TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1930.
BRITISH CRUISERS TO
BE SCRAPPED?
MR. MACDONALD UNWILLING TO AROWER THE QUESTION
SYSTEMATIC AGREEMENT
SALE OF GIRL?
THE
CHINA MAIL.
NEW
EXPORT OF GOLD.
Three Chinese Again China Merchants Ask SHADOWS BEFORE ADVERTISEMENTS.
Before Court.
REDUCTION OF BAIL
That It Be Banned.
SILVER IMPORT TAX
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN CHINA MAIL
Szo Ngan-chan, a coolle, Mong
Canton, Yesterday. Yee-wo, a widow, and Yau Him,
Merchants, trading in foreign Rugby, Yesterday. unemployed man of 58 years, were goods, wired on March 29 to the The heads of the delegations to again before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith Finance Ministry, requesting the the London Naval Conference met at the Kowloon Magistracy this minting of new dollar pleces, the this morning at St. James's Palace linorning, on three separate charges increase of the tax on the import of and decided to circulate the agenda | of taking part in the selling of & silver, and the banning of the ex-Hotel, 5 p.m. including a number of matters Chinese girl (12) for a sum of $175 arising out of the work of the vari-on December 18.
ous committees for consideration . A. R. Covey, appearing on be- by the heads of the delegations on half of the first defendant, applied for a reduction in bail from $2,000 Wednesday next.
of
to $1,000, which was granted.
Conversations between the head
the French delegation, M. It was intimated that Mr. C. E, L. Henderson, the Grist is representing the third man. Brland, and Mr. British Foreign Secretary, were Hearing of the case was fixed for afternoon. Mr. April 10, at 2.15 p.m. when Mr. H. R. continued, this Henderson is dealing intimately Butters, of the S.C.A., will prose with M. Briand on political ques-cute. tions arising out of the conference,
and in this werk they have the as- EGYPTIAN TREATY.
sistance on the British side of Sir
Permanent
Foreign
Robert Vinsittart,
for Under Secretary Affairs, and Messieurs Craigle and
Delegates Entertained
in London.
Social Fanctions To-day-Tos Dance at Hong Kong Hotel. 4.30. p.m.__
To-day-Ten Dance at Peninsula
port of gold, so as to relieve the To-day Dinner Dances at present financial crisis. Canton Hong Kong, Repulse Bay News Agency.
Peninsula Hotels, 8.30 p.m.
IN CASE OF FIRE.
(Continued from Page 1.)
recalled.
trap door
act, but
Entertainments
and
Theatre, To-day Queen's "Skinner Steps Out."
To-day
Star Theatre, "Battle of the Sexes."
To-day World Theatre, "Moana."
.
To-day Majestic Theatre; "Now We're in the Air."
April 8-Planoforte Recital by. Mr. Harry, Ore, at Helena May Institute 6.30 p.m.
Never Seen a Ladder The principal tenant of the second floor of No. 12 was then She said there was a In the kitchen at the no ladders.
She had been a tenant there for three years,
nt had never seen a ladder.
The landlady, owner of No. 12. said she did not know why there vas no ladder at the back. She 9, lid not know it was necessary. ani on the French Mr. Arthur Henderson gave and further, had never been to alde of M. Massigli, Chief dinner this evening at the Foreign the top floor herself. Adviser to the French delega- Office in honour of the Egyptian de-owned the house for tion. Mr. Henderson
M.legates who are in London to years, and bought it when it was Briand's conversations began on negotiate Д treaty with Great new.
She learnt after the fire Friday and were resumed at lun- Britain.
that there was no ladder.
Case Admitted!
Maikin, heals of the American and Legal Departments of the Foreign Office,
and
Rugby, Yesterday.
cheop on Saturday. Today's meet. Mrs. Arthur Henderson gave a ing was hek at the House of Com-dinner party in honour of Madame mons. The conversations are to Makram Ebeld.
She had over ten
Sports
See Special Sports Diary on page
Meetings To-day-Sanitary Board Meeting, 4.15 p.m.
April 3-Twenty-third meeting of Gande. Price Ltd., 2 Ice House Street, noon.
