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No. 27,406 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1930.
REFUSES
TO YIELD
NOT AGREE TO ABOLITION
SUBMARINES
OF
RIVAL METHODS
AGREEMENT ON BATTLESHIPS
AND CRUISERS
TRIBUTE TO SIR H. FRIEND OF HINDU
GOMPERTZ
SYMPATHY OF LOCAL BENCH AND BAR
WIDOWS
CHAMPION OF HINDU SOCIAL OUTCASTS
ARRIVAL IN COLONY
Dhondo Keshao we, who is
credited with winning freedom for widows in India, arrived in Hong Kong to-day by the ar. Hakusan Maru and will probably stay here
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. — The
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 5/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
CHIANG AND THE
KWANGSI WAR
CERTAIN OF HIS POWER TO EXTERMINATE REBELS
TO DIRECT OPERATIONS
Canton, Yesterday.
Library, Supreme Court
and
There Are Spectacles
Spectacles
...but What A Difference in Quality..........
and there are opticians and opticians, but in Hong Kong, only one European optician who meaaurea 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. 2208 for appoint-
ment. Ralph A. Cooper, FIO. (Engl.), Registered Optometrist (Canada).
SERIOUS STATE OF SUGAR INDUSTRY
NOT BEING SOLD TO-DAY UNDER FREE CONDITIONS
HOUSE OF LORDS' DEBATE
Rugby, Yesterday.
In the House of Lords, Lord
KOWLOON POINT TRAFFIC
HARDSHIP ON MOTOR COMPANY
WAITING FOR FERRIES
The dilemma of the Duro Motor
"A GOOD FRIEND"
Sitting at the Summary Court this
A portion of the Ironsides under Li morning and before the Friday list
Hon-yan and Teng Lung-kwong are Elibank, (Conservative) called at- Company in not having a space of cases were heard, his Honour the
reported to have arrived at Shumchi tention to the serious state of the allotted for their pubile cars at District, via the upper West River Pulenc Judge (Mr. Justice J. R.
Shumehi is situated in the South-East British West Indian-sugar industry the Star Ferry stand, Kowloon, Wood) paid a warm tribute to the
of Kwangsl, about 45 miles south of and pressed for the early publica- was emphasised at the Kowloon Wuchow and 20 miles from the north- tion of the report of the West Magistracy this morning when a late Sir Henry Gompertz.
western border of Kwangtung. The Indian Sugar Commission which re- Addressing Mr. P. M. Hodgson, The Berlin Tageblatt publishes objecs of the Ironsides is believed to cently returned from the West Chinese driver of one of the Duro who was the senior solicitor pre- the following account. of his invade the southern section of Kwang- Indies. Lord Elibank said that it care was summoned for waiting on January 27 at sent in Court, his Lordship said that fight against the Hindu custom of tung, aiming at the capture of Loting, was perfectly clear that sugar was at the stand
about 34 miles from Takbing and 50 not being sold to-day under free 12.35 a.m. after the limited 10 out-miles from Fengcheun, thus threaten-trade conditions. The over produc-minutes.
ing the rear of the Canton forces. The tion of sugar, which existed to-day | withdrawal of the 62nd Canton Divi-
a few days.
as social
He
Although substantial agreement between France and the other it was with the feelings of the treating widows naval Powers has been reached at the London Naval Conference re-deepest regret that be have heard casts:-
Mr. M. H. Large, manager of "Dhondo Keshao Karwe, who is sion under General Heung Hen-ping to and which was being loaded upon the Duro Motor Co., indicated. garding battleships and heavy cruisers, the French attitude to aub- of the death of Sir Henry Gompertz. marines was emphasised by M. Leygues who, in an interview, said, The Inte Sir Henry Gompertz was seventy-two years old, was born Fengcheun is to strengthen the border the markets of the world, was very that it was very hard on his com
due to high protective pany because there WOS only Offensive to be Launched tariffs, aubsidies and cartela. very poor Braham family. "Under no conditions will France agree to the abolition of sub-for a long time closely associated as the son of an aristocratie but defence and to deal with this menace. largely
space for three cara at the stand, with local Courts of Justice, and was an eager student and became
General Chu Shao-ilang, Commander-. He suggested that Mr. Philip so his man had to walt next to marines."
that as he had known him for 80 ja teacher in Bombay. He stayed in-Chief of the 8th Route Army, has Snowden, Chancellor of the Exche- the taxis. The car was ordered Mr. H. L. Stimson said that America would gladly agree to the long he felt that he had lost a good there up to the age of forty, when despatched his armies in three direc- quer, should not remove or reduce out by someone from Hong Kong the sugar duties this year, and in support of which he produced should continue the existing pre-a chit which his Worship concur ferential duties.
red was genuine.
abolition of submarines, but if that were impossible, they would suggest that their operation should be amenable to the same inter- national laws as surface craft in operation against merchant ships.
