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No. 27,388 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, JANUARY 16, 1930.
FATE OF THE BRITISH BANDITS FIRE ON
NAVY
LABOUR GOVERNMENT WANTS THE BATTLESHIP TO GO
RISKS OF WAR
LORD BRIDGEMAN'S WARNING AGAINST REDUCTION
GUNBOATS
RETIRE TO COVER AFTER HEAVY CASUALTIES
ADMIRAL KEPT BUSY
The local Naval H.Q. are in re- ceipt of a telegram from Admiral
AMERICA AND THE WORLD COURT
LITTLE LIKELIHOOD OF ADHERENCE
MR. HOOVER KEEN
Washington, Yesterday.
President Hoover gave a luncheon
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR,
-The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 15/16,
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Library, Supreme Court
There' are Spectacles and Spectacles
.but What
A Difference in Qualliy...........
and there are opticians and opticians, but in Hong Kong, only one European optician who measures up to the highest qualifications. Optical men In every corner of the world re- cognise his certificates and the modern equipment used,
LAZARUS The Optician.
Phone Mr. Cooper G. 2203 for appoint-
ment. Halph A. Cooper, F.1.0. (Engl.), Registered Optometrist (Canada).
LOCAL STEAMER CORONER PLEADS FOR GAOL FOR A CHINESE
ON THE ROCKS
WATER SEEPING INTO THE BOILER-ROOM
PASSENGERS SAFE
LESS SPEED
MOTORISTS ASKED TO WATCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD
LIMIT TO STAY
FAGIN
ENCOURAGED BOYS TO STEAL
*AND COMMIT CRIMES
STOLE FROM PARENTS
Rugby. Yesterday. At the Kowloon Magistracy this The conference on London street ac-morning, Mr. Whyte-Smith eau-
Chan Chak, stating that upon his to General Smuts to-day, the guests EVENTFUL CAREER: PIRATED cidents decided by 72 votes to 40 in fa- tioned a young Chinese lad of 15
A
arrival on January 14 at Ma- including the Secretaries of War
TWO YEARS AGO chlen, near Hollow, a group of and Commerce General Smuts'
vour of retaining the speed limit of
for stealing a jacket from his bandits fired on the gunboats. visit has naturally stimulated In-
motor vehicles in both Inner and outer father at 832, Canton Road. The as. Kechow, a steamer plying Lantion. The proposal to retain the United After an exchange of fire lasting tercat in political circles. two hours, the bandits. Having States' adherence
to the World between Hong Kong and Wuchow, is limit was made by Mr. Ingleby Oddie-
second charge of pawning the suffered heavy casualties, retired Court appears of little likelihood, reported to have struck a reck five Owe, London Coroner, whose duty jacket without permission was for cover. The Admiral will con- however, but Mr. Hoover will ask miles below Wuthow at about 9.15 am, it is to hold inquests in cases of fatal dropped on the mother's admisaton centrate all his gunboats at Hoi-the Senate to ratify, its adherence. how, with the intention to land the at the current session of Congress. yesterday. She was seriously damaged accidents. He said that Coroners view that the Ind pawned it with her marines in order to surround and The Government will not be in a and eventually had to beach at Wuchow, ed any prospect of abolishing the permission some time ago.
The Magistrate said that if the The elaborate plans and preparations made in connection with exterminate the bandits.-Canton position to participate in the elec- A wireless message received by the limit with dismay.
News Agency.
tion of the judges of the court, in- Naval Authorities states: "The as. Mr. Arthur Ponsonby, Parliamen- boy were caned in Court he would cessor to Senator Hughes, when the miles below Wuchow on January 15. tory Secretary to the Ministry of not go home in very bright spirits of the League meets at tually benched at Wuchow. The vessel was not put in the new road traffle parents, whom he had deserted for She was sericusly damaged and even- Transport, said that the speed limitand to settle down with his international Geneva in September to hold the Is reported be badly holed under
election. Those close in touch with No. 1 hatch and making water in fore- bill because it was thought advisable two days to live with a man and Mr. Hoover say that the President hold. A small amount of water is to get a different psychological attitude
cluding the appoinment of a suc- Kochow (B. & S.) struck a rock five
Council
the assembling of the historic five-Power Naval Conference on January 21 are practically completed. The opening ceremony will be staged in the magnificent Royal Gallery in the House of Lords,
really represent policy. where at eleven o'clock in the morning His Majesty will take his
REPLACEMENT SHIPS sent on the throne, brought from Buckingham Palace. The King,
An international agreement to, is very keen to have the protocol reaching the boiler room through the on the part of the motorist, who should another boy, both of whom were who will be attired in morning dress, (which all the delegates will extend the life and reduce the size ratified, but in view of the absence bulkhead. Engines and boilers are in- not be allowed to feel he was driving brought before Mr. Whyte-Smith
power of replacement of Mr. H. L. Stimson, the Senate tact."
