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'J'ACCUSE RED' MENACE TO THE GERMAN AIR GHASTLY CINEMA ATTACKS ON CAR AND HOTEL BUS CHINA'S LAW SAYS 'L.G.'
CODE
BRITISH EMPIRE
PLANS
MORE UNEMPLOYED MOSCOW ALLOWED TO PLAN SCHEME OF FAR EAST
UNDER LABOUR
USUAL DENIAL
STRIKES AND RIOTS
MINISTER'S TAME REPLY
Rugby, Yesterday.
TRADE SLUMP MADE Mr. Henderson, the Foreign Secretary,
RESPONSIBLE
London, Yesterday.
A series of questions were put to
in the House of Commons regarding the announcement made by the President of the Third International in Moscow that instructions had been issued to its agents to organise strikes and riots in
A critical debate in the House of Great Britain and the British Domin-
POSTAL SERVICE
LUFTHANSA LINE
DIFFICULTY ONLY POLITICAL
FIRE IN KOREA
CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH
IN RAGING INFERNO TRAPPED BY FLAMES
Tokyo, Yesterday. A terrible fire broke out last night in the cinema at Chinkai.
MISSIONS BRITAIN & KWANGSI
SITUATION
A DIFFICULT JOB
HENDERSON'S SNUB TO THE PRESS
COLLISION
BOTH PARTIES GUILTY OF QUESTION IN HOUSE
NEGLIGENCE
CLAIMS DISMISSED
OF COMMONS
The Pulsne Judge (Mr. Justice ARREST AND BAIL
BRITISH SUBJECTS TRIED IN CHINA
London, Yesterday.
J. R. Wood), in the Summary Court this morning, gave judgment In the case in which Cheung Hon- Bang, owner of a public motor car, In the House of Commons at claimed 3844 damages from the
London, Yesterday.
ja
and a
In the House of Commons, re
Arthur
Press despatches, state that the majority of the victims are chil- dren, only thres being adultă. It London, Yesterday.
seems that the exhibition was given Mr. Martin Wronsky, General in an improvised cinema hall, which Commons on unemployment wasions and Colonies. One member asked Manager of the German Lufthansa, soon became a raging. Inferno, in question time Mr. Arthur Hender- Hong Kong and Shanghai Hotela plying to Mr. Godfrey Locker- initated by Mr. Lloyd George, who whether the Foreign Secretary's atten- speaking at the Royal Aeronautical which the victims were trapped son said that according to his latest Garage Department, following a Lampson (cons.), Mr.
siluation before they had time to escape.information, the pointed out that the number of un-tion had been called to the fact that
Henderson said that the second last Thursday's unemployment demen Society in London' on the develop-Reuter. employed had risen from 1,100,000etrations in this country were organised ments of German air transport, sald
Kwangst and South China generally collision between the car
criminal code in China was brought to 1,539,000 since the Government by the Communist Party on represen-
An earlier cable stated: during was at present comparatively quiet. bua owned by defendant company into operation on September 1, came into office. He urged that road tations from Moscow, he demonstra- that the Lufthansa was contemplat-A special cinematographic exhibi- He had no information in regard The collision occurred in Happy 1928.
He was not aware whether making and other steps be taken totion to which reference was made ing a postal serial service to the tion at the Chinkai Naval station, to attacks on foreign missions in Valley.
It was now in general application. cope with what he described as a were created by small groups of Com Far East.
Southern Korea, celebrating the Kwangsi, beyond reports in the They had carried out 25th anniversary of the Battla of Press, but he promised to enquire
There was also a counter-claim Mr. Locker-Lampson asked for temporary emergency.
munista in London, Manchester and
British subject flights Glasgow. They were easily handled by several experimental
to Mukden, the film burst into flames, about the attacks Mr. J. H. Thomas, minister in the Police, though a few of the demon-Peking and to Irak, and the problem setting fire to the building.
on the missions. for damages by defendants. His assurance that no One He added that he must trust his Lordship had reserved judgment nese criminal law until that code would be brought under the Chi- Charge of Unemployment, declared ctraters were slightly hurt in London that the Government was by no and a number of arrests were made of working technical points had been hundred and four persons were kill-officials, who were very capable and after a hearing on February 11.
was in general application. Mr. ed, including 75 children under gave all the information at their means responsible for the present in Manchester and Glasgow.
solved. The difficulties were more fourteen years of age. Over 100 disposal, but it was difficult for him
Both Negligent
Henderson replied that he was un- abnormal situation, and pointed out Mr. Henderson, replying to questions, of a political character, as the route persons were injured.----Reuter.
found that, able to give that assurance at the to keep pice if he had to notice His Lordship now that it was the world reaction to aid that he had no doubt that the crossed German, Russian and ChF
moment off hand, but would enquire overything that appeared, In the there had been negligence on both into the matter further. trade. There were 3,000,000 un-Communist International were at pains
nese territories.-Reuter.