CRITICS SATISFIED
London, Yesterday.
This afternoon's meeting of the first committee of the Naval Conference, over which Mr. A. V. Alexander, First Lord, presided, lasted for 10 minutes.
Mr. Stimson did not feel that at present it was appropriate to make aug- gestions to the French and Italians,
lated as ours,"
friend.
his friend Gokhale, a great Liberal leader in India, had him
Continuing, his Lordship said that become professor of mathematics STOP
friend.
i
His wife
had died, and he thought, of
gram
tended.
PRESS
j
the late Sir Henry "Gompertz was at Fergusson College in Puna.
Lord Oliver, (Labour) who was Traffic Sergeant Clarke pointed one who was both in Court and la
Married Widow in 1893
Nanking, To-day. chairman of the West Indian out that these cars were only al- private Hife much loved, always Shortly after his transfer to Owing to the receipt of a tele- Sugar Commission, supported Lord lowed to wait for two ferries and courteous and of great help to every Puna he did what was to fashion chuan stating that he is now on when Mr. Snowden in July last ex-
from Admiral Yang Shu- Elibank's appeal. He believed that were then supposed to move off.
Hindrance to Trade Jone. He would like to express his his entire later life.
his way to Nanking, Marshal pressed his Intention to sweep To that Mr. Large replied that to us and, we hope, to thera." In deep sympathy with Lady Gom-marrying again. But this mature Chiang Kai-shek is not leaving for, away all duties on foodstuffs he was it would hinder his trade in this. conformity with past relations It would
Canton Immediately, as he in- not fully acquainted with the situa- way. If, say, a person who order- not be based on the same ratio for pertz and family in their bereave-man could not decide to marry a
tion. The Commission had come to ed a car came off the third ferry ment. every class of ship.
young girl of thirteen or fourteen,
In spite of the negotiations be the conclusion that, under the and anw the car had gone then and Wigious an Hindy customs Reply for the Bar
even with that person would automatically He did tween the Central Government de- present circumstances, It is understood that the progress
prescriptions required. made has been so satisfactory that
Replying, Mr. Hodgson said that then something which seemed to legates, and the Fukien delegates preference, the West Indian sugar take another one. Mr. Large em- critics are well satisfied to-day. The whose "problemas are not so directly re- he also felt that he had lost a be a sacrilege in the eyes of his unaottied. Hence Admiral Yang carried on because of the collapse with Hong Kong in cars would the situation in Fukien remains industry could not continue to be phasised the fact that his trade meeting examined the possibility of re-
The late Sir Henry Gem; contemporaries in the year of Shu-chuan has decided to go to of credit and because the statement have to be entirely cut off with conciling the two rival methods of
Women's Appeal limitation-global or by categories- The Women's International League pertz was indeed a real friend to 1893: he married a widow.
Nanking to report on the situa- of the Chancellor of the Exchequer this ferry waiting businces. to and discussed the classification to be
"According was only one of a number of Women's all solicitors who had the privilege
the orthodox tion and await Instructions from had knocked the bottom out of the
Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith said that adopted to the various warships. | organisations from Great Britain,
Hinda views which then, were the Government. They finally appointed a Sub-Com- Japan, France, and America received of appearing before him.
still unshattered, widows are An Admiral Chen Shao-kwan,
Preference To End
that it would wait for him, or her, mittee of Naval experts to draft the at St. James's Palace this morning, half of his colleagues present in something like moral outcasts, acting Navy Minister, intends to resolutions for consideration at a later under the auspices of the Women's
"If and when preference is with for many forries he or she would Court he wished to associate him- The death of the husband,le con- go to Canton with Chiang Kai- drawn without compensation, so far probably go into an hotel And meeting. The Committee will also get Pence Crusade.---Router. down to figures regarding tonnage and
self with the remarks made by His sidered a divine punish for shok, Admiral Yang Shu-chuan as it produces for some consumption have a drink for half an hour categories.
