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China Mail
MEI IN TESLA, FBLISHED
1845
No. 27,438 HONG KONG, MONDAY, MARCH 17, 1930.
THE ROAD THREAT OF DRASTIC
TO PEACE
'MOMENTOUS' NAVAL CONVERSATIONS
FRENCH DEMANDS
ACTION BY MR. COOK
DANGEROUS POSSIBILITIES IF COAL BILL IS LOST
MINERS DETERMINED
out
London, Yesterday,
and
A further threat of drastic action by the coal miners in view of the threateni ed defeat of the Coal, Bill in Parlia ment this week, was made by Mr. A. 3. TARDIEU CONVINCED Cook, who says that miners through
sending the coalfields are OF SUCCESS
mes resolutions him strong sagen demanding a national conference and national action by the Miners' London, Yesterday. Federation.
conversations be- Omcials of the Federation and tween the British and French dele-miners' Parliamentary representatives gations, upon which the fate of the will meet Mr. William Graham and, if Naval Conference is considered to necessary, Mr. MacDonald, on Wednes depend, in view of France's refusalong, to review the position, and if the to reduce her naval demands, ex- Bill in defeated or the Government un- cept in return for another security able to satisfy miners and officials, the pact, were held at Chequers to-day, Executive Feleration will be summon- ed to consider the convening of a na- and lasted four hours.
[tional conference to decide the best
course of action.--Reuter.
Momentous
the A French communique on meeting merely says that the dele- gations "endeavoured to find a suit- able means of ensuring the success of the negotiations." 31. Tardieu and M. Briand, however, returned
ST. PATRICK
Story of the Patron
Saint of Erin
WHERE WAS HE BURIED?
St. Patrick, the Patron Saint of Ireland, whom Irish people Bre commemorating throughout the
ANOTHER BANDIT OUTRAGE
FRENCH FATHER TAKEN CAPTIVE
MISSION SACKED
world to-day by wearing (where PRIEST TORTURED & FORCED
TO SURRENDER KEYS procurable) "the sprig of sham- rock." was born in A.D. 389. Ha
He also
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR.
-The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 18/16.
PRICE $3.00
ALLEGED ARSON
Work of Misguided Young Man?
INSPIRED BY REDS
It is understood that a young man has been arrested in connec tion with Ave attempts at arson
over the weeks and. He is said to be the son of a rich Chinese build- ing contractor in the Colony,
Per Month.
опо
EUROPEAN FLATS BURGLED
HAUL FROM TRIO OF RESIDENTS
LIEUTENANT'S LOSS
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician
13, Queen's Road Central.
During the early hours of this
BLOOD MUST BE SHED
GANDHI SAYS MONEY
IS NO GOOD'
morning, three European residences SWARAJ WANTED
at Wing Lok Building, Nathan
totalling
The China Mail also learns that Road, were robbed by cat burglars.“ DAY OF SILENCE” the son of a deacon, Cal-
garnered, loot Information has been received to the young man la alleged to have who
TO BE OBSERVED purnius, his father being a middle-
an American Mis-been in touch with Communistic over two hundred dollars, a sum class landed proprietor, who is re- the effect that presented as living at a place call-sionary arrived at Wuchow a few circles in Hong Kong, by whom, of $108 being part of one haul.
Lt. P. W. Humphreys, R.N., of
Ahmedabad, Yesterday. ed Bannaventa. The British name days ago and reported that condi-it is thought, he was Inspired to
The Nationalist University, of the future apostle was Sucations in Kwangsi" are very bad, as attempt bis rash and foolish acts. 8, Wing Lok Buildings, living on
The actual attempts occurred the top floor, reported to the founded by Mahatma Gandhi in his and his Roman name, Cothrige, "every one was luoting." St. Patrick was doubtless educat reported that the Rev. Father Crocq, on Saturday evening and early on police that between two and seven non-co-operation days, has closed entered his down to enable the students to en ed as a Christian and was Imbued of Taipingfu, was captured by Sunday morning, the first being at o'clock, some person
30, Stanley Street (2nd floor) and bed room by an open window, and list as volunteers. It has been de- with roverence for the Roman Em-bandits.
