saturday, his Worship fixed the date of hearing for December 7 at 10 a.m.
HOTEL LICENSEE SUMMONED
merchantman "Mendoza" was ob-
In cases
In cases where such maik; were
the Mercantile Marine Office.
where theso Chinese Mr. W. D. Owen appeared for the served in the Canton River, at mails were sent by a non-contract defendant, and applied for an ad- Whampoa, with many Northern vessel, that was to say one that is journment on the ground that the Chinese troops on board. She not paid by the Chinese Post Office, "Yat Shing" FLS leaving for was chartered in North China for the Post Office here had to pay the
use as a transport. In this con- usual gratuity. nection it is interesting to recall that when the Northern reinforce carried by contract ships of which ment last left Canton-because there were some 60, given in the they were needed for service list supplied by the Chinese Post other candidates for the mend
against the "Christian Goneral" in Office, and of which the "Sanning" managership and assistant mans-
the North-ships of a British com was one, no gratuity was paid. gership than Emshanov and
pany were sought but the owners STANDING AGREEMENT Eismont, both of whom, however,
refused, as did the British Con- If any dispute occurred in the may be given other positions on The Chinese licensee of the Peking sular authorities.
case of these contract ships, the the railway..
Hotel, 259, Nathan Rend, at the junc Later last night, a Chinese war-matter was one purely between the A SETBACK?
tion of Pakbol Street, Yaumati, was ship (believed to be one of the Chinese Post Office and the master Takyo, Yesterday.
summoned before Mr. W. Scholleld at naval additions to Canton's reor owners of the ship concerned. the Kowloon Magistracy to-day for The Rongo Agency has receiv-
off Taichaam, The Post Office here would, of ed a message from Harbin stating keeping the premises for an immoral sources) was seen
making for up-river.
course, know nothing about this that Tsai Yu-sheng, receiving a
Ironsides Methods
matter of payments, except, that telegram recalling him from Crown Solicitor, appeared for the Chang Haueh-liang; left Nicolak prosecution, while Mr. J. T. Prior de into the methods adopted by the the Chinese Post Office to tranship An insight has been obtained they had a standing agreement with without reaching fanded. for Harbin
the letter maila as and whenever Habarovsk, where the parloys were
famous Ironsides in their com. Sub-Inspector W. le F.
required. scheduled to be held.
Chevaller and several others had given paign. They admit that they are
From time to time the Chinese evidence the case was adjourned.
desperate and that there will be
compromise or surrender. Post Office would sand down a let Their motto-a paraphrase of a of such contract ships, and guided former plece of Nationallat by such labs the Post Office bore
"Canton, phraseology is
or would not be paying anything to the Burat. After protracted service | masters,
It is strongly believed here that another setback has been reached to the Chinese-Soviet negotiations.
''AN UNFRIENDLY ACT.
Moscow, Yesterday,
be adapted to national, needs. the flat and, ran’away, making good state that the mutiny was more surious the Russian reply to the French
He concluded that steps should their escape.
be Immediately taken to remedy
The police are investigating
the dafecta in the enforcement of affair.
the prohibition lawa. Reuter's
American Service.
DEBT PAYMENTS:
**Rugby, Yesterday
A
· Resentment of the "United· States intervention in the Russo- Travellers arriving from Fakow Chinese dispute is expressed in
than reported yesterday. It was well- note, stating that the United the planned and almost an entire army States move, when direct negotia- corps is stated to be involved. They tians have been started, cannot be disarmed the loyal garrison, almost regarded as a friendly act, and expressing amazement that the desire maintains no omcial rela- United States, which by its own tions with Russia, should deem it possible, to offer advice.
MARITAL ACTION
A fine of $10 was imposed on the without resistance, looted every shop occupier of 118, Laichikok Band at and left northward heading for Peng in Pukow, seized all the rolling stock, the Kowloon Magistracy to-day on pu, looting other stations du route. Answering a Parliamentary admitting that he had tended his Government forces, crossed the question as to when the arrears water services without permit Yangtze, but were unable to follow of $140,000,000 paid by Great Bri- from
the Water Authority P.W.D. owing to the lack of transport, a taid to the United States would be cleared of
all fallfed debts and
the Chancellor
But that de- be fully
bean
had
The mutineers had been ordered to: Canton for the campaign against the
Foll
ритрова.
Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, Assistant
After
"THE "KAU SING" MISHAP
The "China Mail" learned from a reliable source this morning that a depart mental enquiry was held yesterday evening at the Harbour Office, by Mr. T. W. L Hosegrd, Deputy Harbour Maate into the circumstances surrounding the accident which befell the Government rescue tug, "Kau Sing on November 27, off Chaiwan Ray. exclusive, report appeared in the China Mail" on November. 28.
OE.
"
In other parts of China, the South Capt. Smith then obtained the ern Cantonese who formed the Magistrate's permission to read a backbone and the elite of the copy of the letter which he had sent corps have, dwindled down to a to the Postmaster General. He ex-
"non-coms. There is now an small sprinkling of officers and
element of North China and Cen-
tral China men among the Iron sides, who favour sword play.
Mammoth Swords
(Continued on Page 6.)
with "weapons which cleave a bayonet In twainiki detta?
It is more than suspected that a number of politicians, and erat Accordingly, there are attached while Generals belonging to the Anto each division three battalions Leftist faction (supporters and
of shock troops. These latter patrons of the Ironsides) and "to" comprise machine-gunnere of aev- the Kwangal faction have come to eral kinds, and also infantrymen Hong Kong either to hold them who, in either hand, carry a hand selves fa readiness for the triam- grenade and big sword over two phal entry into the "promised feet in length. A Whampoa Cadet land," or to seek sanctuary until officer who came down to Hong the time is more opportune, Kong last night epoke vividly of Althorgh Hong Kong specula- the alleged deadlinese, of thesetors in Canton bank notes are not
rdsmen who charge too conndent, Canton
Adentras to the tagne
It was found that the vessel
been taken, too: dear, to:
•hix Mal+also learn?
across ing man's
1
here
people or possessions..