Lordship. He and his colleagues terrible sins which the dow will take charge of the Ministry it will be put into the process of or so.
committed in earlier incarnations. during Admiral Chen's absence winding up and at the end of Mr. Large pointed out that his aym-She lives in the home of her re- Rauter.
eighteen months it will come to an cars were strictly ordered not, to and latives and is treated worse than
Rome, Yesterday. ond." He suggested that the report pick up fares on the roads but a slave. Marriage with a widow
The Italo-Austrian Treaty of of the Commission should be sub-were only allowed out on the is still to-day almost blasphemous Friendship has been signed by mitted to the Economic Committee ground that a chit or note per- to the mind of
orthodox Signor Mussolini. and Herr which the Government had lately set sonally signed by the hirer was: Brahman.
Schober, the Austrian Chancellor. up. At present, West Indian seen by him. -Reuter.
Immediate Pärity
On be-
Difficult Problems
Rugby, Yesterday. Progress was made to-day towards resolving one of the most difficult pro- desired to express their sincere bloms with which the Landen Naval pathy with Lady Gompertz Conference is faced, namely, of recon- family. clling the methods for the limitation
Mr. H. L. Stimson, the chief U.S. Naval Delegate, stated that following the negotiations between the United States, Great Britain, and Japan, they were now in a position to clarify the Kmits of a possible agreement.
The United States proposed imme-limitation by the system of global ton-
every class
ships, so that the two fleets would be equalised in 1931 instead of in 1942.
of naval armaments. At the outset of
the Conference the French favoured
Geneva in 1927.
On
meet the British
and American divergency regarding
They were prepared to compromise
a proposal to
cruisers.
Abolition of Submarines
They would gladly agree to the aboli-
tion of submarines, but if that were
super-
But
Gử
market.
if the person hiring the car knew
J
growers were producing at a loss of one pound to twenty-five shillings a ton. If preference were with
Bona-Fide Chit Essential The Magistrate said that a cer driver, on finding that the hirer was not forthcoming from a ferry, could move on and come back
The
this
Forbidden to Visit Kin diate parity with Great Britain fornage, and the British allocated limita- will be superfluous ships and ship. They suggested tion by categories of ships, which was fluous programmes scrapped.
"The family of Karwe finally the reduction of the number of battle- the basis of progress made at the there is something invisible, but very!
Three-Power Naval Conference in very effectively done at the same time, admitted the accomplished fact,
and that is when you have scrapped but his native, village considered tions to attack Kweilin-General Mao drawn they would produce at a loss of the differences the French delegatively made unnecessary a good deal of ed to return there to visit his po and Souyen; General Tan Tao-yuan, Colonies, replying for the Govern- loitering by the Police. It would
As a contribution to the settlement things you have also really and effec-him an outcast. When he want-Beng-wen of the 8th Division on the of five pounds per ton.
left flank, pushing forward from Lat- Lord Passfield, Secretary for the again. But that would be called tion last week advanced a compromise remnant.
The progress to disarma family, his brother was ordered on the right Bank, from Lukmuk and
fundamental be different if the driver held a proposal and after it had been ex-ment is going to be progress marked to follow strict rules of behaviour: Maling; and General Hsu Hel-cheang ment, sald that the amined the British put forward by this characteristic. There will be a
production plan for co-ordinating the category periodical scrapping and at the mo- Karwe was to sit alone on a rug of the 3rd Independent Brigade, form cause of the present situation was definite bona fide chit to say that had outrun he was there waiting to take a and global theories retaining within ment of scrapping the proportion of Karwe was not allowed to attending the Central column, from Pinglo that impossible, they would suggest that limits certain features of the French that which is retained will become in meetings; and if he entered the towards Kungcheng and Yangsok. consumption. The difficulties of party.
Sergeant Clarke concurred. He their operation should be amenable to transfer proposals.
the minds of people superfluous and so home of his brother, his brother Miner skirmishings are understood to remedying the altuation were almost process will go on. In that way the was to be ex-communicated. have taken place during this week. As Insuperable. When the Chancellor said that if a note were shown the same international laws as surface
Position Reviewed craft in operation against merchant
discussion of triumph of universal disarmament will Karwe did not mind the first two the vicinity of Kweilin, a joint gent and intention to sweep away the walt for 15 minutes or so.
soon as the loyal Hunan forces reach of the Exchequer stated his desire then the car would be allowed to Following Tuesday's shipa.
these proposals there have been fure reached."-British Wireless Ser-orders, but he felt
much hurt eral offensive will be launched. Mr. Stimson is now in very hopeful ther consultations between the dele. vite.
that he should not be allowed to
duties an imported foodstuffs, he Police were not pressing Several planes, which were despatch- spirite that, in co-operation with the gations and a meeting of the First Com-
Earlier Cables
call on his old mother and on his ed yesterday from Wuchow to the up-was expressing the feelings of all case, and a caution would meet other delegations, the primary pur mittes was held this afternoon, at
London, Yesterday, brothers and sisterd,
and it. He stayed per Weet River for reconnaissance, three parties. The Liberal poses of the Conference may be ac which the position was again reviewed.