The situation at Wuchow is the second at 56, D'Agullar Street helped himself to articles on the cited to re-open with a new cur- pire. When about 16 years of age
At 12.45 am. other dressing table comprising a lady's riculum, namely, an intensive There Are about. 2,500 (1st floor). he was carried off by a band of quiet.
at 179, Ro- leather purse, which contained $8 course of training for students and Irish marauders, who took part in troops
Route Army attempts were made of the 6th
at Wuchow--British clamation Street (2nd floor), 286, in money, one $5 bank note, and teachers in the principles and the raid by the Irish King Niall stationed
Shanghai Street (3rd floor), and two silver Hong Kong dollars. methods of civil disobedience. Noigiallich, and during this time Naval Wireless.
Gandhi has arrived at the village Interviewed by a China Mail re- 4, Portland Street-all these three From there the burglar went to he was subject to religious emo-
the lieutenant's jacket which was of Boriavi, and announces that tion and behold visions which an- presentative, the Rev. Fr. Boltteau, addresses being in Kowloon.
It is believed that in each case, lying on a chair, and from the from to-morrow his party will rest that the Rev. kerosene and entered the Hong Kong, stated 145,000; destroyers 150,000; sub-couraged him to effect his escape. head of the French Mission In
He fled to Gaul
was used to start the pocket atole $90 in bank notes and
on Mondays, which he will person- ally observe as a "day of silence," marines, 52,000.
Fr. Crocq was a member of the Mis-blaze, and the staircases selected $10 in silver. monastery of Lerius.
Noise in Bathroom as the place to start the fire.
during · which, there will be no A Vision
Empty cigarette tins are said to Awakened by some nolge in her speaking the whole day long. It have been found at the scene of bath room, Mrs. W. W. Hirst, ofis understood that a civil disobedi
Japan. Eight-inch to London smiling. M. Tardieu, in 108,400 tons; small
gun cruisers, cruisers, 101,-
a statement declared, "I am con- 400; destroyers. 105,000; sub- vinced that we shall come to a satis-marines, 52,000. factory result," and remarked "We'
On his return to Ireland he saw in a dream a man named Victorl
ous bearing innumerable epistles, STOP
Total, America 527,000; Japan ono of which he received and read.
consider the results to be obtained 366,900. important enough to exclude any anwise haste." He announced that
Earlier Cables
Rugby, Saturday.
the
- Hopes are now entertained that the difficulties with which London Naval Conference has
been faced since the examination
to the
The global ratio is 69.4 per cent.
Regarding eight-inch gun ships,
containing the words "The Voice
of the Irish." Whilst repeating these words he says, "I imagined
PRESS the depredations, giving rise to 6, Wing Lok Buildings, got up out ence campaign will be launched in
Madrid, Yesterday.
The death of General Primo De
she
the assumption that the kerosens of bed at 4.45 am, and went to different provinces when Gandhi was conveyed in this manner. investigate the matter. As she gives the order or gets arrested.
approached the bath room, Fire Brigade Not Summoned
"British Injustices" The first informatios of the at- found that a thief had just escap-
Anand, Bombay Province, he was leaving for Paris.-Reuter-Ameries is understood to propose that I heard in my mind the voice Rivera enormously simplifies the
Yesterday, to lay down the whole. of her al- of those who were near the wood political situation, but is regard-tempts came through to Central ed by the window, which, as in On further investigating near the ed as a blow to the Republican case Police Station, the inmates having the first instance, had been left
Gandhi le camping here to-night fotment by 1936, but to complete of Fochlad, which la only 150,000 tons by then.
western aca, and thus they said: against the King, as the strongest extinguished the blaze without open. It appears to be generally be-"We pray thee, holy youth, to come plank in the Republican platform the Fire Brigade being called she found that 60 cents and a und, to-morrow. Addressing vil- Jieved that the Government will and walk again amongst us as be- so far has been the supposed com- upon. Later, the Police communi. bunch of 10 keys had been stolen. lagers at Boriavi, Gandhi sald eable #pproval shortly, though fore." Later he was ordained by plicity of King Alfonso in the cated with the Fire Brigade ask-In addition, it was discovered that "money alone won't win the Swaraj. of the French tonnage figures began may be eased as a result of strong opposition to the proposed Bishop Amator and on his return coup d'etat of 1923, which made the ing them to be on the watch for gold plated ring case, made by If money could win the Swaraj 1 eight-inch gun ship ratio is expect from a visit to Rome, founded the deceased dictator. It was propos- similar cases, of which, up to the an Indian in Colombo, had also would have secured it long ago. bloed," He admitted that the the week-end exchanges.
led to be encountered among
4 church and monastery of Armagh, ed to challange upon that when present, there are no further re been abstracted, the total value What is required, therefore is your
of stolen property being $60. The French objections
Swaraj was unobtainable by volun- Theft from Trousers Some years before his death, which the time came. It is bellevad De porta. Italian insistence on parity still section of naval officials.-Reuter.
