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HARD LABOUR FOR
POLICE RECRUIT
MEAN THEFT OF $20 FROM A COMRADE
MONEY HIDDEN IN SOCKS
ABLISHED
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No. 27,389 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 17, 1930.
"TERRIBLE SIGHT"
Woman's Fall Into Coal Godown
CHASING A BAGSNATCHER
"If this sort of thing goes on much longer I shall have to serious-
At the Kowloon Magistracy to-ly consider committal to the
SOLDIERS CHARGED AS STOWAWAYS AMERICANS WHO WERE "TWO SHEETS IN THE WIND"
CONSUL UNINFORMED
Two soldiers of the American day Chanda Singh (23), a, police Sessions," said Mr. E. W. Hamilton Army, Daniel Riley of the Ord- recruit was charged with the theft at the Central Magistracy, this nanca Department, and James E. of $20, the property of another morning, when a Chinese pleaded
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 Lare Spectacles and
Spectacles
...but What A Difference in Quality...» ... 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 C. 2203 for appoint-
mest.
Cooper, F.IO. (Engl.), Registered Optometrist (Canada).
Ralph
TWELVE MILLION GERMANY NOT TO TSINWAN TRAGEDY WOMEN APPEAL RAISE FOREIGN LOANS Victim of An Alleged
1
AMERICAN AND JAPANESE PLEA HAGUE DELEGATION AGREE TO
FOR REDUCTION
FRENCH PROPOSAL DIFFERENT VIEWS
BRITAIN AND ABOLITION OF
BATTLESHIPS
Murder
BODY NOW IDENTIFIED
ALLEGED PIRACY SUSPECTS
SEQUEL TO THE DELI MARU ATTACK
In connection with the case of INVESTIGATION PROCEEDING · suspected murder at Tainwan, re-
alble for the attack on the Japanese
BIG U.S. LOAN LATER
The Hague, Yesterday, ported on Tuesday, a paragraph in Altogether nine men have been in In the course of a discussion this morning's Police on mobilisation debts, M. Tardieu atated that the dead man has been covery by the Police this week of reports custody in connection with the dia- declared that it was essential that identified as Li Shing (40), a bean the alleged payment of $12,000 to Rugby, Yesterday. Indian constable of the Police "guilty" to a charge of snatching Surgovia, attached to the C Coni- Training School.
a handbag from a Chinese woman in pany, 31st Infantry Regt, both about the King's journey from rallway or post office loan, or "No. 1 matshed," near the Talawan agents of the pirate gang respon-
There is to be no state pageantry Germany guarantee not to raise a curd maker and hawker living in the Mr. W. le B. Sparrow, Assist- Queen's Road West.
connected with Fort Santiagio, Buckingham Palace to the House of issus a foreign loan until the first Police Station. ant Superintendent of Police, The complainant appeared In Manila, were at the Kowloon Lords on Tuesday to declare the issue of reparations bonds had It will be remembered that a re-a.s. Deli Maru. Kowloon, who appeared for the Court with ugly injuries to her
Conference Magistracy this morning before Naval
open. His been made.
port, in which detalls were lacking, prosecution said, that on January face.
It is stated that the Criminal German delegates were unable was issued by the Police on Tuesday 16 at 3.45 p.m., the complainant Detective-Sergeant
Clark sald Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith charged Majesty will drive in a closed:
motor-car and-wear morning dress. to give a guarantee without con- morning to the effect that the body Investigation Department has been сп the left $28 in notes in a box in his that the complainant was walking with being stowaways
His Majesty will travel to Londonsulting their experts, but it is of a man was found near the Hong in communication with the Police room, and went out for duty with near the junction of Western Street N.Y.K. Kaga Maru from Manlia from Sandringham on Monday, ar- understood that the delegation is Kong Distillery at. Tsinwan, having authorities of the International the others, leaving only the ac-when the accused came up from be to Hong Kong on January 16, riving at Buckingham Palace at prepared to agree not to apparently been murdered during Settlement, Shanghai, and cused and another Indian in the hind and snatched her handbag.