Press-Reuter.
sidas, contributing to the employed in Germany, whilst the to produce the manifestations of last
Replying to Mr. Looker-Lampson unemployment figure in the United Thursday in this country, but in viewe
Under the circumstances, as to whether the Chinese criminai States was given as from 3,000,000 its efforts, he trusted no undue alarm of the exceedingly feeble response to
and after having consulted autho- procedure in regard to arrest and to 6,000,000, The real cause of would be felt in any quarter of the the present situation was the slump House. As he had previouely explain-
rities, be was of opinion that both ball was now re-cast in accordance with the recommendations of the la raw materiala, auch as cotton, led, the Government would not hesitate
claim and counter-claim must be Extrality Commission, Mr. Hender wool and silver. Unemployment to take the House into its confidence WAS
dismissed. The order was accord-son said that he had no precise in- in Lancashire was largely increased should a serious cause of complaint owing to the fall of cotton during urise, but he would again repeat that
Ingly made. the past six months, preventing they intended in the first instance to manufacturers from giving orders The drop in silver had also affected Lancashire, because cotton was bought and manufactured on a gold basis, but sold on a silver standard. The Government had sanctioned works valued at £65,000,000.
Later.
ONE YEAR OLD STOP PRESS YEN HSI-SHAN ASKED
COLLISION
Brussels, Yesterday.
The Cabinet has approved of a Bill for submission to the King
THE ERMLAND WRONG IN ratifying the Belgo-Chinese agree
MANOEUVRING?
MYSTERIOUS ISLAND
wise of particular incidents and of any be judges as to the gravity or other-] action which might be expedient and The circumstances surrounding necessary to safeguard the interests of the collision between the motor this country.
ship Ermland and a fishing junk
Religious Persecution
was religious persecution in Rusala and
The unemployment rebate con-whether any action was being taken by cluded without incident.
The Colton Tariff
Court
ment, which was concluded at Tien- tain on August 31-Reuter.
Roosevelt Field, Yesterday. Miss Elinor Smith, 18 years of age, claims a new world altitude record for women fliers, beating the previous record of 24,600 foot held by the late Miss Marvel Crosson by 7,400 foot. N
Miss Smith's supercharger froze at 32,000 feet. While attempting to adjust the engine she fainted and found on recovery that she had dropped to 27,000 feet with the machine glidina gently to earth.---- Revier's American Berpice.
TO REMAIN!
REBEL LEADER SELLS PALACE JEWELS FOR - EXPENSES
sion
CAPTURE OF PAKHOI?
the
case
colli-
that
of
the
on
formation to that effect, but from reports which had reached him in regard to particular cases, it was apparent that the system of ball
THOSE "BOATMEN AGAIN
Text of the Judgment - In delivering judgment, His Shanghai, Yesterday. Lordship outlined the facts had been enforced.—Reuter, President Chiang Kai-shek has com-
(The Rt. Hon. Godfrey Locker Bald and missioned General Cha Shou-kwong, the of
Lampson, PC, was Under-Secre- ex-Minister of the Army, to Shansi, he had avalled himself
tary of State for Foreign Affairs requesting General Yen Hsi-akan to the liberty accorded by
from 1925-29.] remain at his posts, and at the same parties of obtaining for him time, summoning President Chao Tai-
self expert motorist opinion wen of the Control Yuan to proceed to Nanking, in order to discuss the pre- the circumstances disclosed in the sent situation.
Three Chinese boatmen were evidence.
"I have been advised," he stat charged before Comdr. J. B. Newill. Troops Movements The Shansi troops at the 33rd Divi- ed, "that the driver of the bus, D.S.Ö., R.N., at the Marine Court under General, Sun Cho have if he had exerclaed due care, this morning with boarding the withdrawn to the North of Yellow would in proceeding to cross the s.. President Jackson without River; the defence of Chengchow was road in the circumstances have permission, before she had reach taken over by General Shih Yu-san on adopted a speed of five miles per ed the Kowloon Godown wharf. March 8.