It seems clear that the attempts
Mrs. Schaar, of 1, Wing Lok teers disobeying the salt tax. He Tokyo, Saturday. Dalaradia, where he spent the re- Rivera was very embittered over
not prompted by personal remain the immediate obstacle of
in the Buildings, reported that some time wanted thereby to draw the atten- were made progress, but efforts are still being The leading vernacular news signed his position of Bishop of the King's curt dismissal after were
between 1.30 and 7.30 to-day some tion of India and the world, to the issued extras featur-Armagh to his disciple Benignus, seven years service and the popu- animus, but made with the purpose of fixing a papers have 'middle course between the French Ing London despatches reporting & and possibly retired to Saul in lar rejoicing at his downfall manner of a "demonstration.",
Reuter.
The Folice are continuing their person went into her bathroom, other injustices or which British
and stole from a trousers" pocket Imperialism was based. enquiries. refusal to reduce tonnage figures preliminary agreement between the Dalaradis, where he sent the re- in the absence of a Mediterranean American and Japanese Naval de- mainder of his life. The site of
The young man will probably be ten one-Peso notes, four ten-Panos brought before the Central Magisan Elgin metal watch, and a white notes, $75 Hong Kong currency, Treaty, and in Italy's refusal to legates in London giving Japan his burial was a matter of dispute
of the in early Ireland, but it seems most sion Etrangeres de Paris and Intrate to-morrow morning. produce concrete figures of her "almost seventy per cent."
fikely that he
was interred at charge at Taipingfu, Kwangsl. requirements, beyond the general American auxiliary strength.
Official confirmation of this Is Saul. declaration of her demand for
Reds Again purity with the strongest European lacking, but a more hopeful at
Information about the caputre of! mosphere is now noticeable here.-
VENEZIA'S PLANS continental power.
Father Crocq had reached the Reuter,
Mission here via Tonking. The First Passenger Trip to Canton
THE DOUBLE JOURNEY The m.v. Venezia, owned by the long the but apart from the brief There is reason to believe that China New Era Shipping Co., which Italian statement recording the the Japanese tonnage in vessels made her trial trip from the Douglas meeting and M. Briand's comment carrying eight inch guns will be that the political stage of discussion limited to 108,400 tons as against Wharf on February 23, and which was not yet over no public indica- the United States figure of 180,000, has since made several excursions! tion was given of what took place. but a notably larger relative to Macao, left Hong Kong at 8 Chief Interest now centres in to strength will be accorded to the o'clock this morning on her malden morrow's conversation between M.Japanese in submarines and de- Tardieu, the French Premier, and stroyers which will be between passenger trip to Canton.
Conversations to this end have been proceeding almost continuous- ly since Thursday when the Primo Minister, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, saw M. Briand first and later Signor Grandi.
The meeting of M. Briand and Signor Grandi yesterday
Was
the British Premier at Chequera.
One Agreement Reached
The Times suggests that
a
Relative New Strengths
London, Saturday. The Times reports that a satis- factory understanding has been reached by the Japanese and the United States delegations at the Naval Conference.
seventy-five and eighty per cent. of the requirements of the United the States.
strongth
There were several hundred pas- sengers aboard, and the vessel is scheduled to leave Canton at 4.30 In this afternoon on the return trip, out prejudice to Italy's parity cruisers carrying eight inch guns thus making the double ran of about claim, be restricted to determining will be 18 vessels. Britain: will 170 miles in one day.
week-end conversation may, with-i Tho American
years.
the programmes for the next five have 15 (150,000 tona) and the It is understood that the Venezia It states that the sugges Japanese 12. A week may elapse is to be put on special excursion tion has the approval of all the before a reply is received from tripa during the Ching-ming festival Powers except the Italian delega Tokyo but assent to the proposal season. (The festival of Ching- con-ming, or Pure Brightness, which is Meanwhile, it la reported in the expected with reasonable
the seventh day of the third Chinese moon, will this year fall on Satur day, April 6.)
tion,
fidence.