Kufely simply because his speedometer to-day charged with the unlawful habitually wear), will be attended by his Royal suite, and will deliver and
T and Robinson, and
told him Was within It may be mentioned that the Ko-limit, bus should give more careful at-possession of red blankets, and the
the speed a speech in the presence of a brilliant gathering of delegates, diplo. battleships would be a great step leaders, Reed
forward. Agreement regarding the advent of a crowded programme chow does not belong to Messrs. mats, Cabinet members, and other distinguished visitors, and imme.cruisers, as to number, size and dis- in the Senate, which will still Butterfeld and Swire, Ltd, as stated tention to traffic on the road. second. boy with pawning the diately afterwards withdraw, and Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, as Pre-tribution, would also represent a be enmeshed in the tariff morass, in the Naval communique. She origin- sident of the Conference, will open discussions, to be followed by marines, the Government favours the issue will probably not be the other delegations in the English alphabetical order.
HEADQUARTERS AT ST. JAMES'S
Kun
most valuable advance. As to sub-so that in the event of a World Court
their complete abolition, but fail-brought up for several months.- ing that, they aim at ducing Reuter's American Service? their size and number to R minimum.
DRIZZLE AND MIST
weather
To-day's Here again, however. FURTHER RIOTS IN
the question arises of achieving a satisfactory equilibrium between nation and nation and the discus- sion of this point at the conference will be highly important.
BERLINTM
POLICE INJURED IN CLASH WITH COMMUNISTS
KNUCKLED-MISTERS USED
*
London, Yesterday. been a number of regional agree- The real home of the conference, menta to which the signatories at- however, where future deliberations tach considerable importance for OTHER VIEWS RESPECTED will be held, will be State apart- the maintenance of world peace. It is fully recognised that the ments in St. James' Palace. Here The cumulative effect of these points of view of individual nations, ull thought, money and time are agreements, it is felt, make some if unduly stressed, might destroy able to achieve has been done in advance in the direction of naval the chance of valuable resulta. So
Berlin, Yesterday. adapting the stately rooms, to the disarmament possible, for, in the far as the British Government is Three demontators were killed exceptional requirements. Price-view of the Government, military concerned, they will go into the con- and 15 injured three policemen less pictures and gleaming armour force must bear some relation to the ference prepared to favour proposals injured in a cola fon between police: on the walls will add to the dignity | immediate riak of war which, as a which will represent not merely (and communists In. the neighbour- of the surroundings. In Queen result of these agreements, has been their own point of view, but which hood of Hartawanüstóri, Saxony. Anne's drawing-room a large table reduced, and it is bad statesman-will represent the moat helpful basia Thousands of workmen, reinforced will accommodate the delegates for ship to maintain armaments beyond for reaching a general agreement. by the unemployed from Chemnitz the principal and larger meetings. necessity.
LORD BRIDGEMAN'S WARNING and elsewhere, demonstrated out- Nearly all the smaller salons have
Viscount Bridgeman, First Lord side a factory as a protest against been set aside for the use of the
of the Admiralty in the late Con- the alleged injustice inflicted by the secretariat. Unprecedented
It is the opinion of the Govern-servative Government, addressing Law Courts to fellow workers who rangements have been made for the ment that the dangerous tendency a special public meeting of the Navy went on strike. benent of the Press, of which there within recent years to expand League, spoke on the subject of the
A Hectic Time will be hundreds of representatives world naval armaments may, unless naval conference. He said that | from all over the world.
checked, lead to competition.
on
ar-
DANGEROUS TENDENCY
There are three-ways in which the problem of nuval reduction may be approached.
Luxemburg.
Berlin, Later.
the cruiser problem was a difficulty The police had a hectic time in in 1927 and it was a most serious the capital te-night, dealing with difficulty now. Our building policy riotous communists after a meeting had been one of slow replacement in memory of the communist Firstly, by the reduction of the and, within the next ten years, 35 "martyrs," Karl Liebknecht and Disturbances fleets in being; secondly, by the of our existing cruisers would be Rosa
obsolete. This made the suspen-broke out in several districts, the reduction of the programmes sanctioned by the various Govern-Blon of two cruisers which were al rioters using knuckle dusters, and wielding truncheons. ments, and thirdly, by the exten-ready begun without any equivalent the police
casualties sion of the lives of existing ships. Bacrifice by other countries very dis- Numerous minor
quieting.
arrests occurred.-Reuter.