April 4-Public Meeting (in con. on the nection with arrangements
annua! & Co.,
The Coroner pointed out that continue British Wireless Service. Egyptian Finance Minister-Bri- Office to bring a
wife of the here was a case for the Building arrival of His Excellency Sir Wil
liam Peel), City Hall, 5.15 p.m. case for non- 'Yes, Sir."
tish Wireless Service,
compliance with the Ordinance.
April 26-Hong Kong Tug and The caso is admitted," he said.
Lighter Co., Ltd. (in liquidation), Mr. Bottomley said he would: Des Voeux Road Central, Noon. make a note of the matter for "urther action,
not
2
tw:
He further pointed out that Ser- lon 149 provided that the means f escape, as laid down, muat be maintained by the owner.
The Coroner then asked the jury they had met together and come to any conclusion on the evidence before them.
Earlier Cable London, Yesterday. "Yes, Sir, laconically answered
London, Yesterday. Mr. Ramsay MacDonald in the Mr. Henderson fa the principal House of Commons when asked British delegate, and Premier whether the Government was ad- Nahas Pasha the principal Egyp- hering to ita determination tian one, at the conference to to arriva at Д Eve (and negotiate the Anglo-Egyptian poli-
Power tical iégues. ur three) agreement. Later questioned us Mr. Henderson, extending the to whether proposals inyolv- British Government's welcome at ing the British scrapping four the public opening in the Foreign cruisers of the Hawkina clase were Office, said they had met to seal, made at the Conference. Mr. by a treaty, the friendship of two Macdonald said that it was undesir-peoples whose Interests were able to give such information while identical in many respects. He re- the negotiations were still progress-fused to contemplate the possibility ing, and provsional proposals were of failure, and declared that Egypt Ilable to molification at any mo-should be enabled, as a free and in-that: ment. Whatever agreement was dependent sovereign stato, to play reached it would be systematic and a part in the comity of nations be- balanced by the whole.-Reuter. Stting her ancient greatness and
modern progress. Eadier Cables
agree
Nahas Pasha, replying, said that
While the newspapers. generally past failures in negotiations had
that be Naval Conference not discouraged them in their de has reached, a deadlock, the Daily termination to reach a loyal under- News declares that there has been standing with Britain. They were marked rapprochement between the convinced that the task would be British and French, views.
successfully achieved.
"If it can be carried a little
It was natural for Britain, the further," the newspaper adds, "a"mother of liberty" joyfully to sensible reducion in the French greet the entry of Egypt, the tonnage figure may be anticipated "mother of all civilisation," Into with some confdenca: If it cannot, the League of Nations. the Conference, so far az Five-
The conference then sat private- Power understanding goes, willy-Reuter, fall."
NO BOY DROWNED.
(Continued from Page i.)
They were
The Foreman stated that their verdict would be one of "Accidental Death."
Recommendations Riders were added to the effect
(1) As regards the cause of the fire we consider that shops carry- ing on business of the kind such as where the fire started should be provided with fire extinguishers to the satisfaction of the Fire Brigado. Further, the Ordin- ances should be so amended to this effect.
(2) The owner of the shop was to blame in that he did not make sure that the fire in the furnace (whare wax WAS being melted) was not completely extinguisher hefore he retired.
(3) Houses of this type should be constructed with concrete staircases, Instead of wood..
(4) The owner of the property should be censured for not seeing that the "other means of escape" -the ladder-was provided.
satisfactory.
Home Mail To-morrow-Inward from Ameri-
ca and ports (Korea Maru).
Lammerts Auction April 3-At Sales Room. Duddell Street, valuable stamps, 5.15 p.m.
Miscellaneous
To-day - British Association Lecture on "Literary Linka be- tween East and West" by Rev. Fr. MacDonnell, Cathedral Hall, 5.30
p.m.
April 3-Lecture by Mr. H. C. Hughes on "The Early Life of Jenn Jacques Rousseau." Hong Kong University, 8.30 p.m.
April 3, 10.-Lectures in "Modarn Architecture" by Mr. C. E. Moore, University Engineering Society.
April 4-Lecture on "Plays, New and Old" by Mrs. P. E. Barker, Hong Kong University, 8.30 p.m.
