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SHANTUNG SAID TO BE A
OUT OF DANGER.
SHANSI FORCES RETREAT AFTER TAKING TSINGTAO.
SUPPRESSION OF "REDS".
Tientsin, Yesterday.
Yen Hsi-shin has despatched the Shansi Division under Wang Ching-
No. 27,459
STRANGE
HAUL
DIVERS FIND SACK OF OPIUM.
WORTH $3,900.
ESTABLISHED
1345
'HONG KONG, THURSDAY APRIL 10, 1930.
FATE OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
TO BE DECIDED BY THE NAVAL CONFERENCE DELEGATES.
SIZE AND ARMAMENT.
kun to reinforce Talming; while HIDDEN AT BOTTOM five-Fower agreement might there-
strong fortifications
have been
built ataong Chuchow and Lin- chang.
OF HARBOUR.
J.P. CHARGED.
Conclusion of Lengthy
Trial
DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.
The oplum case against Mul Kok-leung, the Singapore J.P., had a sensational finish at the Central Magistracy this morning when, on an unexpected point, as to whether or not outgoing luggage was searched by the Revenue Department, Mr. R. E. Lindsell decided to discharge the defendant. His Worship ac- cepted the evidence of Inspector
Rugby, Yesterday. To-day's conversations between the Naval delegates arranged in the hope that the chances of a by be revived, were somewhat im- of Signor roded by the illness Grandi. Nevertheless, the Prime Minister and the Foreign Secre- While engaged in diving opera- tions off Victoria harbour on Tues-itary, Mr. Arthur Henderson, had a long meeting with the Italian Bordonaro, day, some European divers of the
Work Department dis- Ambassador, Signor Public covered on the bed of the harbour a and Signor Rossi in the course of canvas kit bag, with ropes attached the day and this evening the French and United Kingdom dele-
.At After the lat- cations also met.
The Shans troops, who had ad- vanced along the East of Lung-Hai line, suddenly received an order on April to withdraw, in order to cover their rear against any unex- pected eventuality. After having taken possession of Tsaohsien and Taingtao in the West of Shantung, to it.
R.
sent.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 1/16.
PRICE $3.00
CHINESE CUSTOMS IN HONG KONG.
OUTLINE OF PROPOSED, AGREEMENT.
STATUS OF ISLAND.
The annual meeting of the which China Association, of Lord Southborough is President,
Per Month.
AIR FORCE NEEDS
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A BACK PLACE.
PARTNERSHIP CLAIM FAILS.
INTRICATE BUSINESS METHODS.
PLAINTIFFS NON-SUITED.
The intricacies attendant upon eer- tain contracts in connection with the building of fire houses in Cheung Sha #20710 Wan Road, Shamshulpo,
were
was held on March 26 in London GLOOMY PICTURE OF gone into in the Summary Court this
at the P. & O. Co.'s city offices. From the report on events in 1929 we take the following of special Interest to Hong Kong:- It was towards the end of the year
THE FUTURE.
Rugby, Yesterday.
morning before Mr. Justice Wood,
J. R
supplied.
Mr. P. C. E. Rendall, of Messrs.
Three writs had been issued against firm of the Shing. Tai Company, building contractors in Shamshuipo, and Lord Trenchard, the former Mar- Ng Yu-lok and To Sze, stated to be The claims wero Lannigan, in charge of also, that a proposed agreement regard- Police wharf searchers, that it ing the operation of the Chinese Cun-ehal of the Air Force, in a maiden partners therein.
behalf of three different was his experience that outgo-toms in Hong Kong came before the speech in the House of Lords, called made on ing luggage was searched every Association. For many years past, as attention to the importance of a firms, for work done and materials
members are aware, dutles have been time a revenue officer was precollected at Kowloon, but while the adequate and efficient Air Force to
the commencement of the Customs have maintained an office in the British Empire. He referred to Russ & Co., appeared for plaintiffs,
informal basis, and has involved no Under-Secretary for Air, Mr. F. and Hall, for Ng Yn-lok. forter meeting, which was held in the proceedings, his Worship told Mr. Hong Kong this has been done on an the statement recently made by the and Mr. A. E. Hall, of Messrs. Lyson
preventive control over the waters of Montague, that to-day France had Hong Kong harbour and the approaches the first line atrength of 1,300 aero- rime Minister's
thereto. For some time past smuggling has been on the increase, and it is now proposed that the Hong Kong Govern- ment should exercise this control on of. the behalf, and at the expense
The proposal In- Chinese Customs. volves both technicalitics and principles which at this stage it is proposed to describe only in outline.
the Shansi cavalry made a rapid They brought the bag to the sur- retreat on April 8. after cutting face, and immediately sent down many telegraphic wires upon Detective-Sergeant Humphreys, who their departure.
found that it contained 325 Laels
Shantung Safe.