His Worship told the constable complished.
It is understood that the course now be
Rameny MacDonald, accom-away for two or three years, but had successfully bombed seven of the Conservative parties equally with The proceedings of the Naval Coming followed is to work towards a final panied by Mr. Wakatsuki and Mr. finally went home after all. He snemy's boats anchored at Menghu, the Labour Party were strongly that he believed the note to be
a cottage outside about 43 miles from Wuchow, which | against putting duties on foodstuffs. genuine and discharged the driv mitter to-day apparently constituted agreement which would lay down Stimson, received, at St. James's lived there in
aaw his mother were supposed to have contained sup
If relief were to be given to suger with a caution. such a definite advance as to set the global tonnage but, at the same time, Palace, a deputation of women organ, the village and
·Sub-Committee the task of drawing up embody
Mr. Large gald that the Duro table in which each Powered by the Women's International and other relatives secretly at
Enemy Boats Bombed planters he suggested that the a dual scheme of categories adapted after discussions between the delega-eague for Peace and Freedom, includ- night. Ten years later the wrath to meet the needs of the two sections tions would have allocated its globsing a Japanese delegation with a peti of the villagers somewhat cooled Kwangsi, about 60 miles from wel, those of the public who were able to not to break regulations, and to After the occupation of Kusnyang in charge could better be borne by Company always tried their best of the five Powers, namely, the section tennage between categories.
tion for abolishing war. The League down, and in 1915 Karwe was al- lin, the Hunan loyal troops are advanc. pay than by a poorer section of the ] keep within the law. including France, favouring total ton- A communique issued to-night states has affiliations in forty countries.
lowed to stop at the home of his ing in two directions towards Hal- community. He hoped that in the
Touting For Fares nage without categories to enable them that the committee examined the pos The resolutions were presented on
That it Wis convenient for to have a specialised navy, and the sibility of reconciling the two methods behalf of the people of the conferring brother, though he had to eat Yang-san, about 80 miles from Kwel- international field something could
lin. According to a telegraphic mes be done to deal with over-produc- Chinese people who could not section including Great Britain and the of limitation, and proceeds, “Subject Powers, except Italy, also an inter separately.
sage from General Ho Chien, Chairman tion. He regretted that he had no read for a bus conductor to shout United States favouring the category the renewal by the Italien delegation national resolution urging drastic (Continued on Page 9)
of Hunan, fighting has broken out be-policy to announce, but the Govern-out its destination was the obser Bystem.
France Adamant
ante, midway between Kuanyang and this matter, the gravity of which Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy tween his forces and the Ironside rem-ment would not be slow to consider vation made by Mr. T. 3. Whyte-
Hai-yang-san.
Mr.
of questions of reservation regarding reductions in all types of Naval arms-
the necessity for prior determination of ments, particularly the abolition of DEPUTY TREASURER
It is learned from an authoritative the percentage of national total ton- battleships..
French source that substantial agreonage, substantial progress was made." Mr. MacDonald, in replying, tributed ment has been reached regarding battle-The Committee then entered on dis women as pioneers of the work of pre-New Appointment Made cussion of the classlication to be adopt paring the way for the Conference. He
ships and heavy, cruisers.
for Hong Kong
plies.
Loyal Troops Advance
Shanghai, Yesterday, With regard to the situation of
they fully understood. British this morning, when a Chinese con- ducter of the Kowloon Motor Bus Wireless Service.
Co., Ltd., was summoned for soll- citing fares at the Star Ferry.
Kwangs, President Chiang intimated AIR SPEED RECORD
* Another Attempt to
Break It
The French attitude to submarines ed for the various types of warships, declared that whatever the result of was emphasised by M. Leygues who, On the subject, also, good progress the present Conference it would
that he was certain to be able to ex- in an interview, alad, "Under no con- was made. A committee of experts was not be the last word on disarmament. The China Mail is informed by terminate, the Ironsidea and the ditions will France agree to the aboli-set up to draft resolutions for con- Mr. MacDonald proceeded to outline the Colonial Secretary, that Mr. Kwangsi rebels, and that upon his arri- sideration at a later meeting of the the complexities of the situation and Edwin Taylor, Deputy Treasurer, val at Canton he would proceed to committee and for the examination of the tremendous difficulties in reaching Sierra Leone, has been selected by Wuchow, personally to direct, opera. certain technical questions,
an agreement owing to the various na-the Secretary of State for the tions-Cantos News Agency Premier Optimistic
tion of submarines,"
In his speech to-day to the deputa-
tions' 'different needs.
