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FIGHT FOR PACT
HOPES OF 5-POWER AGREEMENT.
U.S. STEPS IN.
FINAL APPEAL TO ITALY & FRANCE.
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China Mail
No. 27,460
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
SEQUEL TO AN ALLEGED ASSAULT.
MAINTENANCE REQUIRED.
Mrs. W. Tansley (nee Chan Sheung), at the Kowloon Magistracy this morn ing. before Mr. Whyte-Smith, brought a suomens against her husband, Mr. W. Tannicy, of 62 Pak Tai Street, for
assault and maintenance.
The summons alleged that between September, 1928, and April 6, 1930, he ill-treated her, causing her to live apart
Rugby, Yesterday. The selegates of the three fowers have been engaged with amination of putstanding points The complainant naked for an order comprised in the reservations pro-that:-
the exfrom him.
posed by the Japanese Government (u) she be no longer bound to co-habit in Tokya by the United States and
with the defendunt,
ESTABLISHED
1345
HONG KONG, FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1930.
STUDENT IN COURT.
Alleged Theft of Chinese Novel
SHOPKEEPER ABSENT.
TELLING LIES?
Cyclist Tales of a
Constable
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ATTACK ON YOUTH. MUDDLED ACTION OF TRIUMPH OF
Nearly Choked with Red Cloth.
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FENG AND YEN.
TWO GENERALS OFFERED THE
SAME APPOINTMENT.
STRATEGY
INDIAN CONGRESS OFFICE RAIDED. TWO ARRESTS.
GANDHI'S POWER
WEAKENING.
When a Chinese, stated to be RELEASED IN NICK OF TIME. an actor of the Po Hing Theatre,
STRIKE AT PEKING. The report of a case of attempt. A Chinese student named Lau was charged before Mr. T. s. Kwek-chel was this morning pro- Whyte-Smith at the Kowlooned robbery has reached Police
Hauchow, Wednesday. Han Fu-chu wired President Chiang {duced before Mr. A. W. G. I. Police Court this morning with Headquarters from Tal-O.
Tang Cheung-hi (17), a farmer on April 8, that Feng Yu-hsiang, who Grantham on a charge of the alleged dangerously riding is bicycle in
last night. and of To Ma village, in a report to previously promised Wan Tsun-teol the theft of a Chinese novel from a book Gascoigne Roud
a lighted the Police, said that at 5 am, he chairmanship of Honan if the latter lamp, he alleged that the Indian was alone in the farm-house kit would surrender, later found that Sun shop at 74, Hollywood Road, yes-with riding without terday afternoon.
Bombay, Yesterday. when a man Liang-cheng had been appointed in- Sub-Inspector McLaren reported constable who arrested him had chen cooking rice
Police raided the National Con- the shop been in the habit of playing about whom he knew very well as Lau stead. Not satisfied with Feng's action, to the Magistrate that
Kam-yung, who had formerly been Wan ta now extending the necessary de-gress headquarters to-day and master was not present in Court to with cyclists.
His Worship, though the defen-a seaman and is now farming in fensive work around Kaifeng, prepara-arrested the Secretary, Abid All, prosecute, but the accused's mother
dant produced a witness in sup- the district, suddenly jumped into tory to opposing the Kuominchun. An- and the Commander of the National
other report indicates that Yen Hai-shan and sister were present.
Asked what was alleged against port, said that he thought the de- the kitchen through a window,
telling lles. as he As soon as he got in. Lau, he has appointed Wan Taun-tsol as chuir-Militia. Mehr All. It is now ascer man of Honan, to which post Suntained that, 26 untouchables and the boy, the Inspector said that e-fendant was
Then, after Ya-hsiang.
in yesterday's disturbances. All la now quiet except for occasional with both hands.
atray assaults of untouchables. produced a plece of red cloth from half choking him, Lau, he says.
Enatna, Yesterday. his pocket and tied it tightly
No Bghting is taking place in the
Narayan Prasad Singh, a former and northern sections of round his neck, poked his fingers into his eyes, and punched him on western the chest He (Tang) then be-Shantung.
Generals Chen Tiao-yuan, member of the Legislative Assem- came unconscious and did not Han Fu-chu and a Hung-kusi pro-bly, has been sentenced to a year's know anything more, and was un-ceeded on April 9 to Hisuchow to inter- imprisonment for violating the able to say how long Lau stayed view President Chiang Kai-shek for salt laws.
