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BAD MEMORY
PESSIMISM IS STUPID
NAVAL CONFERENCE STILL ALIVE
DEADLOCK OVER
ITALY AND FRANCE THE BUGBEAR
Car Driver and His Licence
1
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public A Chinese driver of a motor car was to-day charged be fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell with having failed to deposit his driver's licence with the Police Trafic Department when leaving the Colony,
Before proceeding with the case, his Worship asked accused why he did not appear in Court on Tuesday, when the ense was to have been
TABLISHED
1845
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1930.
PUBLIC SCANDAL IN YOUNG PLAN BILL
NEW YORK
Hindenburg Signs with a
CITY MAGISTRATE ACCUSED OF BORROWING FROM GAMBLER
DRUG "KING'S" MURDER
New York, Yesterday,
Heavy Heart
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 13/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
COLONY'S MILK SUPPLY
NO FEAR OF FUTURE SHORTAGE
DAIRY FARM MEETING
The excellent work done during the
LIBERATION OF GERMANY
Berlin, Yesterday. President Von-Hindenburg signed the Young Fin Bill "with a heavy One of the most sensational but staunch heart" convinced that, part your by the veterinary and farm in spite of its heavy burdens, it is staff of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Gold Storage Company, Limited, was duly scandals in the New York publican improvement on the Dawes Plan acknowledged this morning at the an service has culminated in the Ap-and signifies political and economiequal meeting of shareholdera, peal Division of the State Supreme progress towards the liberation and Court ordering the removal from re-construction Accused replied that he had made the City Magistrates' bench of Mr. a mistake. He had been under the impression that the case was to have. H. Vitale, for borrowing $20,000 msphere this afternoon was slight been heard in the second Magis. (gold) from the notorious gambler ly more optimistic. spokesman numitted that the situa-trate's Court, and had waited there and drug ring "king," Arnold,
all morning!
London, Yesterday. There were many private talks. between the heads of the naval delegations to-day and the at-
The
British
tion was difficult and said that those conversant witth international con ferences did not share the pessimism of certain sections of the Press.
A French delegate told Reuter this afternoon that the political dis- cussions had not ended, but those anticipating the funeral of the con- much mistaken. ference would be
heard..
Mr. Lindsell gave him the benefit of the doubt.
Answering the summons, the ac- cused admitted the offence, remark- ing that he had forgotten.
Magistrate: A purely technical, offence, Inspector, Alexander. Five dollars.
He concluded by saying: "pessimism LAW › CODIFICATION
is stupid." There
were intensive conversa
tions to-day, by the result of which International Conference Mr. Ramsay MacDonald stated that
Opens at Geneva 1t he was "greatly encouraged."
is understood that be directed his elforts to effect a French and Italian rapprochement reconcile M.
to
The Hague, Yesterday.
The conference for the codifica-
Rothstein, whose murder a yeur ago the New York police have not cleared up yet.
Arrest of A Mayor
New York, Yesterday. The Mayor of Atlantic City, Mr. Anthony M. Ruffa, has been ar rested on fourteen charges arising
out of the recent investigation into the alleged conditions of vice pre- vailing there--Reuter's American
Service.
SAT ON PIGS
Reuter.
'BUSES COLLIDE
Unusual Accident in Kowloon
это
Dainty Epcolasses N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician
13, Queen's Road Central.
A collision occurred last night near the Police Training School at Prince Edward Road.
It appears that a Kowloon Motor Bus Co.'s vehicle from Kowloon
LABOUR NOT OUT YET
VOTE OF CENSURE DEFEATED
'A CONSPIRACY”
SNOWDEN SCOLDS GOVT. CRITICS
London, Yesterday.
City was coming along Prince Ed- ward Road, and was about to turn into Nathan Road, when a China Motor Bus Co.'s vehicle came of Prince The Chairman (Mr. J. P. Warren), from the opposite end of Germany in the course of his speech, mentioned Edward Road. It also turned into
In the House of Commons yester- that the farm's herd had now reached Nathan Road, with the result that day, in moving a vote of censure of 85 per cent. of immunity from rinder both buses collided.
the Government, Mr. Stanley pest. A shipment of Ayrshires, select- The radiator of the China. Motor Baldwin urged that the depressed ed by experts from approved herds in Bus Co's vehicle was smashed. | industries needed a tariff stimulus. Scotland, had arrived in the Colony on Juary 31, and a larger supply of milk could now be confidently looked
OUR NEW GOVERNOR
London, Yesterday. Sir William Peel had an au- dience of His Majesty the King and kissed hands on his appointment as Governor of Hong Kong-Reuter.