April 11-Lecture on "Modern Mothods of Measurement" by Prof. C. A. M. Smith, M. Sc. at University, (Institution rooms) 5.30 p.m.
May 9 Union Church Annual Spring Jumble Sale.
TRADE MISSION.
Canton Chamber and German Delegation.
The general feeling in Confer ence circles yesterday evening is! said to have been that decisive
Canton, Yesterday. The German Industrial Delega. action could not be delayed any
(6) The work carried out by tion are expected to arrive-from longer and that by Friday, when
The driver and Mr. Xavier did not the Fire Brigade was entirely Hong Kong to Canton to-day. The the Plenary Session will be held, collapse until they were hauled up
Provincial Government has engag every delegatios must be prepared on to the Praya wall.
The jury, in bringing in their ed the 6th floor of New Asia Hotel to state its position publicly. braught round without difficulty verdict, made it clear that, until as their quarterg, during their so- The success or failure of the Then the ambulance arrived and re- this morning's evidence, they were journ in the city. The party will efforts to achieve a Five-Power moved all to hospital.
not aware that traps and ladders be entertained at the Provincial | Treaty will depend very largely The Indian constable was dis-had been specified in the plans, or Government's Office to-morrow. on the discussions and negotia- charged this morning and has re- that there was actually a trap in tions during the interval.
ported at Police Headquarters, ap- the back kitchens. parently none the worse for his ex- Tokyo, Yesterday.
perichce, although those who saw Instructions to the Japanese him last night said that he was delegation are virtually certain to "dead off" when brought out of the be despatched, to London to-morrow water. afternoon, and it is expected they
Japan' Reply Favourable
+
+
Suffered From Shock
Coroner's Hope
Mr. Chow Ting-pong, the Direc- } tor of the Kwangtung Chamber of Commerce, was sent to Hong Kong The Coroner, in endorsing the on March 28 to welcome the party. verdict, stated that the recommen-Canton News Agency. dations in the riders would be for- warded to the Government for action. The movement toward con-
will be conciliatory, accepting the Mr. Xavier and his sisters are all crete staircases had started, and he proposed terms, with certain re- this morning, reported to be in ne only hoped it would gain in servations:
danger. They swallowed a lot of strength.
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Firstly, ensuring that the accepwater, it is true, but they suffered tance doo poot imply Japan's more from shock than from the REDUCED MERSEY DOCK RATES :readiness to give up her demands effects of immersion. This la parti-
for seventy per cent. ratio in cularly true of the girls.
The National Government has The car The Mersey Docks and Harbour -eight-inch gun cruisers permanent-driver's hand is badly torn, and he Board have directed that the fol- issued a mandate announcing the ly.
is receiving treatment for this in-lowing reduced dock rates and lasue of $24,000,000 bonds secur
out a certain amount of naval con- he is all right... struction between now and 1986
. Secondly, enabling Japan to carry jury. Otherwise; like the others, town dues, leas five per cent, be ed by the Cigarette Tax
charged, on almond paste, viz. will be the third loan to be secur Inwards, foreign 10s. per ton; out- ed by the Cigarette Tax Renter. wards, foreign, 5s. per ton; in wards, cosatwlse, 2s. 6d. per ton: outwards, coastwise, 2s. 6d. (not
No Small Boy in Party with the purpose of giving employ A gloom was cast over the crowd ment to skilled dockyard workers collected on the Praya after midnight when word went round that a small
In the meantime.
The Foreign Office completed the boy, who was believed to have been at present lovled). draft instructions this morning, with the party, was missing. A
and will show them to the naval thorough search was made but no The term "Pyrrhic victory," officials. this evening, but it is signs of another victim could be meaning a victory that is little bot- understood they will be presented found. He was regretfully given ter than a defeat, had its origin in to the Cabinet to-morrow unaltered, up for drowned."
A battle in which Pyrrhus. King of whether the Navy approves or dis- It was with great rellef this Ephesus, defeated the Romans, but approves; so that now It only re-morning that it was learned that with such a beavy loss of troops mains to obtain the Cabinet's ap- there was no boy inths that he exclaimed, "Another such proval, which is practically assured, party and that after all, the ac victory and we are lost." after which the Emperor'e sanccident was not attended with tion will be alked.
Navy Office Angered
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