to On being asked by the Magis about midday. In the afternoon he attempt
obain
that 11 loan the night of January 18-14, room,
the On his return the com- He gave such a hard pull that the trate if they admitted the offence will receive the heads of the differ on
action was taken subsequently. foreign market in It was also stated that the body plainant found that his box had woman fell to the ground. She
Nothing further has been heard been broken open, and he imme-got up, however, and pluckily gave or not, the second man answered ent naval delegations. This re-the financial year beginning Janu- bore wounds which appear to have
"We do not, your Honour."
ception will be in the nature of aary 1, conditionally upon the been caused with a chopper. The about Mr. Hsu, a member of a diately reported the matter to In-chase. The accused bolted up
private greeting to enable His creditor powers authorising the nature or number of wounds was Shanghai firm of contractors, who spector Paterson, who ordered a Western Street and turned into
A Drinking Bout
Majesty to make the acquaintance German railways and post office not. stated. It was also learned on was on the Deli Mare as passenger search of the school to be made. Chung Sing Street. In this street Sergovia related to the Magia-of-the delegates and to wish them to float a £25,000,000 loan on the Tuesday that two men had been and was taken by the pirates to
trate that it was a common thing success in labours. The King American market at an early date. taken into custody by the Police at Blas Bay for ransom. at Manila for the American sol- will return to Sandringham on Reuter.
Tsinwan as suspects, but the cir- About $9,000 was recovered by diers to drink beer on board Ger Tuesday afternoon, after a stay of
cumstances leading up to their Hong Kong detectives from the men man ships at the Pier there. Bat 24 hours in London.
detention were not disclosed.
to whom the $12,000 is said to have it so happened that on that night
DELEGATION HELD UP of destroyers and submarines.4 These particulars are still being been paid. The Police then spread they wore both "two sheets in the
Reuter's American Service. The line eorge Washington, in
withheld.
a net and other men have been wind," and accidentally boarded which the perican delegates to OFFICIAL JAPANESE VIEW
rounded up but their connection the Kaga Maru to sleep their the Confere are travelling, has
with the affair remains to be drunkenness off. He inquired of been delay by the gale and is
Tokio, To-day.
proved. the officer when the ship was go unlikely to each Plymouth before Conference is evidenced by the Japan's interest on the Naval GOVERNOR TO VISIT CANTON ing to depart and was told that seven o'cle to-morrow morning verbatim cabling of Mr. Ramsay it would not leave until next morn- General Des, the American Am-MacDonald's statement to the Prese ing. So the two intoxicated men went off to sleep, and--to their utter surprise-at 'eight o'clock the next morning found them- solvea at sea.
Under an Indian Inspector, the there was a fight of about 12 steps party found two $10 notes in the, and in going down these the woman het of one of the socks that the missed her footing and fall to the aceused was wearing, and arrest-bottom, receiving, injuries to her ed him.
face. At the bottom of the steps "Pack of Lies"
there was a coal godown. The woman fell into it and she was a
On conviction, after evidence
had been given, the defendant was! sentenced to three months' hard labour.
The defendant made a long statement, which Mr. Whyte-Smith summed up as a "pack of lea."
Mr. Sparrow indicated to the Magistrate that the defendant was a recruit of the Training School, and had been there only six months. He had a fair' record. There had been many small lar- cenies at the school, but the offen- ders were
to trace. very hard Every precaution
taken Was against stealing, but it still con- tinued and he would ask his Wor- ship for a severe penalty In this caso, as an example.
Mr. Whyte-Smith, addressing the defendant, said that it was a very serious thing to steal from a com- rade at the beginning of his career In the police force.
THREE SHIPS STILL
AGROUND
KONG SO REFLOATED AND GROUNDED AGAIN
Canton, Yesterday,
It is reported that H.E. the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir- Cecil Clementi, will shortly official visit to the pay an Kwangtung Civil head, Gen- eral Chan Ming-shu, and Mayor Lam Wan-kol, The British Consul at Shameen in- terviewed the Mayor yester- day to make arrangements for the date of Sir Cecile visit -Canton News Agency.
[On enquiry of Government House to-day the China Mail was courteously informed that nothing is known yet of a con- templated vialt of His Excel lency to Canton, but it may be that the officials in Canton are taking the initiative in the hope that Sir Cecil Clement may spare a day before he sails to return the forthcoming visit of General Chan Ming-shu and party.]