· CHINESE AMOK
Two Females Stabbed
with Scissors
forward to.
As regards the supply of milk, na- tive dairy farmers had suffered severe losses from rinderpest, thus creating an increased demand on the Dairy Farm's resources. Consequently, supplies to regular castomers had to be slightly curtailed. Alarmint rumours as to the state of the farm's herd had been promptly contradicted through the medium of the Press,
while damage
was done to the Morcovor, unless something could constructed alming at the right front mudguard of the other be bus.
economic unity of the Empire, there The accident is attributed the was risk of the Imperial threads He concluded by saying faulty discretion of both drivers, breaking.
Government might win In simultaneously responding to a that the green light signal
the rain washed (indicating to-night but, as "Go") at the junction of Nathan away the corn laws, so unemploy Road and Prince Edward Road. ment would wash away this Govern.
ment.
STOLE $1,050
Servant Girl Sent to Jail
Ambiguity Denied
Mr. Philip Snowden deplored the "deliberate conspiracy" to discredit Chairman's Speech
the Government, and denied that The Chairman said:---
there was any ambiguity about the Gentlemen: - The report
Government's intentions, which of acccunts
The two Chinese girls charged with were, Arstly not to consider a fur- A Chinese named Ko Lal-cheung,
in your
for hands
time the alleged larceny and receiving of ther application for safeguarding: believed to be insane, was alleg and I propose with your permission, to stolen money $1,050 the property of secondly, that the existing duties
statement
and
have
been
Briand's demand that Italy shoutation of international law opened Anti-Cruelty Campaion /ed to have ruz atnok at 160, follow the usual procedure and take their mistress a Chinese woman would expire on the appointed day,
submit a concrete percentage figure with the Italian attitude, insisting on parity with France without epecifying a programme.
M. Briand Confident
Rugby, Yesterday.
fident that the Conference
could
come to defiulte results in the gen
crease.
morning.
four
Later. The Conservative vote of cen- sure was defeated by 308 votes to 295.-Reuter.
High Tariffs
Rugby, Yesterday.. Mr. Baldwin, the Conservative
Temple Street, Yaumati, yesterday them as read.
ing at 37, Pokfulam Road, made an-
the Budget a pair of Continues
afternoon, armed with
Mr. R. and thirdly, that The gross profit for the year amounts other appearance before to-day, 43 States being represented by 400 delegates. The Sovlet sent
scissors. He wounded two females to $523,815.44, which, I think, you will Lindeell at the Central Magistracy this policy would be declared at the right time, and not before, for fifty votes an observer. The Secretary Gen. eral of the League Nations describ Three Chinese faced Mr. Whyte- living in the same house-Lo Ho admit is satisfactory in these times and
of censure. The first accused, a girl of 14, who
Vote Defeated ed the conference as one of the Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy (48), widow, and Chan Ng (31), reflects favourably, upon the manage,
It may interest you to know that our admitted that she had picked up the most important ever convoked by this morning charged with curelty married, who were both stabbed ment and staff of the Company.
from the floor where It had to 19 pigs...
in the head. .
sales for the year again show an in-money the League of Nations-Reuter.
reeciving treat- They are now
exchange has fallen from under the mistress's bed M. Briand who saw Press repre-
It was indicated by the Police
*The drop in
WAS sentenced to sentatives this evening, said he was
that the crates in which the pigs ment at the Kowloon Hospital, affected profits to a certain extent but mattress, not going back to France until the
in twos and where their conditions not re- it has always been our policy to monthe hard labour.
jaafeguard the food supply of the Colony The other accused, a elder girl, was end of the week. He was still con equally oppose a three party agree-were confined, some
ment and that Mr. MacDonald has some in threes, had no matting at garded as serious,
The woman's cries of Save by carrying lequata stocks of import discharged by the Magistrate because not succeeded in persuading the all and that their legs were pro- Foreign Minister, Sigonr Grandi, to truding.
The defendants were sit-Life", attracted the Police te the ed produce, we were able to postporte there was no evidence against her ex- of first accused.
eral interest of peace.