This was the third case in two General Liu Chih han ordered General hour and, at that speed, would A Chinese girl named Chek Mut Koo Tse-tung of the 2nd Division and have been able to stop the vehicle days of boatmen boarding steam.
Also, I have been era without permission. General Chen Chi-cheng of the 3rd in ten feet. (19), living on the third floor of 9, Division to move forward from Sikshan advised that the bus, if it had Chan Sul and Wong Kal were Electric Street, third floor, Wanchal, and Mamuxtoap, preparatory to taking been travelling at ve miles per fined $20 or a week's hard labour,
have attempted over the control of Kaifeng. is alleged to In his address to the Court, Mr.sulefde st 8.15 p.m., yesterday by
hour, would not, after an applicabut Lang Kam-wing, who admit- Jewels Sold For War
tion of the brakes, have run on ted a previous conviction, was Jenkin dealt with the criticism jumping Into the atreet from the General Yen Hsi-shan has Mr. S. F. Chubb, Superintendent levelled at his client by Mr. Alabas-verandah. She was removed to the plated as military expenses $4,000,000 must have been travelling at ajout an option.
into the house wall and that It given a month's hard labour with-
of the Peak Tramway, reported to ter. When the case was first the Police yesterday that some time heard yesterday, Mr. Alabaster Government Civil Hospital, where, from the Chang-Lu Salt Revenue and
substantially higher speed. between 9 p.m. on Sunday and 7 commented on the Preliminary Acts after medical examination, her con- $5,000,000 from the Peking octroi, a.m. yesterday, someone entered the filed by the defendant ship. He dition was stated to be not serious.. office at the Upper Peak Tram said that the answers there lacked Station, apparently by means of a precise Information.
Mr. Henderson was asked whether March 25, 1929, off Waglan he had now satisfied himself that there Lighthouse were fully argued in the
this Supreme
morning. The case centred on a claim of the Government in the matter. He re- $5,000 Bled by the owner of the Mr. plied that, from a study of the Soviet junk against the Ermland. Government's manifesto respecting re-F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Messrs. The President of the Manchester ligious associations, he had no doubt Deacons, was for the defendant Chamber of Commerce has issued that it indicated the continuance of ship, and the case of the junk own- a statement, in which he expresses anti-religious pressure, which had cen-er was conducted by Mr. C. G. the opinion that no further effective sistently and for many years pant Alabaster,
K.C instructed by steps could be taken on behalf ofbcea a notorious feature of the Soviet
Messrs. D'Almada and Mason. policy. He could not, however, belleve Lancashire in connection with the that any action which it was open to the case was taken by the Chief Indian cotton tariff. While they the Government to take would be cal-Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, with were profoundly dismayed at the culated to further the cause of reli-Commander G. F. Hole (Harbour Increased duty, they could not fail gious liberty-British Wireless Service. Master) sitting as 388e8801, to recognise the gesture of the Indian Government in proposing an additional five per cent., although it would not suffice to compensate | Lancashire for the disadvantage off the general increase.-Reater.
THEFT FROM PEAK TRAMS
Helpful Bank Rate
Reply To Criticism
Time of the Collision
ALLEGED LEAP FROM VERANDAH
BYRD EXPEDITION
"slapped" into the junk without * slowing down,
·A· Model: Junk. -
appro-
Acting under the instructions of Yen Hel-shan, Tao Chun-chi has sold the curios and jewels in the old palace for the use of military expenses.
"The driver of the bus, contenti with sounding his horn, made no case in the light of the judgment attempt to see that the line of of the Privy Council in British Electric Railway V traffic which he proposed to cross Columbia General Fu Tso-yf, the Defence Com was clear. He did not become Loach (1916) in which it was missioner of Tientsin, has assessed the aware of the approach of the car stated: sum of $8,000,000 from the Chambers of until he had already begun to military contribution. Commerce at Tientsin and Peking as
cross the road. The car was then The number of rolling stock seized by 30 feet away. He continued his the Peking-Nanking course and speed, and applied his line' amounted to 500 coaches. Many brakes only, after the impact. bridges on the northern section of the "I find that the driver of thé Tsin-Pu lina have been damaged, thus bus was negligent in proceeding causing the suspension of the traffic.
General Fu on
Followers Of Yen Hal-Shan
Taiyuan, Yesterday.