At the Weekly Memorial Service on April 7, General Chen Tsao-yuan declared that the Shansi troops were not in a position to advance southward, as evidenced by their
defensive work preparing Machang, and that Shantung would be in no danger.
Troops Disarmed.
it
When the Shansi troops under Fu Tao-yi reuched Tohchow. the Shantung units offered no resist ance, but cracuated the city, after! destroying part of the bridge at Lohow and Yellow River. Incensed by the unreasonable invasion of the Shansi-ltes, the local militia made a sadder,assault on the vanguards under Ma Si, with the result that Ma was killed and many rifles were captured.
Taiyuan Arsenal,
NAVAL DISASTER.
Public Fand For The Victims' Relatives.
The China Mcil appeals to of the Hong the members Kong Public to support the Charity football match to be played to-morrow at Happy Valley, between the Services and The Rest of the Colony in aid of the dependants of the victims of the sad disas ter, which occurred on board H.M.S. Sepoy an Tuesday, In which the lives of six naval men were lost.
It also suggests that a gen. eral public fund should be oponed for the benefit of the widows and other dependants of the deceased.
Contributions to this fund will be gladly received at the China Mail Offices, and will later be handed over to the authorities or Charity Com- mittee for distribution.
room at the a brief com- of, House of Commons
munique announced that the de-
velopment of the conversations of STOP PRESS
the last 24 hours had been examin-
It
ed and that a further meeting would take place to-morrow. is understood that this meeting denit mainly with statistics, us did also the conversation carlier in the day between Mr. A. V. Alexander, and M. Dumesnil, the heads respectively of the British and French Admiralties,
London, To-day.
All chance of a five-Power Naval Pact has definitely vanished, asserts the Daily Herald,.owing to the
deadlock. Franco-Italian Meanwhile a three-Power Pact will not be fixed up before Easter. The American delegates have cancelled their passages by the s.s. Levla- than on April 22-Reuter.
An obvious advantage of the pro- posal from a commercial standpoint would be that native goods shipped to their not lose Hong Kang would Jetatus as euch, as they dn at the pre- Meanwhile, progress was being
sent time. Another advantage would be that Chinese vessels trading in in- made with other spheres of the
land waters would be able to take out Conference work. The British, American and Japanese experts, Strellett that he had arranged their papers for inland places in Hong who have been examining the re- with the Inspector General of Kong. servations of the Japanese Gov- Police to call the Officer of water-
On the other hand, the objection crnment to the proposals sent to front searchers to state whether
that, at some future time, the Chinese Tokyo as part of the potential it was a fact that outgoing lug might, use the fact of Customs super- Five Power Pact, reached general gage was not searched on wharves vision of Hong Kong waters, albeit agreement on most points at the from which there were no steam-exercised through the Hong Kong Gov- ernment, as an argument in favour of meeting to-day and will to-morrowers sailing. deal with one or two matters still
Inspector R. Lannigan, in an-modifying the foreign status of the outstanding.
awer to his Worship,, sinted that Island still further is a serious one.
Likelihood of Friction. as far as his experience went, if
Aircraft Carriers.
Objection, In Future.
a person left a boarding house or Not less serious, however, would be The special sub-committee ap-hotel with luggage and attempted the likelihood. If the proposed agree- pointed by the First Committee
to get into a sampan or motorment were not concluded, of friction to consider the question of air-bont, if a revenue officer was in arising out of the growing evil of craft carriers also met to-day sight, Bach luggage generally muggling, which the Chinese might
determine to suppress through the creation of a cordon of preventive sta-
KING'S SYMPATHY. Inquiries Into Condition of Injured Men.
Rugby, Yesterday. The First Lord of the Ad- miralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, has received a message from. the King expressing His Majesty's distress at the dis- astrous accidental explosion aboard the destroyer "Sepoy", resulting in the lose of valu- able lives. His Majesty de- sires that his heartfelt sym- pathy may be conveyed to the bereaved families and In- quiries made on his behalf re- garding the condition of the The Admiralty an- Injured. nounces the death of another of the injured men, making six Wireless deaths. British Service.