She (No. 1) had stated that she had leader, moved in the House of Com-
Determined efforts have
produce #gures indicating Italy's ting on the pigs, and it was stated hos They naked to fret the revision of our price lists until cept the allegation
by an Indian policeman that there power Ko after a sharp Atruggle, atary 1.
picked up the money with the inten mibis the following vote of censure Cost of Production
tion of returning it to its place under on the Government; "That this made to-day to overcome the diff-
Signor Grandi's refusal is at-were several others also doing thefnd took him to hospital for ob
I might here say that the cost of pro- the mattress, where she had seen it on House deplores the depression on culties which had brought the Naval
they managed to get servation. tributed to the fact that Italy same, but
duction and delivery of milk has gone several previous occasions, and she trade and the increase in unemploy- Conference to an apparent impasse,
up considerably as a result of the ex-handed the money to second accused ment, resulting from the policy of These efforts have been mainly in obtained a theoretical parity with away.
change position, about 75 per cent. of because the latter had asked her for it our cattle fodder being imported, whilst for safe-keeping, as the mistress's four bottles, etc., are now costing us room was at the time being cleaned out, refusal of the Government not only more, but owing to the very improved state of the hard and the resultant in- creased milk yield, to which I will refer later, we have been able to maintain the retail price of this all-important commodity.
been
needs
France for light vessels
and sub- A fine of $10 on each was im the course of private conversations
marines at the Washington Can-posed, which Mr. MacDonald has had at
In a second case, a Chinese was 16. Downing Street with each of ference, (without having actually
He attained parity), and the delegation charged with being cruel to a pig other chief delegates in turn.
The defendant saw Admiral Wakatsuki, (Japan) are afraid to weaken their position by failing to provide matting or little piece this morning and Mr. H. L. by continuing the discussion on a straw in its crate.
The correspondent stated that he did have
finally of matting but that was in holes! Stimson (America) to-night, but technical basis. particular interest attachan to the says that Mr. MacDonald
His Worship said that if a mat- conversations he had this afternoon, told Signor Grandi yesterday after firat with Signor Grandi (Italy) consulting with the Admiralty exting was to be used it must be of and afterwards with M. Briand Perts that the British would not practical use and not just put in the for crate for the mere sake of having (France) who remained nearly two support the Italian demand
Bome in it! hours. The effect of these con- parity-Beuter. versations is authoritatively de- scribed
23 encouraging, culties still exist and are consider. able, but the deadlock is by no means complete.
London, Yesterday. Dith The position of the Naval Con- ference last night was that the di- culties were still very grave, but as a result of the day's conversations these appeared less formidable than in the morning.
In addition to the private con versations already mentioned Mr.
Great importance is attached to Stimaon and Mr. Briand had a long talk this morning while Mr. Pietri, the return of M. Tardieu to-morrow, French Colonial Minister, called on when he will confer with Mr.
Ramsay MacDonald.--Reuter Signor Grandi.
Earlier Cables
London, Yesterday.
Crux of Difficulties
erally felt in Conference circles that the crux of the difficulties which are placing the major issues of Con-
fatal.
ference in doubt lies in the French
may
prove
A fine of $7 was imposed.
A BANISHED WIDOW
A Chinese widow was at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day charg ed before Mr. T. 3. Whyte-Smith with returning before her banish- ment term of five years from June,
1925, had expired.
Detective-Sergeant Fowlie polat
PILOTS STRIKE
Information has reached the Colony that there is a likeli- hood of the strike of Upper Yangtze pilots being settled by the firms conceding the principal demands as regards payment.
The China Mail published the following on March 8:
It is reported that Upper Yangtsze pilots at Ichang are on strike for higher wages, All shipping companies except Chinese are holding out. The Upper River traffic except for Chinese, le suspended.
FORTHCOMING WEDDINGS
The following forthcoming wed-
During the year we reduced the price of ice to one cent per lb. as a direct re sult of which our sales show a sub atantial increase and I do not know of any other elty in the world where ice is procurablo at such a low cost.
tions and improvements nearly $200,000.
the Government, and regrets the
even
to extend safeguarding of Imperial preference, but to declare their intentions regarding the
of the existing omounts to maintenance
safeguarding and McKenna duties and the duties on sugar, silk and Kowloon Developments
the key, Industries, thereby increas- In addition to our arrangements ing the uncertainty and distress." for attending to the trade of Kow-
Saying that he regarded the situa- loon, your Directors have not over- tion as one of extreme gravity. Mr. looked the developments in that Baldwin declared, "I hope the Chan- neighbourhood and this will be cellor of the Exchequer will make notice that the amounts written off for kept in mind and arrangements it quite clear whether or not he in- depreciation are higher than last year, made to meet the increased de-tends at any time in combating the as your Directors considered that a mand for dairy and other produce. evils of unemployment to have re- larger percentage should be allowed in
In view of the very progressive course either to any single duty or the case of ice plant and machinery, and satisfactory state of the Com-general duty as a remedy for un- taking a conservative view of the life
pany's live stock, a few remarks employment." Bame at, say, about 10 years,
in this connection may not be out of the world
tariffs. Second Highest Balance
of place. After making allowance for bad and
Turning to the balance sheet, you will
The whole tendency.