PREMIER AND PRESS Mr. MacDonald received British and foreign journalists to-day, and detailed the British naval policy, which is based
increased Becurity, due to the recent peace' agreements. Therefore, a real ad- vance in naval disurmament should be possible. The strength of the navy, army and air forces should be proportionate to the risks in war, In regard to battleships, the He referred to the statement of and it should be decreased when Washington Treaty left their age Mr. A. V. Alexander the present the risks decreased. "If we fall to at 20 years. If that life can be First Lord of the Admiralty, that agree now, it will be another twenty extended the coming conference to we were willing to reduce our years of competitive building." If 25 years the result will be equival cruiser strength to 60 ships. an international equilibrium of ent to reduction. building in numbers and tonnage were secured, the reductions would not endanger national security.
BATTLESHIP TO GO?
move corres-
"We do not enter the conference bound hand and foot. We only move if the nations pondingly." Agreement would have to cover a period of years, probably to 1996. The Government would
- THE CRUISER PROBLEM
As to cruisers, the problem is largely that of the distribution of tonnage within the cruiser cate gories and of agreeing upon what should be the equilibrium as be
number of cruisers. tween nation and nation in the
If, without sacrificing security, urge the disappearance of the agreement can be reached on these battleship. As regards cuisers, lines, stopping competition, then the the question related largely to the power and force of a politicial agree distribution of tonnaga within thement to prevent war is automatical-
tor.
said that Mr. Alexander'à
He
reason
for this was most unconvincing.
THE KELLOGG PACT
report from the Royal Observatory states:
A new anti-cyclone hag formed over N. China,
Freshening monacon along the S.E. Coast of China and light to moderate monsoon over the China Sea.
Local Forecast: N.E. winde, moderate; some drizzle and mist.
Rainfall 'To-day's rainfall is 0.02 inch. Total since January 1, 0.60 against an average of 0.45 inch.
Temperature and Humidity The tomperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock
Temp. Humid. Hong Kong 60
92 Macao
were:
The conferences recommendation niny, however, result in the speed limit being now included in a bill, secing that the conference was specially convened by the Minister of Transport-British Wireless Service.
BOY MAULED AND
BITTEN BY DOGS ALSATIAN, PEDIGREE SAID TO BE WORTH $450
VERY VICIOUS
Mr. Ip Cheung-po, of 1, Devon Road, Kowloon Tong Estate, was at the Kowloon Magistracy this
same.
The defendants were convicted, and Detective Sergeant Kellet pointed out that the lad was an expert pick-pocket, as he had seen him often at the wharves, He was the means of keeping the man alive by stealing things and pawn- in them for money.
It was stated that the second lad, the expert thief. had lived with this (as His Worship worded It) "scoundrel" for about month, and had been encouraged by him to steal and to commit crimes.
The father of the lad came for- morning before Mr. T. S. Whyte word in Court and said to the Smith summoned for allowing his Magistrate: My boy is two dogs to be abroad without naughty boy and he muzzles on January 8.
beating.
a very requires a
The defendant admitted both The Magistrate: And he'll get offences and the Magistrate im-it too. posed a fine of $10.
Pedigree Dogs
Mr. Whyte-Smith told the elder
man that he was a very bad char-
Police Sergeant Groves stated actor to encourage little boys to that the two doga were pedigrees, steal and grow up as thieven.
Accordingly sentence of three. but as a result of their being tied
was passed
up so much, they had both become months' hard labour very vicious. On the day in ques- on the man, while the boy was tion both of them broke loss, bark- ordered to be flogged with 12
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98
Manila
68
91.