Who Was Shing Tal. The claim by the Cheong Fat Lam firm being heard first, Mr. Rendall, in opening, said that on various occasions
had work
been dona for and material supplied by
clienta bla to defendant company. Payments had been made from time to time by Ng Yu-lok, both in cash and by cheque.
It The cheques bore his signature. had been at all times understood that . he was managing partner, or master of the firm. Evidence would be called to show that the orders received had borne the chop of the Shing Tai Arm, and that accounts, sent with delivery of gooils had been acknowledged by them.
Lee Ling-ching, a member of the erideace to this plaintiff Arm, gavo effect, stating that he had always look- jed upon Ng Ya-lok as the head of the That was what Shing Tai: Company. ho had been told.
In reply to His Lordship, Mr. A. E. Hall, for the defence, intimated that in any case the cheques were admitted. It was intimated also that To Sze, second defendant, was not to be found, and accordingly could not be servod Zor appearance in Court.
Knotty Points.
The evidence of Ho Ling, a salesman in the Ming Lee firm, was then taken.. He stated that the defendant, Ng Ya- lok, whom he recognised, was building five houses in Cheung Sha Wan Road. Thero' was a signboard on the contrac tor's matshed bearing the name of Shing Tal. He understood that tha
under the chairmanship of Mr. would be searched. Alexander, First Lord of the. Ad- Mr. Strellett indicated that he tions round the Colony. miralty, It was agreed, "That
did not wish to cross-examine this At the time of writing, these and the general term aircraft carrier, witness, but drew attention to the other pros and cons, which will be dealt planes, Italy 1,100, America 900, partners in the firm were Ng and To
of the present direct conflict
between practice with more fully at the annual meeting, and Great Britain 770. That meant Sze. He produced orders for mater- iais valued about $80 signed by Ng. for the purposes
comprehend, and what had been described as are the subject of an exchange of opin that Britain was fourth among the He had had no dealings with anyone agreement, should
of over firstly, aircraft carriers
instructions. He contended that ions between the Association here and;
Powers in air strength. He said branches in Hong Kong and that this fact required very earnest Shanghai.
consideration. We were te-day as Strellett pointed out that defen-dependent for the security of the dant had opportunities of getting Empire upon Air power as we wero rid of them had he so desired, but upon the Navy. the fact that he retained them in his possession was consistent with his innocence.
OVERCAST.
Dispositions of Troops. The dispositions of the Shansi forces in Shantung are reported as follows: one brigade at Tehchow, one battalion it the railway station of Wong Ho Yai, two companies of cavalry at Pingyuan and 4 armour- ed cars patrolling between Teh- chow and Yellow River Bank. Shantung troops are stationed at Changchwang, about 12 miles from the Shang-ites. No fighting has yet taken place. Tho traffic bo- tween Tsinan and Yellow River non-Government prepared opium, Bridge is still being maintained. being examined by the Government
Monopoly Analyst the day after.
a sequel to the dis- 10,000 tons standard displacement the defendant had told a straight its There was
the United States, the British overy at the Kowloon Magistracy as defined in the treaty between
when this morning.
Det-Sergt. Humphreys, before Mr.
Empire, France, Italy and Japan Whyte-
Rigned Smith, applied for the confiscation limiting naval armament,
on February 16, of the contraband, which was valued at Washington
1922; and secondly, other surface at $3,900.
of standard dis- vessels of war placement not exceeding 10,000 tons designed for the specific and of conveying exclusive purpose aircraft and so constructed that aircraft can be launched the therefrom and landed thereon. his plans are carried out, Chang | facation order.
Such vessels shall not curry guns' will proceed from Japan to Tientsin
with a calibre in excess of six to co-operate with the Pelyang
These vessels will go inches." militarists and the Anfu Clique to
Into the aircraft carriera category. re-establish their political position."
Ragby, Yesterday, while all other vessels "bullt to To Drive Out Communists.
The Duchess of Bedford and carry aeroplanes or seaplanes are! The Councillor and Chief
left Croydon to be charged against the appro- Instructor of the 63rd Division Captain Barnard
a priate combatant category, accord- foring to size and armament-British
Wireless Service.
Four British and German experts have been engaged by the Taiyuan Arsenal, which is working feverish- ly to turn out 'planes, puna, rifles and ammunition day and night.