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was towards high High tariffs, he thought, bad, but We Cattle The health of the herd were
should cure them by pulling ed out that she had returned from dings are announced of. Mr. F. X. doubtful debts and paying a bonus to throughout the year has been ex not
our own barriers. He be- the country just three months too da Silva Remedies, clerk, Hong the staff of 15 per cent. of their salaries;
During the lieved that the nations of Europe Importance is attached to the fm-
A pessimistic view marka most early, and that she was arrested Kong Electric Co., to Mias Arminda which I feel sure you will endorse in/cellent and free from outbreaks of down pending arrival of the French
and loyal support given, the balance at absence on leave of our Veterin-were going to try and get rid of the Premier, Mr. Tardieu, who is ex- of the Press comments this morn-at 245, Laichikok Road, where she de Servo Menteiro, of No. 13 consideration of the hard watk done infectious diseases.
the credit of Profit and Loss account ary Surgeon, Mr. D. L. McWhirter, most favoured nation clause and, pected in London to-morrow nighting on the prospects of a substan was living with a man who had Nanking Road, Kowloon.
Mr. Wm. Robert Greenhalgh, ac amounts to $331,767.99, the second high- B.Sc., the veterinary side was well simultaneously, reduce their or Saturday morning. It is gen-tial Naval Conference agreement. rompleted a banishment term.
His Worship passed sentence of countant, 11 Carnarvon Buildings, est yet shown by the Company, to cared for by Major Roche-Kelly, tariffs and reduce competing tariffs It is recognised that a crisis has been
of R.A.V.S., and conditions generally by making tariff agreements.. He reached which
four months' fail with hard labour. Kowloon, to Miss Doris Diana Far-which must be added the sum
row, of No.107 The Peak,
$92,286.43, balance carried forward have been progressive. The aver believed that was the whole tendency A further effort will be made to-
FIREMAN BOUND OVER Mr. John Holt, Naval Yard, Hong from last account, making a total for age yield per cow per annum has of the economic life of Europe and
Kong, to Miss Alison Marjorie appropriation at this meeting of
an in-
Threads of Empire and Italian relations. Italy claims day to get out of the complete
As the complainant and the de-Rosalie Jennings, of Christchurch, $354,054.41. Your Directors recom- gone up from 688 gallons in 1922 we were left outside it.
Referring до
briefly to the party with France and France, deadlock, which mainfested itself
trust that this will meet with your crease of 58.6 per cent. a arguing that she possesses three at the close of yesterday's proceed-fendant were equally to blame for New Zealand en route to Hong Kong mend dealing with same as under and to 819.7 gallons in 1929,
approval:-
mean achievement and compares Dominions question, Mr. Baldwin seaboards, considers that the claiminga,, by exploring a new avenue. a quarrel, Mr. Whyte-Smith at the by the s.8. Changte,
Pay a dividend of $1.50 per
more than favourably with that said that it was his view and the share on 200,000 shares. $800,000.00 obtained from most. berds in norview shared by thoughtful men of Transfor to Reserve..... 80,000.00 mal climes, the total average for all parties in all the Dominions Carry forward to next se-
the British Isles being about 643 that, unless something could be count
gallons. This increase in yield constructed in the way of economic a view to the has enabled us to maintain an al-co-operation, with most steady rate per gallon against economic unity of the Empire, there Purchase of Land
foodstuffs consumed in spite of a was a real risk that in time the Your Directors have to report the considerable increase in the cost threads that bound the Empire, purchase of two strips of very desir- of sanie 14 per cent, during the which were already gossamer, might ablo land with certain buildings there past two years. Our herd in prac break and, with the breaking of on adjoining our East Point property: tically being self,maintained but those threads, would go the hope of thus squaring it off and Affording
to be unjustified. The high French'
-Reuter.
of this state of mind and, in turn,
Rugby, Yesterday:
figures are in a measure a reflection: Exploring New Avenues
Kowloon Magistracy this morning
bound over a Chinese fireman of the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station (com- Hakka rikisha
may affect the naval requirements A new avenue is being explored plainant) and a
of Great Britain, with whom The to-day at the Naval Conference in coolte. (who was defendant) to keep United States desirea parity. the hope of securing a modification, the peace for six months.