Asked by the MagistrateTM whe~! ther the defendants were conceal- ed, Detective Sergeant Kellet{ pointed out that they were merely amongst the passengers, but they were only discovered when the ticket collecting took place.
Given a Beating Sergovia, who was spokesman in. the dock, told the Magistrate that the master of the ship beat them both before they could-give a full explanation of how they came to be aboard the ship.
The Magistrate: I think that is highly improbable.
LADY SIMON AND COLONY
Says We Must "Clear Up Our House"
to Tokio where it has been care-) fully studied by the Foreign Office.
Mr. MacDonald's proposal for the eventual abolition of capital ships Is judged as being particularly significant.
The official spokesman said that. while the general Japanese opinion Tendon, Yesterday.
la hardly ready to accept the iden La on, whose book on
it is arousing a sympathetic re- chil t
awakened general sponse in a wide and influential integroing on a crusade.cirole.
ain to stop people. It is stated that Japan is agree nex ken it slavery in
able to an extension of the capital allowed to continue in Ceylon,ship holiday until 1986. she informed a meeting of the Junior Liberal Club in London and said that there were still four to six million slaves in the world, and sales were carried on in the open market in 19 different countries. "But be fore we preach to other people, we must clean up our own house in Hong Kong and Ceylon."-Heater.
Sergeant Kellet then handed a paper to the Magistrate, who re marked that the addresses of the two defendants differed from those If they on the charge sheets. were (he only had their word for NO NEWS OF KOCHOW
it) in the American Army, surely they would have made some effort Further
reaching
the "terrible sight" when she was help to get back, the Magistrate add-Plymouth to meet them. The Mayor Colony to-day concerning the ed out.
of Plymouth will great the delega- Accused was caught at the ed. steamships. Kong So, Tai Hing, and bottom of the steps with the bag in
tion before they entrain for London. -British Wiraleas Service. Kochow, which were reported yes- his possession, wrapped terday to bo aground at Wuchow, cloth. was to the effect that all efforts
news
to refloat the Kong So had met with no success.
A Naval Communique states: "Repeated attempts to refloat the Tai Hing were carried out without success."
The same message adds: "The Kong So grounded again at the second bar after having been re- floated."
As to the Kochow, which was reported to have struck a rock,
up in a
at her own request as she
bassador in London, is going to
WOMEN'S GREAT PETITION
Washington, Yesterday,
“UNTRUE" REPORTS
",
"If within that period Ameri- can and British opinion has ap proved capital ship abolition the Japanese people will probably be ready to follow their lead.”
It is pointed out that Japan's capital ship fleet cost a larger pro- portion of her national income than that of any other Power-hence there is a strong conservative foal- ing against the scrapping of ships for which the nation was sweated to pay-Reuter,
EARLIER NEWS
"IMPROVING LATER”
This morning's weather report from the Royal Obser- vatory states:
The anti-cyclone has strengthened and is now con- tral to the north of the Yang- taze. Valley.
Strong monsoon along the S.E. Coast of China and freshening monsoon over the N. China Sea.
Forecast: N.E. winds, fresh, overcast; some drizzle and mist at first, possibly Im- proving later."
Rainfall
Total since January 1, 0.60 inch against an average of 0.49 inch.
Temperature and Humidity
were:
The temperatura and humidi ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock
Temp. Humid. Kong Kong 57
88 Macso*** Pratas Island Shanghai
48
B7
71
От
82
84
Manila
68
94
Amoy
52
88
Chefoo
24
100
A woman, the wife or concubine of one of the men frat arrested, has been released.
The Police maintain reticence as they have not completed their minute examination of the suspects, from whom lengthy statements are being taken.
Patrol of Bisa Bay In connection with the question of Bias Bay piracies in general, it is learned from a Chinese source that a representative of the Canton Government has left Hong Kong after consultation with the Royal Navy. The net result will be, it is anticipated, that the Canton Navy - will order a number of ships to take part in the patrol of the watere leading to Blas Bay, particularly in the period before China New Year (January 80).
GENERAL PLEADS FOR FORGIVENESS
TANG SENG-CHI HIDING IN A HOSPITAL
ANOTHER OFFENSIVE
Shanghai, Yesterday.