Chang Chung-chang. Chang Chung-chang. the
The officer pointed out that this Peiyang militarist is said to have kit bag contained 65 tins of the commissioned his former officers to drug, which he believed to have been link with the bandita and Red- thrown into the water by an in- Spear fraternity along the Chladcoming ship, later to be retrieved. Tai line in Shantung. As soon as
The Magistrate granted the con-
ex:
com-
CAPE FLIGHT.
CYCLISTS' OFFENCES.
General Ng Man-hin has been ap- Aerodrome this afternoon in pointed commander-in-chief of the Fokker Jupiter monoplane expeditionary forces despatched Lympne, whence they will start at for the suppression of the munista Chu and Mao who recent- dawn to-morrow on an attempt to! ly evacuated Nam Hung after ac-By to Capetown and back, a distance
A Chinese youth, who rode in cupying it for several days. Ac-of 18,600 miles, in 18 daya. Mr. R
Little accompanied them as auxiliary circle on his bicycle in Reclamation pilot.
Street, was at the Kowloon Police Last August the Duchess and Captain Barnard made a record Court this morning fined $10. An- fight to India and back in seven other youth was fined $5 for riding |
THE KUOMINTANG.
Investigation of Sir C. Clementi's and a half days. On that night the fa Dundas Street, without a lighted
Action.
London, Yesterday. Replying to Sir Albert Bennett In the House of Commons, Mr. Henderson said that the Chiu- ese Charge d'Affaires had made representations on the suppres- sion of the Kuomintang by the Governor of the Straits Settle- monta (Sir Cecil Clementi). A reply thereto was at present being considered. Reuter.
·TOBACCO CASE.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory, states:
A large depression is cen tral over the upper Yangtsze Valley.
Foreenst: South winds; moderate; squally; generally overcast.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10, a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 11.71 inches against an average of 7.59 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock Temp. Humid.
Were
of 7.65 inches.. Hong Kong a 78
84
Масло
75
91
Pratas Island
76
96
Manila
72
86
Amoy
78
96
Swatow Chefoo Shanghai
75
.95
-67
100.
59
98
else except Ng as regards these con- tracts. Ng Yu-lok had made various payments to him for work done from time to time.
Cross-examined, witness zaid he was aware that one of the houses being built was for Ng's wife, Lee Kum- chun; but in all dealings he had look od upon Ng as actually being manager of the defendant firm.
The Defence.
Suficient Strength, Lord Thompson, Secretary for Air, He also pointed said that the elements in air power an Air Force of sufficient cut the improbability of the defen-were
Ng Yu-lok, in evidence, briefly stated dant being desirous to "blu" the strength to carry out the policy of
the country, air communication, that he was not a partner with To Sze. matter through.
In cross-examination, he added that sufficiently developed air transport Duty of Prosecution.
fər himself and one for his Going into legal points involv-system nourished and fed by he was buliding three of the five houses, ed in the cose, Mr. Strellett, adequate aircraft, and lastly, a two bein
actually building the stated that the nearest analogy highly developed system of aero-wife. He was
position of nautical research. No means of houses himself, with the aid of a forc present
man, Ng Sze-yip, who had nothing to Optum Ordinance where the onus purely passive defence had been dedo with the Shing Tai Company. The was thrown on the defence was to rised for dealing with attacks from latter firm belonged to To Sze alone, be found in cases of possession of the air. stolen goods. He quoted several He assured Lerd Trenchard that of the five for one Ng Lee-tun authorities to show that the duty the Government were giving their
to
the
TYAB
and was building the other two housca
His only transactions with To Sze
contract for work on his three houses. To' Sne had told him to pay for cer tain items in the contracts) direct, and he had done so. Tɔ Sze, for instance. had instructed him to pay the Cheong
of the prosecution was not mere most careful attention to the sub-had been to grant him an occasional":
Prime Minister ly to say that the defence story |ject. The could not be true, but to prove taking an active part as head of the that it could not in fact be true. Committee of Imperial Defence. The defendant was entitled to a Turning to the question of air discharge if the story might be disarmament, Lord Thompson sald true, or could reasonably be true. that we had never, claimed even a even if it was not in fact true one power standard in the air. Air The daty lay with the prosecution disarmament was one of the biggest to bring direct evidence to show problems that lay ahead..... that, the defendant's story cannot be true.
No Town Safe:
CURRENCY COMMISSION.
China Mail Information
Confirmed.
Official confirmation is forth- coming to-day of the informa tion published in the Chine Afail on Tuesday to the effect that the Government has ap- pointed Messra. Li Tse-fong and Chau Yue-ting, J.P., to be additional members of the Committee, and that both at- tended the preliminary meeting on Tuesday; also of the de- cision to conduct all meetings in camera.