Three Power Pack It is understood that the
nar-
Press that there are substantial prospects of an American-Japanese agreement as a result of conversa
After this date the Venezia, be- tions which have been proceeding row British-American division at between the members of these de- the Naval Conference has been re-sides making the daily Canton run, legations.
moved and that both are now in a will, according to present plans, make a regular Sunday excursion It is reported that the basis of hundred per cent, agreement. the proposed agreement has been This Implies an understanding to Macao.
Great Local Interests: referred to Washington and Tokyo between America and Japan on the and
the question of heavy cruisers, for. It Comiderable. Interest is being that confrmation of friendly adjustment which it in-was Japan's claim in this connection manifested along the water front in volves is awaited with confidence. for seven tenths of the American the Venezia's trly, more especially Monsieur Colbran, the chairman tonnage which threatened to force in view of the claim made for her of the Longue of Nations Prepara- up the British-American figures. that she will be able make the trip tion Disarmament Commission, has
The frequent lengthy conversato Canton in four hours thus arrived in London to confer with tions between Senator Reed and starting a new
era in local pag-
According to the schedule laid
date of Father Crocq's capture is
OPIUM IN PANELS
Story of Revenue Men's Raid
410 TAELS FOUND
A Chinese woman named Kwan
metal chain, to the total value of $86.
Earlier Cables
Ahmedabad, Saturday. *An enthusiastic reception was ac- corded Gandhi and his followers The two
Detective-Sergeants Humphreys, upon arrival at Matar. Kellett and Wensley are invermiles from Vasna were covered in tigating the robberies.
NEW BARRISTER
Mr. Yew Kok-leong, to Practise Here
APPLICATION GRANTED
an hour.
Some of Gandhi's volunteers have fallen sick and they were accom- modated in a car when the party set out from Matar.
Gandhi Refuses to Ride
Nadiad, Saturday.
not known, but information avail- able was that "Reds" got Father Crocq at his headquarters at Tai- pingfu. Father Crocq was tortured
In spite of their fatigue, Gandhi by the bandits and forced to give up Foon was this morning charged be- the keys of his mission house and fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen-
and his followers covered the ten Church, and the entire mission, tral Magistracy with the unlawful
miles from Matar to Dabhan where together with the houses of mem-possession of 410 taels of prepared Before the Chlef Justice, Sir the people flocked to pay their res.
non-Government oplum worth Henry Gollan, at the Supreme Court peets. $4,920.
this morning, the Attorney-General |
Gandhi, who refused to ride in Revenue Officer Grimmitt and (Sir Joseph Kemp) 'made an appli- Chinese subordinates raided the cation for the admission of Mr. Yew a bullock cart accompanying the first floor of 85 Pokfulam Road and Kok-leong, alias Mr. Leong Yew-procession, did not stop there. The found the accused and two other kok to practise at local Bar.·
MIST OR DRIZZLE
report To-day's weather from the Royal Observatory states:--
The anti-cyclone has moved eastward to S. Japan.
Moderate monsoon will pre- vall over the N. China Sea.
Forecast:-NE. winds; mo- derate, cloudy generally, with mist or drizzle.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day, H. Rainfall since January 1, 5.02 inches agalust an average nf" 4.40 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock
were:
Temp. Humid
Hong Kong Macno
64
64
60
80
Pratas Island Manila... Amoy Swatow Chefoo Shanghai
74
93
78.
85
90
88
86
floor.
procession was welcomed at Dabhon
women in the front part of the The Attorney-General aald that by numerous villagers, including Mr. Leong Yow-kok, LL.D., B.Sc., the village headman and the tax In a corner near the verandah, was called to the Degree of the assessors, who announced that they they found two packets, each con- outer Bar by the Honourable So- had resigned.`-. taining about 10 one-taei tins of ciety of the Inner Temple on Janu- oplum.
ary 26, 1921. Mr. Leong was then The window frame in the rear admitted, and enrolled by the cubicle attracted attention because Supreme Court of the Federated
"Dictator" Named
Madras, Saturday.
The Andhra Provincial Congresa
It appeared to have been recently Malay States on October 31, 1921, Committee has appointed Konda
renovated.