At the Weekly Memorial Service on January 18, President Chlang said that
make a proposal 81 MILES ÀN HOUR the National forces had captured Yen-
an
Result of Speed Trial
of R. 100
London, Yesterday.
cheng. Tang Seng-chi,was hiding him- well in a missionary hospital, and his troops were thought to be entirely disarmed. After the elimination of Tang, the reactionaries would bo silenced.
Rugby, Yesterday. A reliable Intimation that tho British Government at the Naval House of Detention
Conference will Sergeant Kellet said that he
equivalent to an extension of the Waebington "Holiday," in battle- The Magistrate told the accused went to the American Consul, but
A brown leather book, containing in newspaper comments here. It is ship building is widely approved that it was lucky for him that the the latter told him bat he had re- woman's injuries were caused by an celved no news from Manila cona petition of 12,000,000 American understood that the Government accident and not through any direct cerning the two deserters. women, for the reduction of arma: will suggest that replacement be action of his.
The Consul would not undertake ments, and a similar petition signed avoided by extending the life of Before sentonce WAA passed, any responsibility in the matter, by 180,000 Japanese women, will be
existing battleships. Súch
In the course of a twelve-hour The five 'planes under the 3rd Na- Sergeant Clark told the Magistrate but would ask the Magistrate to presented at the London Naval agreement would run possibly a full-speed trial R-100 attained 81 tional Squadren, which had been de that the woman spent last night in deal with them.
Conference early in February. til 1936. If after that it is felt that miles an hour (with 600 horsetained at Yencheng by Tang Seng-chi, hospital and came out this morning
Mr. Whyte-Smith suggested the Reuter's American Service.
replacement is necessary, then the power in reserve), or 11 miles were released on January 12,
To Stem Adrance was House of Detention for the men,
new vessels should be of lower ton- above the contract speed. She anxious to sail for Annam to- but Sergeant Kellet remarked that
Chengehow, Yesterday. nage and lower gun calibre.
thus beat the Graf Zeppelin's morrow.
In order to enable them steadily to that place was only for vagrants In a
The Daily Herald says "The world record.
concentrate at a certain point to await and destitute Europeans and sea- Japanese official quarters in London Washington Treaty provided that The R-100 was running through re-organisation, Generale Liu Hing,
describe as "exaggerated and un- no new battleships should be bufit fog almost continuouals.
Kong Hao, Mun Pen-yoh and An Mr. T. Taoe, Passenger Agent true" reports from Tokyo as re-until after 1986. But It permitted
Chan-tsal wired again on January 18 Bir Dennistoun Burney, who to General Yen Hal-san, requesting of the N.YK., was present in gards the general dissatisfaction of each Power during that period to was aboard, declared that a cruis-him to cease the further advance of Court and informed. the Magistrate the Japanese delegates with the replace battleships which have be- that the ship had sailed from progress of the British and Japan- come obsolete, the test of obsolete speed of 90 miles an hour was the 2nd Army Route, who are still pushing forward from Suiping towarda Hong Kong at daylight to-day,
ese conversations, and declare that ness being attainment of the page
Hang-Cheng The Magistrate remanded the it was understoed from the begin-of 20 years Now under this ar defendants until Monday morning, ning that there would be differences rangement the British Empire so that further enquiries might of view which must approached in would lay down two battleships be made by the police authorities. the spirit of accommodation and next year for completion in 1984 sympathy. Both of these qualities when the "Iron Duker" become have been clearly manifested dur- obsolete, two more in 1932, one
Mr. Hamilton then made the re-
the owners stated when Interview-mark quoted above and passed ed this morning that they have sentence of 12 months' hard labour no further news. Presumably she and 24 strokes of the birch.
fa still beached at the spot where
she came to grief.
EDUCATION CONFERENCE
Canton, Yesterday.
A report from the educational circles
states that the National Educational
HAINAN ISLAND
Nationalists Want It
Back
men.
London, Yesterday. message to Japan the
commissioners of the different ProChak form part) to recapture the vinces, and all the principals of both Island of Hainen, separated by the To Have Lecture Halls ground before the conference. requested to attend on that date. It Hainan Straits from the SW, of
private and public universities, are
and Workshops
éaally in sight-Reuter. -
CER. STRIKE
Chinese Workers' 12 Demands
|
The Kwangel Campaigu.