Amoy
52
90
Swatow Chefoo
53
87
28
88
Pratas Island Shanghai
64
99
32
96
A
ed through the gate in the front strokes of the cane.
garden, and rushed for liberty.
boy,
Sergeant Kellet, in the opening
Richard remarked that all this came from Portuguese Xavier, of the area, who was pass- one raid made at 411, Shanghai ing by, was chased by the dogs, Street, where he found the defen- which, floored him and proceeded dants, and ally belonged to the Tat Chee Co. of to maul him in the back with their
98, Connaught Road West,
The
CHAN MING-SU Impending Visit to This Colony
on
vessel has had
paws and bite him in the shine. an eventful career. About two years and a half Luckily, an amah next door to the jaro, she was pirated and her Chief defendant's house called
Oficer, Mr. Black, was killed. Latter-dogs, which then ran back to the
SAVAGE BEHAVIOUR
to the The Chinese private watchman
of the Foo Lung Contractors,
y she had been laid up for quite a house and left the lad bleeding on Prince Edward Road, was at the
long time, and only about a month ago the road,
Kowloon Magistracy this morning
she was put up for auction. A Chinese His wounds lady bought her, but as she failed to necessitate treatment at the hos-and eight months' hard labour comply with the conditions of sale, the pital daily. Kochow was re-auctioned a week later.
were auch as to sentenced to terms of one month
+
Wuchow under the new management;
strangers.
respectively, on being convicted
on charges of assaulting an earth coolie and disobeying his deporta- tion order of five years.
NOT FIT TO READ!
The China. Mail is Informed It was that the Kellogg Pact had officially that General Chan Ming: Then she was bought by a Chinese
Valued at $450 made all the difference between the aku, the Civil Governor of Kwang syndicate headed by Mr. Mok, of the
Sergeant Groves said that one seventy cruisers we wanted in 1927 tung, will visit Hong Kong
Compradore Department of Messrs. of the dogs, the black one was a and the Afty we wanted now. If January 23, one of the objects Butterfield and Swire, Ltd.
cross-breed of an Alsatian, and Inspector Phillips stated that the Kellogg Pact was the only being to bid farewell to H.E. the ALL PASSENGERS SAFE was valued at $450. The officer the quarrel was over some cement, reason, why should it have auch Governor on the eve of his depar- When interviewed by a China Mail went on to say that it was the de- and the defendant picked a brick obviously different effects upon dif- ture for the Straits.
representative this morning, ber now fendant's own fault that the dogs up and threw it at the complain- ferent countries? Apparently it The General will be accompanied owners said that the Kochew is insur- had got into such a condition ant (a rival worker) and hit him The man was in caused other countries to increase by his wife: the Mayor of Canton; ed for $25,000 with the China Under since if he treated them proper on the head. their cruisers and Great Britain was Mr. C. Y..Leung, Adviser to the writers and that H.M.B. Seamer isly and taken them out daily, they hospital for a night. the only one which was led to re- Mayor on Foreign Affairs, and his standing by. She had been thoroughly would have been friendly with The Magistrate remarked that duce. "We cannot go on giving wife; General Au-Yung, Chief of overhauled, and made her first trip to
the defendant had shown savage. something for nothing," Lord Police, and his wife; and two on Sunday last. As far as the owners The Magistrate was informed nesa in his behaviour. category of the cruiser. Great Bri-ly strengthened and the prospect of Bridegman added. He believed Naval staf officers. tain favoured the complete aboli- more complete disarmament, when that an agreement could be reached
are aware all her passengers and cargo that both doga are in Mau Tau tion of submarines or the reduction the time comes to review the in the spirit of give and take, but is arranging a Dinner at Govern-spot where the struck the rocks.
It is learned that. His Excellency have been saved. She În lying at the Kok under going caraful observa- to's minimum. The fate of destroy-argcements, is improved.
tion by the Colonial Veterinary the other people must give as wollment House in honour of the dis The Kochow is a steel screw vessel Surgeon. ers depended on aubmarines.—Reu-
A Chinese was to-day charged In setting out on the tasks of the as ourselves.-British Wireless Ser- tinguished visitor and his party. of 567 tons net. She was built in 1915 Should they in any way prove before Mr. A. W. G. H. Grantham conference the British Government, (vicu.
by the Kwong Tak Cheong Co., Hong vicious to the C.V.8, both dogs at the Central Magistracy, with therefore, bases itself on the as-
LEAGUE COVENANT Kong, for the Tal Hong Steamship Co. will have to be shot, added the distributing indecent pamphlets in sumption that for a considerable
· Rugby, Yesterday.
The vessel is urider British registry and ] is capable of developing
52 r.b.p.
Magistrate. The expressed aim of the British period pence is secure, and that the Tho first plenary sesalon of the Government in entering next week's mere fact that a naval agreemont is Naval Conference, which begins in British, Chinese and Capt. Manners is in command.