It was then found that where he had been in practice until Vankatapayya as "Dietator" and has empowered him to fix the date the panels on the two sides could his departure for Hong Kong. slide out. When these were remov-
Partial Hartal
Mr. Leung had complied with the and place for the start of civil re- ed, two hollow spaces measuring requirements and had filed his cersistance in Andhra. about 11⁄2 cubic feet were discover-tificate of identity, In granting ed. In each of the holes were the admission and enrolment, his found 200 taels of prepared oplum. Lordship wished Mr. Leong every
Who Is Principal Tenant? One of the other two women alleged that accused was the principal tenant, whereupon the latter admitted and eald that she paid $44 us rent.
success in his profesion.
MOTOR CYCLE FATALITY Chang Tal, a married woman of
WAS West,
Calcutta, Saturday.
A partial hartal was observed in the city to-day on account of the arrest of Mayor Sen Gupta.
Authorities Prepare
New Delhi, Saturday.
With a view counteracting Replying to Mr. Horace Lo, for the defence, Mr. Grimmitt said that he did 48 years, residing at 588, Queon's
accidentally Gandhi's campaign, the Contral not think he could have been mistaken Road about accused's admission about being knocked down yesterday, by a Board of Revenue has invested. the principal tenant. He would not motor cycle driven by Revenue every police officer above the rank re of constable in the Bombay Pre- She was agree that accused mentioned $44 as Officer Merriman, information of the rent paid by the moved to hospital at 3 p.m. and bideney with the powers of a salt principal tenant. She certainly did died at 7.50 pm. R.O. Merriman revenue officer to enable them to confiscation of · ude not mention the name of Chan Kama was also taken to hospital, suffer-order the the principal tenant.
a special representative of the Mr. Matsudaira have therefore senger traffic. League. M. Colbran will be at the evidently borne fruit next sitting of the Commission. It is understood that the Japan Crago, she has undergous extensive bers of Father Crocq's flock, was be more satisfactory if they got hold
British Wireless Service.
Japanese To Accept
Tokyo, Yesterday.
ese and American delegations. have back in Hong Kong about 9 a,clock thoroughly sacked. agreed to a compromise by which to-night,
!!
KOWLOON TONG · THEFT
Before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at{
VANDALS IN PLANTATION
Sentence of two months' hard the Kowloon Magistracy this morn-labour was given to a Chinese who ing, an unemployed Chinese, who bad admitted cutting a tree down at the
Mr. Lindsell suggested that it would ing from face injuries of a slight authorised salt and to, take any
other action-Reuter. nature. of the landlord and find out from him After the sacking, the bandits who was the principal tenant. Accord
until Wednesday morning. The leading vernacular papers tion in their percentage of cruisers turbine steamer on the Canton run, and nothing more has been heard of
the Japanese consent to a reduc The Venezia, which is the only took Father Crocq away with them, ingly he remanded accused in custody express satisfaction at the re ported Japanese American com carrying eight inch guna and re- is an oll-burner, and was formerly him since. promise on auxiliaries, the Hochi calve compensation. In higher well known on the Clyde as the An Earlier Capture affirming that Japan will be wise percentage of destroyers and sub- Kingfisher, Since being brought Father Beitteau also informed the exactly what to make of it, and can previously been convicted in 1928, Government plantation at Talpo
out from Trieste by Capt. F. W. Chino Mall representative that from only hope that Father Caysac is now was sentenced to two months hard
Man labour for the theft of two from Road, to accept the alleged terms, even | marines,
This achievement is most im Crago, she has Indergone extensive Tonking had also come informa-safe. though they fall short of the
Tong original claims, as the moral and portant because it means that the alterations in Hong Kong with a ton of the capture by bandits of a The information was added by rods from a contracter at Kowloon material
rup Conference can, if so desired, view, to going into the river pas second prisat of the Miselog Father Boitten that although
make a three-Power agreement burn of
eded 2% Slittle aho
would
nger
PEtran
BLUEJACKET'S FALL
When two Chinese were fined
$8 or seven days each, and a young
Naroong is in Nanning, the head Caruso who is quarters of the Mission there did Donau Nanning.not receive any news of Father on Cayase's capture until a communica Bon, tion was received from Hong Kong fell from the
Als But that is not surpulsing, as Beamen's Institute in the early raking of pine needles was just as ers Namong is an outlying district of hours of this morning. He was had as cutting a tree down, as they
Ninning
removed to hospital at 1220m destroyed the seedlings of the pins.
lad was ordered six strokes of the cane, fox trespassing in a planta tion, Mr. G. B, Twenlow, Assistant A.B. Bruin, of H.M.B. Suffolk, Superintendent, Botanical and second floor of the Forestry Department, said that the