If air development went on there Mr. Lindsell indicated that be Duchess, who is 61 years of age, lamp last night. A third defendant,
agreed with Mr. Strellett that an was no town in this country which took her turn in control of the who was an employee of the Kow- 'plane while Captain Barhard slept, and she will relieve the pilots at the loon Stores, was cautioned, on a forward story In regard to his alleged possessor or receiver of was safe from bombing. His own In a strong position. He did not possess air power that was not a controls on the present fight. charge of riding on the wrong aide previous experience on the water stolen property was comparatively view was that no country could feel, however, that Mr. Strellett progressive and highly developed Countries, which could of Canton Road. Defendont plead-front.
Two Previous Points. British Wireless Service..
could convince him that the al country. ed that the road was rather crowded
Dealing with the two points and this story was occurred in by
"It they were fortunately democratical- almilarly strong position. the
communlata who evacuated Sergt. Humphreys, who stated that raised by his Worship on Tucs-leged possessor of opium was in a possess air power were very few and Nam Hung on April 7-are, now re-thin defendant was definitely not a day, the question of the en
Strollett expreased the hope that the present section is that the co-operation and agreement there treating northward, but the ex-trick cyclist, but a regular rider. velopes and of the keys My seems to me that the effects of ly governed. Without their political armament in the strict sense in air peditionary forces continued to
his Worship did not think that onus of absolutely satisfying the was, however, no prospect of dis Corrt was with the defendant." press them and it is believed that
the defendant was taken by sur
Mr. Strellett: Is he In a worse matters.-British Wireless Service. within a few days the Red elementa
A Chineze man, and woman apprise when the envelopes were position than the possessor of
NEGOTIATIONS WITH SOVIET. will be completely exterminated.
peared again before Mr. T. 6. Whyte brought to his notice by the pro stolen goods?
firm for timber supplied in a construc- Canton News Agency,
Braith at the Kowloon Magistracy this secution.In fact, Mr. Strellett Mr. Lindsell: I think he is in
Rugby, Yesterday, tion contract, which he did.
The Ming Lee contract for $50, for. morning charged faintly with the un- had noticed the similarity of the
Replying to questions in the lawful possession of 97 lb of datiable crests on the envelopes before, & warsa position-in Hong Kong.
Mr. Strellett! Your Worship al House of Commons, Mr. Hender-glazing, had been verbal one."
Re-examined, witness sald that To tobacco at 882, Reclamation Street and had questioned the defendant Law Ultra Vires
A second charge of selling without about it and the latter had said retailer's licence was brought against don't know
most force me to say that the lawson, Foreign Secretary, said that had borrowed moses forster, My Strellett went on to say of Hong Kong is ultra virea. he hoped to be able to make a state- and still owed him one hundrede.
Continuing, Mr. Strellett said mont regarding the progress of dollars. He had not wished to pay To that a person found in possession that he was quite sure his Wor negotiations with the Soviet Am
alied upon
ship would healtate very long bebassador in the near future. of opium need not
bent mo fore he would say that the legis lature. In Hong Kong has gone
cording to a telegram recolved by.
Earlier Cable. the Headquarters of the 63rd
Shanghai, Yesterday. Division, General Nr is now make Ing Shfi Kwan his headquarters, A mesinge from Changsha where I will direct the operations states that Kwelchow troo
aded Hunan and decl
Some Harness the mane and gode
against the Reda Col Cheong Tai-ying of the Independent Regiment who is now stationed
part of
Revenue Officer Young prosented Mr. Md'Almada Remedios sp peared for the first defendant
The bearing was fixed for Wednes yat 2.15 pm when Mr. F. I. Coleby, will defend the woman.
to explain everyth possession: At this ment there may be peop Court who might,
kings in the
sounced by doxen
mon legislature of Britain Ho ever dared to po
Genera Conference
Mr Henderson stated that
Sze direct as he thought the latter
might "spend the money?!
Handle Non-Sutted
s
Hi Lordship here stated that he
very much further than the comat present arranged Lord Gecil, thought he must non-sult the plaintife, Elthough he was not unsympathetic, tor would represent the British Cove Ward: hindThe partomanip with To
mtant the dext, meeting of aze had not houzz, definitely juntsblishe
mintisalon for An order would be made to this affects British platatins to pay costs, and mil three
His Worship replied that he felt
furthe