Japanese delegations in London. (b) that the legal custody of a chilu ¡cording to a statement made by the was sure that a constable in uni- alleges, seized him by the throat Liang-cheng was. appointed by Feng 26 orthodox Hindus were injured
Progress with the examination of
these reservations has been smooth
of the marriage, a girl ten months shop master in the charge room, the oll. be committed to the applicant necused entered the shop, had a look and at the close of toxiny's meeting (e) the defendant shall pay to the ap-round, and then, when he thought pleant auch weekly sum as the he was not being observed, tucked Magistrate hearing the case deems the book under his jacket. The shop master, who had seen the move,
It was offially announced
that
agreement had been reached on these
points. This is taken by the Press
reasonable.
Mr. F. X. d'Almada, Junior, appear-allowed accused ta get to the door
He intimated before he seized him.
to indicate that the way is clear for fed for the defendant.
form would not play about with a person who was riding a bicycle The defendant was fined $10 or property. two weeks' jail, and $5 or seven days' jall in default, respectively. BACK TO JAIL.
the Magistrate if she had settled the matter with the shop keeper, and Theft of Jacket from a
Launch. replied that she had not.
a Three Power pact if a Five Power that his client had gone to Canton on Accused's mother was asked by agreement were not obtained when business, and he did not know when! to-day's important session of dele- he would return.
itis Worship asked the solicitor if it gates began.
On a number of technical matters were possible for the rase to be settled out of Court. The unfortunate part of the Five Powers are in agreement it was that the woman did not have and it la understood that the ques-any house to stay in the meantime. tion of whether they should be em-
Mr. d'Almada intimated that as soon bodied in tresty form to be signed as his client returned he would ask him! by all the Powers represented at the to settle the matter as soon as possible.
Conference was discussed in confer- ence quarters to-day.
His Worship adjourned the case to Thursday, April 17..
The newspapers Blate that the broad outlines of the form, which Buch an agreement might take, were considered to-day at the headquar- delegates had decided that it was ters of the French delegation with not necessary or desirable to keep
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Generals Interview President.
Nanking, Wednesday.
ly did there, or in what direction
in the house, what he subsequent personal instruction.
Search By Force. Peking, Wednesday. Women offered resistance when
She stated
he escaped. Young Tang remain- Having recently found that the Re police entered the Congress offices, The ed unconscious until 6 a.m., when organisationists Chen Kung-po and but were pushed aside. that she learned of the charge
An unemployed Chinese, who had
are supporting Feng Police searched the offices and against her son when she went to
salt making apparatus the charge room to report him miss-just come out of jail, was produced be his mother and younger brother Wang Fachin
fore Mr. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon returned from market and remov-Yu-hsiang, Yen Hai-shan has specially seized
his secretary, Chia It commissioned
and salt. Further resistance ing from home.
by volun- later offered Inspector McLaren: Yes, your Magistracy, this morning, charged with ed the cloth from his neck.
around twa salt pans, Worship, she came up this morning, the theft of a jacket from an engineer was quite probable that he would Ching-teh to Peking to form a closer
Chl, the Western Hilf Clique, who have teers In the absence of the complainant aboard the steam launch Seagull, lying have died had he not been releas- co-operatlan with Chow Lu and Hsleh his Worship decided to discharge alongside the Kowloon Wharf and Go-ed when he was.
Tang alleges that Lau fully in-been at the same timp requested to pre but a cordon of broken paus was were badly Injured.-- tended to kill him, and is equally ceed to Taiyuan to consult on the re- seized. It is understood that three
organisation of the Party. Seeing that people the Western Hill lenders are attempt-Reuter. ing to introduce discord between Yen and Feng, Chen Kung-po intends to stir up the workers at Peking and Tientsin to start a general strike, so as to expel the Western Hill Cilque.
accused.
Mr. H. L. Stimson, accompanied by all the delegates in London rend- STOP PRESS
his colleagues and Senator Dwighting the settlement of purely Euro- Morrow. The proposal, which is of pean difficulties, so they would pro- course purely technical and is one pose at the plenary sesalon early of several, is said to comprise three next week that the agreements now parts, of which parts one and, two reached should be signed and the might be signed by all five Powers conference adjourn on the under- and and part three by Great Britain, the standing that France, Italy
Britain should continue their United States, and Japan.
efforts to
in reach agreement with that between the unison. United States, Japan and Britain. All Parties Agree.
Naval Holiday.