Both parties complained of hay- Therefore It is assumed that of the French terms. Some ad- to-day's conversations of the Prime vance was made at yesterday's ing paine in the cheat, and a dis- Minister with Signor Grandi and meeting of the French and British trict watchman alleged that the M. Briand was so to ease the situs Ministers, together with experts, coolic struck the fireman. tion that a substantial scaling down and It became known in the after-
of the French figures can be effect noon that M. Brland Incends to
A fire broke out at the Tak Bonham
ed. The conversations are likely make a formal statement of the Wan teahouse, No. 1,
to be continued to-morrow and after French case to the Press of the Strand, at 6.84 p.m.. yesterday, M. Tardieu's arrival, for it is felt world who are assembled in London among some mushrooms which were that the Conference was to-night for the Naval Conference. He being kept in a special drying room. farther removed from a deadlock decided, however, to wait until this About 100 cattiae were damaged by than it was this morning, British evening. It fa understood that M. fire and water. Wireless Service.
Briand postponed his formal state-
Gloomy French View ment mainly because he wishes to Chang Sam-cho (41), a goldsmith Paris, Yesterday. be perfectly clear, before he makes of 8 Lok Hing Lane, was yesterday The diplomatic correspondent of it, on the attitude of Italy removed to the Government Civil the Havas Agency, in elucidating The French Minister for the Hospital; suffering from injuries to the present situation in regard to Colonies, M. Pietre, hopes to bee his face, hands, and chest resolved the Naval Conference, says that the chief Italian delegate, Signor whilst he was melting gold over, a owing to Great Brlain and the Grand, to day. The Franch Pre-Bre. He accidentally upset a bottle United States having refused to mler, M. Tardian, is expected in of petrol, and the resultant flare of subscribe
the security pact, London to-morrow for the first time the fire in the stove caused him to France
to reduce hereince he resumed ofcere be burned. ance below that The meeting of the heads of the the delerations arranged for this caffar-
moon is bostoone
·
FAIR WEATHER
To-day's weather. report from the Royal Observatory atates:
Depressions are shown to the north of Chefoo and over the Sea of Japan.
A feable anticyclone is cen- tral over the Upper Yangtaze Valley.
Forecast: N.E. winds, mo derate; fair.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 am to-day, nil. Rainfall since January 1, 5.01 inches against an average of 4.14 Highes
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi, ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:
Temp. Humid. Hong Kong D:57 OKO 174; Macao
65-
81
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dor frying fish);
79874
88.
also secured
24,054.41
$354,054.41
ground for future expansion. We have it is, of course, necessary to im the world for peace and progress. from time to He had been unable to see any way lease of the Peak Gard port fresh atrains nge, part of which has been altered to time and a shipment of 19 head in which economic unity could be accommodate our store whilst the re-16 cows and four bulls of the approached except by utilising
duties. mainder has been let to Messrs. Lane, Ayrshire breed arrived on Janu
Mr. Philp Snowden, Chancellor Crawford, Ltd., as a garage. Those ary from Scotland. Thess
of the Exchequer, denounced what premises have been found very satis animals were selected from ap-
to Peak Tesidental que
factory and of considerable convenience proved herds by a well-known he described as a deliberate con-
The conditions of the purchase of our
spiracy of certain interests to dis- authority on this breed: consecredit the Government. Stories of Lalchikok property call for reclamation quently good results are anticipat closing down factorles had been ap
ed.
Immune From Rinderpest
pearing daily in the Press and the of the foreshore and laying down a roadway and this work has almost
whole of the fncréase of unemploy= ment had been, attributed to the been completed, thus enhancing the considered; necessary to pull down cer, animals against rinderpest has larly in regard to his, own personal tain old buildings at the farm and at been again carried out for the responsibilities in respect of cortafir our main depot in order to erect more third year in succession without Industries. If the latter had any up-to-date and commodious premises loss and on herd immunity: now Influence at all it could only be ha this work is under constraction. Two stands at 85 per cent which, you fluential, as only three per cent, of naw cold stores are being erected will admit, reflects great credit on the workers were employed. In
value of this property. It has also been Immunization of all young policy of the Government, particu-
our East Point, works, which will pro
vide a further 20,000 emble feel af stor the veterinary staff,
@gs accommodation Capital expendi ture in connection with various addi"|
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safeguarded industries. In regard
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