Cantor, Wednesday. With the occupation of. Pinglo on the 10th by the 69th and 62nd Divi slons under Generals Ya Hon-mou and Heung Hon-ping the National puni tive armiles are now launching another offensive against the rebels in Kweilin and Lluchow, to which they havo re-
An effort will probably be made Conference will be held in Nanking on by the Nationalist forces (of which the first of April. All the educational the naval imits under Admiral Chan CANTON'S NEW GAOL ing the conversations, the whole more in 1983, two more in 1984, one
Shanghai, Yesterday. object of which was to clear the more in 1985, and two more in 1986;
Within the Washington period, Due to the dismissal of Chinese treated. that is to say, we should have com- on the Chinese Eastern Railway, ~The vanguards of the 62nd Division U.S.A. SURPRISED* menced to build ten of these mon-the Chinese workers have commence are known to have arrived at Yung- Educational Commissioner, Mr. Hol The aftuation at present is quiet,
....Washington, Yesterday. ster craft of, dubious value. And ed a general strike, demanding 12 fak, near Kweilly, while those under Bhung-ching, and the various univer-adds a Royal Naval communique
Canton, Yesterday. Great Britain's suggestion to the cost of each monster is conditions, pending the reply General Lul Woon-yim are pressing on alty principals, are drawing up pro-issued to-day.
The Kwangtung First Frison, abolish battleships has rather sur-£7,000,000. In the name perfod the from the Director. — Canton News to Lischow. General Chan Chal-tong posals and malding Preparations to par- It will be recalled that rebel occupying an area of about 1,700 prised official circles. It is believed Americans would have laid down Agency. ficipate at this conference. Canton troops brought off a coup and secur cheng and capable of housing that in view of the attitude of ten, and the French, Italians and News Agency,
Is also stated that the Kwangtung Kwangtung province.
APPEAL TO PRESIDENT
ed control. A number of Kwangel about 1,600 prisonera, will be con- Japan, the United States will favour Japanese several others. And after troops are at Holbow, the Treaty structed in Chengchin Road, Jn the retaining battleships and the sug-1936 new as well as replacement port of the Island, on the north north-eastern suburb, at a cost of gestion will be rejected, like the ships may be built.
·SUBMARINES HOME
Canton, Yesterday Coast, in which there are three more than $500,000, Tenders must proposal that Britain and the If the British proposal is accept and H.M. Submarines L3, L15, L18," } N e Trouble Makers
British subjects,
General Lin Chen-hus and Ho The Kwanget-ites and other bave brought President rebels and practically isolated by personal letter to General the Nationalists.
with the hope that the
habilitas
bad reached Chao-ping to direct opera- tions and, in view of the mountainous roads along that section, a "Eslang {Tas Tuen" (Guida Regiment) has been formed to aid the front colams. H.M.8. Titania (the mother ship)
"Shanghai, 'Later. be submitted by January 20." United States ohould abolish sub ed the whole of this useless and 120, 127 and L88- hitherto con- General Lu Halan-peng, the 2nd A committee to attend to the con- marines. Nevertheless, the United colossal expenditure, which clouds stituting the 4th Submarine Flotilla Fukien Divisional Commander, has atruction of this new prison has States will ve robably agree to the dnancial future of every coun- on the China Station Arrived at sent a delegate to interview Admiral been formed under the name of increasing the age limit of battle try, would be struck off at one blow Sheerness yesterday on completion Yang Bhucheng for forgiveness, by "Kwangtung First New Prison Con- ships and make the first replace- from future Badgets.
of their voyage Home. Their explaining that the detention, the struction Committee; consisting of ment date in 1988, and will kino
six members of the Provincial Com places are being taken by newer mittee was due to some of his sub- the agres to the elimination of possibly, The Conservative Presses and larger craft
ordinates being influenced by the re ourt, a Judge, an official three battleships in each country phaslaes that battleships have
organisationists, and that 'General La ice Depart. The United States unlikely to gro uch too large and costly.
communication protesting will see to their release; and, at the acalo
maš récently, ady
against the Musical Copyright BM, same time take action to deal with the hijasto'25,000 ton
and the Morni Poat and signed by three well-known com trouble-makers-Canton News Agency.
raph approve the, gen- eraj, states that, if the bills, is de va demana of the Government ap proceeded with, the composer will. - A new Bohémie this questionTMwhich is
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