It is suggested that part one should preserve the agrement reach- ed between delegations on the sub-
Mr. MacDonald's terms of the ject of what is called a naval holi- day in capital ships and large air-British, Japanese and American craft carriers, and the speeding up agreement are now being drafted. of scrapping should embody a table and follow very closely the figures. which represents the agreed comanarunced last autumn during the Mr. category and negotiations with America. promise between global method of limiting naval ton- Stanley Baldwin and Sir Herbert nage, and should supply definitions Samuel (för Mr. Lloyd George) satisfaction with the of exempt and special ships which expressed statement. Ile outside these categories.
Part two, it is stated, refers to the method for humanising sub- disenssed this warfare marine
Five Power
1 week. Within this
+
American
sources that certain
Saving The Pact. There were many comings and goings to-day in a final attempt to save the Five Power conference as framework it is suggested that such, and it was learned from Three Power agreement might be embodied, and this would be dealt draft proposals had been submitted with in part three of the proposed by Messrs. Stimson, Morrow and draft. The effect is to secure a Gibson to M. Briand and Signor more far reaching agreement and Grandi for a Five Power treaty cutcome.
of which the three power pact The Conference, however, tinued throughout the day and last-will form part, the treaty to be
three, firstly,
con-
into divided
а
Shanghai, To-day.
The German Industrial Inves- tigation Committee, representing the Federation of German Indie- tries, which has come to China ta response to an invitation from the"
arrived Nationalist Government,
in Shanghai yesterday.
Nanking, To-day. Dr. C. T. Wang stated this
morning that the Government off- cials were making proparations for the reception to the German Indus- trial Commities, which was arriv- lag on Monday next and will atny in the capital four days.
The Foreign Minister said that agree- Sino-Japanese tariff the ment would probably be signed next week. He said that Sir Miles Lampson, who was at present en route to Nanking, expected to re- ceive instructions from Londen re- garding the British Boxer Fund before his arrival. He added that some progress toward the abolition of extrality was likely to be made during Sir Kits Lampson's visit.
Chiang Kal-shck returned at two a'clock this morning from Hsu- chowfu-Reater.
THAT "IF."
Reckless Cycling Not Dangerous.
ed until late this evening. The capital ship holiday, speeding up French and United Kingdom delega-of scrapping, the extension of the tions met before noon. Shortly Washington clauses regarding air- after noon Mr. MacDonald and Mr. craft carriers from 10,000 tons or Henderson were in conversation
more to amaller ships, also a cate- Ambassador and with the Italian
gorical,
com- global tonnage
agreed regarding promise, as Signor Rossi.. The British Empire delegation had a meeting later and special and exempt ships; second-dent at 6.30 to-night M. Briand visited Mr. MacDonald
The possibility of a fatal acci- riding through people
of ly, the humanisation sub-bicycles without hands on the at his Downing marines;
suggested by Sub-In-
thirdly, three power bars was Street residence to review once more agreement firstly, and secondly to
the position of the conference. be signed by the five powers, and spector Chester-Woods at the Kow- The Premier made a statement in thirdly, by three powers. Reuter. loon Magistracy this morning,
Agreement Reached.
the House of Commons regarding
the Naval Conference. He said, "I
As a
Earlier Cable.
when a Chinese youth was charg result of this morning's ed with reckless riding.
the
The Police officer said that a am happy to state that this forenoon meeting of the British, American
person riding a bicycle without agreement was finally reached be- and Japanese delegations to tween the United States, Japan, and Naval Conference, all outstanding his hands on the bar would have the road. wheel hit a stone in Great Britain on a naval-programme questions between them have been very nasty accident if the front practically settled. The next step including all categories of ships.
behind the cyclist, the conse An official communique says, "the will be the drafting of a treaty a motor bus were immediately French, Italian, and United King-embodying the agreement.
A Conference communique states quence would probably be that the dom delegations met at 10, Downing Street this evening. The present that the French and United King-uri avons thyment, niet state of the negotiations was con- nom and Dominions delegations swerve into the pavement, a pillar, and bring a verandah down, Aldered with a view to report to the met for half an hour this morning thus causing a fatality, K heads of the delegations on Friday and adjourned in order to allow
His Worship said that the de morning." The heads of the dele conversations with the Italian fendant was only charged with gations, will tom row. proceed with delegation this afternoon.
It is noteworthy in this con reckless riding and not with rid the drafting of the treaty which will emerge from the conference. nection that Signor Grandi suffering in a manner dangerous to the
of $5, As indicated above, this will pro-ing from a bad celd, la 'not allowed public, so he would impose a fine bably comprise certain articles to be to leave his room. M. Briand was signed by the three Powers, only unable: to see him yesterday, but li leaving European questions for later calling at Grandi's hotel this after- settlement. What will probably be non.