"The principle that the con- tributing negligence of a plain- tiff will not disentitle him to re- cover damages, if the deafn. ..dant by the exercise of care, might have avoided the result of that negligence applias when the defendant, although not committing any negligent act subsequently to the plaintiff's negligence, has incapacitated himself by his previous negll- gence from exercising auch care as would have avoided the re- sult of the plaintiff's negli gence."
Timid Narrow View
Rugby, Yesterday. Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal leader, initiated the House of Commons Debate on unemployment. He mentioned that when the Labour duplicate key, and stole $965.20 Counsel for the defence said this Government came into office the un- from three conductors' boxes which morning that they had not been
Wellington, Yesterday. employment figures were 1,100,000, were deposited in the office by the called upon to give the course of
conductors when. they went off either the junk or the steamer, reared had become ice-bound in the The Byrd expedition, which. it was whereas the latest figures were duty. 1,539,300. He maintained that the
Even the plaintiff in his answers Antarctic, has arrived at Dunedia- had not even given the course of Router. time had come for a very candid and Berious review of the whole posl-countries on a silver standard, with the defendant ship. The question tion not so much in the spirit of a resulting depreciation of £30 in asked was for bearing and distance criticism or censure, but. If pos- every £1,000." Repercussions of the and the defendant ship had never sible, in the spirit of helpfulness recent American slump were also been asked to give the courie. failed to satisfy the Court, his
to cross the line of traffic to his We were feeling and, if he might call it so, in the being felt here.
Counsel admitted that, although caso would fall to the ground.
right, without first informing him- spirit of converting the Housa into the effects of the new Australian not asked, it would have been Counsel said that in all the
self that the road was clear, and a Council of State. He thought tariff.
fairer, if the course were given, but seven allegations made against the
The following members of the suite in travelling in the circumstances that the House of Commons ought to
in this his client was not the only defendant ship, no evidence had selected on March 8 to accompany Yen at a speed substantially higher shoulder its supreme responsibility Mr. Thomas gave an account of
Furthermore, if been adduced to substantiate them. Hsi-shan on his trip abroad aro: Chief than Ave miles per hour. party at fault. in the matter and insist on action the schemes already sanctioned by the information was desired it The only thing proved against the secretary Chia Ching-teh, secretaries
Car's Brakes Defective being taken. Everyone would ad- his Department to provide employ- could have been a simple thing for ship was that she was virtually Yoh Kal-sin, Sung Tich-san, General mit that the Minister-in-Charge of meat. They involved £58,000,000 the other side to ask for it.
slang Chen or General Sun Cho and "Before the collision, the car the Unemployment Problem had in developing railways, docks and
several telegraphic operators. In addi- had been travelling "fast," but
In the present case, sald His tion to Yen's family members, forming not in my opinion unreasonably Lordship, the driver of the car worked hard, but so far as his re-harbours, water supplies, electricity
a. partý of over 20 persons. The medles were concerned he had taken and roads. There were factors, Touching upon the time of the Mr. Jenkin then dealt with the operators will en route translate daily fast in the circumstances, if the was incapacitated by the cond! too narrow, limited and timid a however, which gave encourage collision, Mr. Jenkin said that it allegations one by ope, and demon-all telgrams in connection with Shan-car had been well equipped.tion of h' brakes, which he had view of his responsibilities. Hement. He believed that the reduc-'was at 640. p.m. The Captain of strated to the Court with the aid si for Yen's information.
was an Overland Whippet, fitted found to constitute a matter of advocated a big scheme of road tlon in the bank rate would be help the Ermland had testified to this, of a model junk, how the, collisiori New Shansi Chairman with four wheel brakes, and may negligence, from preventing the development as
the most useful ful, and he pointed to the better and he was never challenged. The had taken place. He also remind- After the retirement of Yen Hsi- have been going at 25 miles per Injury during the interval of means of employing labour.
aspect of the shipbuilding Industry, course which the Ermed the Court that, where a light or shan, Minister Yang Shao-tal of the hour or a little more. Its driver emergency. Following the judg- which produced last year 58 per land was, Mr. Thomas Explains -
waa 2 8. 42 Esignal was not seen or heard from Interior, will, according to report, be righted the lamp ray of the apment of the Privy Council he was It Was quite apparent a vessel, before such a vessel was appointed Chairman Mr. J. H. Thomas, replying, ad-cont. of the world's tonnage and and
of the Shansi preaching bus before he could see bound to hold that this negli- mitted that the unemployment showed a decrease of 8,000 un the junk people had hopelessly ex-sighted, it had been deemed that no Provincial Government.
the bus itaalf. The car was then 58 gence was operative and continu- figures were bad, but said the Gov-employed for the year. British ceeded it.
signal or light had been given at all
} Military Conference
feet from the point of impact. He ernment were in no way responsible.