Mr. Stimson said that the gross ton rage of the British and American florts was substantially 1,200,000 tons apices, and declared that under their sugges
Colonies as Deputy Treasurer, Hoag Mr. MacDonald thought the Confer Kong. tion the actual difference in the cruisertion of the Women's Peace Organisa-ence would come to a good agreement, flecta was only 12,0000 tons
tions, Mr. Ramsay Macdonald said, but even if all expectations were not think we are going to get not only good fulfilled, the greatest achievement would agreement but much more than that." be that the nations assembled would
COURT LAUGHTER Detective Reproved by Magistrate
The United States, with 18 larger cruisers armed with 8 ich guns, com
Supposing agreement itself fell short reach a moral understanding. Not only pared with Britain's 16, would have a- superiority of 80,000 tona, but Great of what the delegations individually superfinons ships. but superfluous pro- Britain would have a superiority of would like to ge Supposing a com-grammes must be scrapped. The great 40,000 tons in smaller cruisers armed' promise, which was absolutely essential problem for solution was to unite peace with six-inch guns Great Britain at any rate, for the first stage, did not with security, which in ita composition would have the option of reducing the fulfil all expectations. That was not was nine-tenths psychological number" of, àmall cruisers to increase the only result of the conference, To Mr. Stimson also spoke briefly, but traffic case at the Kowloon Magis the larger cruisers from 15 to 18, bim the greatest achievement of the Mr. Wakatsuki smilingly declined to tracy this morning, a sudden burat thereby achieving the total of 327,000 conference was that the delegations of say anything with
of hearty laughter came from tons, or the exact amount which the United States now anks
the minds of the various nations to each The British Commonwealth delegates a man standing outside the Court other and came to a moral understand met to-day and discussed the British | room.
the nations came together and revealed
Toward the conclusion of a
Total TonnA.SON On the centrary, the United States Ing of each other. That was an even Memorandum in reply to the French Mr Whyte-Smith: Bring him in. - has_a ́similar opilen of incressing her greater redalt than the material gain compromise propomić)"
The Jovial one, a Chinese detec
morernisers at the expense of the of reduction, in one class, or, another of -- As regards the suggestion mado yeb-| tiye, was
terday, that submarines."should" bé trate, humanised; and not- abolished'<lt^le
which she would sequire The Building Menace
the exact amount for
The Tremier proceeded. "Remember pointed out that while the Britina will
nt out that the Bri-> that projected programmnés azë Just as hold that submarines abould be a bön
¿contains two more great
"the actual building that up:
*** [ad), the question, of humaálsing: Envios originated def with France, but,
*** Britan üpported by the United
before the Magis tassed him f
Sthat
RAINY
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone Is contrál to the N.E, of Pekingi WA-trough of low pressure lies
over the China. Sea
Moderate to fresh monsoon along the B.E. Const or chi
Forecast N E. winds, moderate: overcast, rainy.
Ke To-day's rainfall, 0.19 inch. Rainfall since January ‚1 2.48 fnch, against an average of 1.89
94.
Hour Kinh
200
85
70%%%
91
100
∙100
Rugby, Yesterday.
Kowlcon.
The defendant, in answer to the charge, said that he was only ar- swering one of the inquiring pas- sengers and said "Yaumati, Mong- kok, Kowloon City"! An attempt will be made shortly Police took steps in this matter Sergeant Clarke said that tho
in this country to break the present simply to stop them hiring toute air speed record of 857.7 miles an to call out the respective destina- hour created by Squadron-Leader tions of the buses. Orlebar at Calshot last September. Mr. Whyte Smith asked the de-
The record
machine
which
hin
fendant what he would do if he did not call out, and he replied WAS "If I do not call out, I just stand
Was established. Supermarine Rolls-Royce 86, that's all”!
The Magistrate told the defen but the new attempt^^^ will
dant that he must not call out, be made in a Gloster-Napier because, if they all did so, the Sir, which was bullf for the place would be in a state of pan- Schneider trophy race but did not demonium.
· The conductor, was cautioned... participate, owing to trouble with the petrol feeding system. This At the annual conference of the difficulty has now been solved and National Union of Women Teachers
engine are confident of its ability to
the "bullders of the machine, and at Canterbury -resolutions - were passed demanding that all avenues of promotion should be equally open for men and women for both whan of the hum sional status,
set up a new-speed record. The attempt will be made at Falixstowe,
British Wireless Service.