SUICIDE AVERTED.
Yesterday afternoon Privates the final plenary meeting, apart Altogether the day has been very. from that for the egging of the busy. There was something of a Lloyd, and Richardson,, treaty will be held Monday on nation when it was learned Somerset Light Infantry, found
that Messrs. Simion and Dwight Chinese lying unconscious Tuesday-British Wireless Service
the
downa.
Accused pleaded guilty.
Det.Sergt. P. Kellet stated that last night, about 8 o'clock the accused went aboard the launch and stole the jacket from the engine room. When seen by the complainant he ran away, throwing the jacket into the water. The jacket contained a purse with $1,30, which was not recovered.
Ifis Worship, on being informed by Sergt. Kellet that this type of thief had the mast opportunities of setaling kag-]- gago on the whirres, passed "senteres of five months' hard labour.
"REDS" IN GERMANY.
Report That Proved to Be Unfounded.
Berlin, Yesterday.
The report that three members of the Soviet, trade delegation were among those arrested here on April 9 is unfounded. It is now authoritatively stated that all the arrested men are Germans.
trade
An earlier message stated: serious The possibility of a Russo German Incident is en- vianged in an evening newspaper report that three members of the In Russian
delegation Berlin are among five men ar- rested by the police in connec- tlon with the discovery of two accret printing works, publishing Communist pamphlets and incit- ing the army and police to insub- ordination. The police bend- quarters refuse to give informa- tlon.-Reuter.
SEPOY DISASTER FUND.
Elsewhere in this issue we publish detalls of an appeal - Navy, League in aid of the for donations made by the fund being raised for the de- pendants of the victims of · H.M.S. Seppy disaster,
Any subscriptions received by the China Mail will be for- warded to the Navy League and duly acknowledged. In our columns.
DUTCH AIR LINES. Permission at Last to Land in India.
The Hague, Yesterday.. the British Government has given It is officially announced that permission for the use of the lead ing grounds in India for a regular Amsterdam-Batavia air service. Reuter MAA
BOY BADLY CRUSHED.
CLOUDY.
The weather report issued from the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong, at 10.56 this morn- ing, states:--
The Eastern sea depression has moved to 'N,E. Japan The other depression is still contral over S.W. China. An anti- cyclone has formed over S.E. Mongolia.
Troops Movements.
Earlier Cables.
Bombay, Yesterday. A hundred persons were injured as the result of a clash between orthodox Hindus and "'untouchables" at Nasik, on the occasion of a Hindu procession in which the monster General Liu Chih has despatched the chariot of the god Rama was being 5th Brigade of the 2nd Division to dragged through the streets. strengthen the fance of Sikehan. Skirmishes are reported to have taken
Shanghal, Wednesday.
The police, dispersad the crowds
place between the Kuominchun and with baton charges-Router.
between National troops midway
Genera! Mamichi and Yungchang. winds;
Forecast: South moderate; generally cloudy.
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 11.71 inches against an average of 7.72 Inches.
Temperature and Hamidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres o'clock this morning at 6 were:
Temp. Humid.
Hong Kong Macao
77
88
75
92
Pratas Island
76
97
72
86
78
95
04
25
44
Shanghai
54
97
Manila Amoy Swałow Chefoo
positive in his allegation that the motive of the attack was robbery
Chen Chi-ching of the 3rd National Division, proceeded on April 9 to Sik- shan to direct operations.
Cuttack, Orissa, Yesterday. A prominent Congress leader, Gopal Bandu Chaudhury, has been arrested while marching towards Balsore at the head of a party of volunteers to break the salt laws.
The Shantung troops under Fan Hai-chik concentrated at the western)
The students are most exelted and section of Shantung are now joining forces with Han Fu-chu's forees, who have left the schools, parading the are stationed along Chiacheung and streets. Fourteen have been arrest- Chuyea for the time being diggingled.
trenches and awaiting order to start
the counter-attack.
Feng Yu-halang.
Chengchow, Wednesday.
Feng Yu-hslang is reported to have
A vigilance committee has been formed to prevent excesses.
Bombay, Yesterday.