8.S. TAI HING AGROUND Naval Conference is to achieve a reached will increase the feeling of the Royal Gallery of the House of
Japanese Appointed
Another messago received by the maximum reduction in naval arma-accurity. ments commensurate with interna-
Geneva, Yesterday,
Naval Authorities states that the 8.8. Mr. G. M. Xavier, described as a packets of medicine from him at Tal Hing tional security, avoiding proposals
lying aground on a bank clerk, living at 20, Fes Woo Street, 20 cents each. He was unlucky Viscount Cecil (Britain) Count that would wreck chances of agree-
Even if the result of the confer from British stations, and will be Adatchi (Japan), and, Dr. Woo Kal-18 miles below Wackow and the 8.a. has reported to the Police that his that amongst one of the custom- Kong So is also ground at the second son, named Joseph (18), has been ers at the restaurant was a Chin ment, and bearing constantly in ence does not full all the hopes of transmitted also on British Broad-seng (China) are among the eleven har.
| missing from home since 8.80 a.m. jose detective, and the enterprising mind the extent of the British Em those responsible for convening it, casting Company's short wave, Em members of the committee appoint-
The owners of these two vessels, pire and fta dependence on the Navy the British Government are deter pira Station 5SW, to enable themed by the League Council to deal when approached by a representative Tuesday. The lad is believed fellow found himself in custody.
to have absented himself from The Magistrato Imposed a fine for the protection of her seaborne mined to do everything within their to be relayed in the Dominions with the ameriqment of the League of he China Mail, said that the trade and maritime communica-power to show the world that it is and elsewhere.
grounding of steamers is almost a daily school during the past week in of $5. tions Justification for the hope prepared to proceed step by step to Lord Thomson, Secretary of State [The League Council has ap-occurrence at this time of the season company with another boy, whose that such reduction may safely be a satisfactory solution of the dis- for Air, referring last night to the
proved the British proposal to They have received news of the ground-name is not known to Mr. Xavier. realised is to be found primarily in armament problem.
apdotut a committed to examine ing of their respective steamers which the numerous instrumenta for on-
the question of amending the occurred yesterday, but there la- no-} + LOCAL SHIPBUILDING trenching security which have been
League Covenant in order to thing to fear. signed since the war.
DEPENDENCE ON THE NAVY
Rugby, Yesterday.
WORLD PEACE-
The Covenant of the League of Nations, the Washington Tresty, the Locamo. Treaties, the Optional Clause and the Pact of Parle are, the most notable of these instra- mants, but, in addition, there haa;
STEP BY STEP-
· Earlier ·Newa -
Lords next Tuesday morning, is ex- pected to last two hours. Speeches will be aimultaneously broadcast
2.Covenant.--Reuter.
coming Naval Conference, quid that he believed that by the substitute
But everything is dependent on tion of the seroplane for more international agreement, Great archaic weapons of defence econ- Britain will take no step towards nomies could be effected. But know- disarmament merely as a gesture. Ing the terrible power of that weari All that can reasonably be done in pon, and how it could be directed that way has been done. Britain against large and helpless popula- can only move on condition that tions he prayed God they would other nations move corresponding, never have to call upon the service: "ly," "and any › agreement - which over which be⠀⠀ presided.—British
comes out of the conference must Wireless: Hervice,
harmontie it with the Kellogg Fact, and to report at the next
assembly. Mr. Arthur Hender-
MINISTER'S ILLNESS
SCHOOL BOY MISSING
a restaurant li Des Voeux Road. The accused was alleged to have handed these bills to the custom- era, and invited them to buy
COURT. PAYS LICENCE
Mr. T... Whyte-Smith, at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, 'The" sia."Tsinan," built for the ordered $4 to be taken out of the China Navigation Co., Ltd. (Messrs. Poor Box so as to pay for s Butterfield & Swire) is to be launch-licence, which he recommended to...
son – has givengan assurance The Rev. F. C. Young passed, a led by the Talkoo Dockyard & En-Wong Ho, a woman, who claimed that the amendments are intend, very bad night and was "not near-gineering Co. of Hong Kong, Ltd. to be 82 years of age, and was red to strengthen the Covenant. y. so well this morning" at Quarry Bay at 4.16 p., on charged with bawking ginger
The French and German- de- : At 12.65 his condition wan very January 28: Launches will leave without a licence.
legates associated themselves much the same as earlier in the Murray Pier for the Dockyard at Sergeant Barnicle stated that with Mr. Henderson's, views.]⠀⠀ [morning. ⠀
this was a very deserving case.
18:30 pm.