Continuing, counsel said that, if material times,
interval. There was a world reaction In trade.
The Honan Generals called a Mili-at once applied his braces, but to the final moment of that they were on a parallel course, no
Älleged “Twisting".
tary conference on March 6 at Cheng-they did not stop the car in time
The negligence of the bus driy- Germany had 3258,000 unemploy-
collision could have taken place, Mr. Alabaster, in presenting the show, with Generale: Shih Yu-can, Liu to avoid the accident. The brakes Italy had. 408,000 wholly and Home close-divisions are expected to
excessive speed under the circom- €1,000 partly unemployed. In when the committee stage of the Coms have been at fault Plaintif had mented on the lack of information kul Chi Mong-lin, etc., in attendance only. I am advised that, had the stances, also continued through taka place in the House of Commons and therefore, one of them must the cast for the plaintiff, again com Chun-yang, Wang Chin-yu, Han Fu- operated on the right side wheel, so far as it conalsted in the Americe one Senator spoke of Bill is resumed to-morrow, and the given another course and he also given by the defendant ship. He and decided to pledge their loyalty to brakes been properly adjusted, the the same interval. The vehicle 6,000,000 unemployed and another newspapers state that on several said that he was near an island voiced the opinion that the reason the Central Government, to which [car, at the speedIt was going was not sufficiently under his con put the figure at 8,000,000. Based amendments both sections of the op not located in the chart. The why this Information was so scanty circular telegrand will be despatched would have been brought to rest trol to allow him to avoid the ac on the same data as our figures, position, will. combine
island must be a very mysterious was because of the Intention of shortly under the joint names of the in less than 68 feet and also, that ident
bove generals,” Mr. Thomas believed that the This afternoon, Mr. Lloyd George one and It was most surprising twisting the case in any way the Capture of Pakhol?....... the defect in the brakes must figure would be nearer. 6,000,000.
will raino a debate on the question of that it was not marked on the Liked. He submitted that In regard to the Hong Kong report have been known to the driver The real cause of our abnormal unemployment. Added ́ofinterest - fö chart in view of the importance Ermland was wrong in making the of the capture of Fakhol by the Kwang situation was the slump in raw given to this debate by statement of that route to coramarce. The manoeuvre, and that If she had not a sabela, our representatore le unable therefore, I find that its driver myself unable to say to which
from the Liberal party - headquarters material. For the past six months which referring to the intention to funk people did not know their done so, the collisio would have to-day to obtain any ardal confirms was negligent in placing the car party the final unit of negligence cotton had been falling, with the challenge the Government, says the own course; the Chinesd: compass been averted; the also said that tion of the news
heart upon the road with defective is rightly to be assigned. Whe result that no manufacturer would period of the trace on this question is they had was of no use to them; the Ermland was not on the course According to report las vertscular brakes, and having done so in thom the Prideration of act take the reponsibility of giving, now. definitely at an end.
and it was obvious that they did which she said that he was. The journal, about 1,000 wangul-ites, driving the car at such speed from the consideration of possible orders. Compared with twelve On Wednesday, Mr. Baldwin win not know where they were. He jurk was going in NWA direction | working together with the bandits to render it Impossible to stop during the emergency, my conclu
activity or of Induced Incapacity months ago there was an increase in mora a vote of censure nu, tha refund onid, therefore, submit that the and the Ermland in putting her helm under the command of Wong the car in afty fear, In my view Lancash
ớt the Government & to
nk whThot on the course in hand sport had made the collision captured Hoppen on March 6 and bead the negligence of both parties has of cotton intentions with regard
ed,
Alone of
Wireless Service.
Earlier News
London, Yesterday
in
they said
tong, oceuple
Bhekhong on March 8
"With reference to the car
ad-for Changi
on March Colonel contributed to the accident. A ying and Major Hen" Chen- Awak
ta proceed im the local troops
His Lordshi
caples
other par stéria!!
Claims Dismissed
Hia Lordship concluded: "I find
both parties here stand in like lon is the same. In my opinioni
case. Any lose lies where it falls.
I dismiss both claim and counter ared to the claim, making an order as to
collisions coate
been Mr. 3. C. E. Randall
He for plaintin "consider the Wadekon for defan