One result of Gandhl's so-called
arrived at Chengchow. His plans to national week is the extraordinary changed number of white khadder (home- attack Hauchow first were
cloth) caps-"Gandhi caps" when he found the city strongly guard spun
f
ed by the National forces. He is nowwhich have suddenly appeared reorganising his troops in Honan, dis amongst the Bombay Indian popu eriminating the doubtful from the loyallation. Even merchants who pre- units before proceeding with the offen-viously wore the familiar round sive or defensive scheme.
felt headgear have been obliged to exchange it for the Gandhi cap on entering the cotton, bullion or
'Important Conference.
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Mukden, Wednesday.
In order to solve the problems of the stock exchange.
There have been numbers of
aa Keveral days previously Tang's present situation, Chang Hauch-liang mother received $50 from his has decided to call a conference on bonfires of caps made of foreign
decide the folcloth.-Reuter. father, who is a acaman, and Lau April 12 at Sinyang probably knew of this. However, lowing problems: nothing Was stolen from house.
the
4 The Police are now searching for Lay.
ASSAULT SEQUEL.
Victim Now in Serious Condition.
A case of assault in Shamshui- a serious po on March 26 had sequel yesterday when the victim taken to the of the assault was Kowloon Hospital suffering from tetanus.
handling
1. That the Bureau now
foreign affairs affecting the bor dors, be reorganised;
HANDBAG SNATCHER.
In a report to the Police last
2. That General Yu Hsueh-chung is night, Ho King-wah, a married to submit his opinion regarding the woman living at 38, Pokfulam affairs inside the Great Wall;
3. That the question of financing the Road, stated that as she was walk-
ing home at 7 pm. three North-Eastern provinces, be
discussed;
a thief ap- proached her from behind and snatched her handbag containing 4. That after despatching troops into money and other property valued
the Great Wall the question of rer together at $45. The thief escap habilitation, bo discussed.--Canton News Agency.
Earlier Cable
Shanghal, Yesterday.
ed.
A Kowloon Case. On a charge of snatching leather handbag, which contattied Symptomatic of the calm atmos-$10.70 and a lip stick holder, from In Dandas Chinese woman j The man is Chan Pun (28), an phere prevailing in the capital, the employee of a trading junk, whose War Minister, He Ying-ching, has street, a Chinese was, at the Kow- home is in Yim Tin Kok village, returned to Nanking after attend-loon Magistracy this morning re Ching I Island, Tsunwan He reing the national athletic meet at manded for 24 hours, in Folice ceived head injuries as the result Hangchow.
custody,
POLICE OVER-ZEALOUS.
of fight with a man named. It is understood that he has post- Tiang Sang in Tungehow Street, poned his departure to Hankow as Shamehulpo. At the time his in- he wishes to attend the national
Mr. J. E. Wilson was at the......... ous, and, as he refused to go to which five thousand Boy Scouts are Kowloon Magistracy this morning. before Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith sum- juries did not appear to be seri-Boy Scouts review on April 18, in hospital, he was allowed to return expected to participate.
The situation on the Kiangsu-moned for failing to produce His home.
Yesterday the Police at Tsun-nan border is quiet. The Honan-driver's licence to Police, officer wan were informed that Chan was se hold Kwelleh and show no in uniform when called on to de
so on March 11,4- In a serious condition.. suffering inclination to advance.
The Central Executive Committee Defendant pleaded guilty, He from the effects of his wounds, and they removed him to the Kow has issued an appeal to the Shanat said that on the day in question loon Hospital, where tetanus was troops to rally to the support of the the Volunteer Corps' rehearsal for recalling the G.O,Cia Inspection was held A.Chinese boy named Lt Shek-diagnosed. Steps are being now Central Government, Morrow had called Informally at bench in Kennedy Road, near the London,Yesterday.
Common Mr. the Carlton Hotel while M. Briard magazine. He had a string tied yn (9); living in Kowloon Tong taken by the Police to have Chan's "their meritorious services daring and that, in changing into his the northern punitive expedition." uniform, he forgot to transfer the was lunching and conveyed to him tightly round his neck, and had was badly crushed yesterday when assailant apprehended.
The Kuorin news ageny con- Ecence from his multi sull bearin on the apparently attempted to commit he accidentally fell between a
tinues to carry messages from North His Worship remarked that it eufcide. They had him removed Shamshuipo ferry launch and the to the Government Civil Hospital wharf. He was attempting to
Ching asserting that dissensions are Was Just the ordinary cass of for Runchibata she had report ma where he soon récor red and was
rife between Yen Hal-shan, Feng getting and, as the Police were understood
Yu-halang, the Western Hills clique not pressing it he would cautior: and the reorganisationis
the Un