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China Mail
No. 27,469
ST. GEORGE'S DAY.
WREATH LAID AT THE CENOTAPH.
ANNUAL OBSERVANCE.
ESTÄBLISHED
1846
HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1930.
DIRTY BAKERIES.
Batch of Native Owners Summoned,
FILTHY CONDITIONS.
Recently there was some discussion
at a meeting of the. Sanitary Board Englishmen gathered at the Hong about the insanitary condition of soma
DANGER OF DELAY Kong Club this morning in order to lay of the native bakeries,
MR. HOOVER ASKS FOR RATIFICATION.
to
a wreath at the Cenotaph, in connec- ion with the observance of St. George's Day.
Mr. T. E. Pearce, President of the
TERRORISM IN INDIA
EXCITEMENT NOW CALMED DOWN.
POLICE STONED.
MORE ARRESTS IN
MADRAS..
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR - The closing rate of the dollar OD demand, to-day was 1/6 3/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
HOME FOOTBALL.
Wednesday Secure the Championship.
GRIMSBY'S RECOVERY.
London,, Yesterday.
The destiny of the First League Championship was settled to-day.
Business Manager.
CENTRAL DISTRICT FIRES.
GREATER DAMAGE DONE BY
WATER.
EXCITEMENT AND SMOKE.
Shortly
Dainty Eyeglasses N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician 13, Queen's Road Central,
after twelve o'clock
AN
PRISON
INFERNO
CONVICTS ROASTED
IN THEIR CELLS.
ESCAPE.
B001
After going down to Derby County to-day, the fire engines were heard GHASTLY SCENES. There was a sequel to the discussion
on Monday the Wednesday turned dashing along D'Aguilar Street, and this morning when two Japanese and
the tables on them on their own a volume of smoke darkened the MACHINE GUNS STOP, five Chinose bakers, all of Wanchal,
ground to-day, their victory put-Jaky in that locality. The wholo were summoned before Mr. R. E. Lind-
ting Derby out of
excite- the running street, was seething with Society of St. George, promptly at 11 sell for keeping their bake houses in
for top honours. Even were ment. Several European ladies o'clock marched to the Cenotaph, pc-ja dirty condition.
the Sanitary Inspector Allen was companied by Mr. E. Cock, M.R.E..
Derby to secure four points from who were buying flowers scattered Simla, Yesterday. their last two fixtures they would in all directions when the first fire
Columbus, Yesterday, Washington, Yesterday. amongst others present being Lt.-Col.prosecuting officer in every case. Ha President Hoover has decided G. Bird, D.S.O., Mr. C. G. Alabaster, had visited all the seven bakeries on
The first alarm of the fire, given The situation is distinctly easier still finish with only 52 points appliance came tearing up that nar O.B.E., K.C., the Hon. Mr. W. E. L. March 26 and warned those responsi-
for 38 row lane, which in Hong Kong is week's ferment. Ac-against Wednesday's 53 after last aubmit to the
by a convict who is a well-known Senate
Shenton, Messrs. G. C. Moxon, and ble. Subsequently be again visited the
called a street. matches. the Naval Treaty immediate-W, A Dowley (all Past Presidents of hakerica and found that in some cases (cording to reports from all the im
The Chinese firemen, under the practical joker, was greated by Grimsby are making a great In the civil dis- ly it arrives, This decision the Society). Also present
were there was slight improvement, but in fportant centres
They command of a European, ran hither laughter, which the flames followed д conference with Messrs. L. C. F. Bellamy, M.C., T. II. the wrong direction, whilst in others obedience campaign, the prompt effort to avoid relegation. Senate leaders, who informed the King. F. C. Hail, II. B. L. Dawbiggin, no notice had been taken of the warn- promulgation of the Bengal Ordin- visited Birmingham to-day and and thither, quite aimlessly. Hoses silenced. Believing that a general bagged full points, raising their were brought up to the top of the release of prisoners would be President that the submission of A. P. Bungay, S. J. Jordain, M.C., ing, so he summoned them all.
total to 35 for 40 matches.
atreet, only to be brought down the treaty at present would mean G. A. L. Flunimer, P. 5. Cassidy,
again. Nobody seemed to know attempted, keepers rushed to and the prolongation of the present. A. Cornell, W. J. Stokes, F. W. he again vibited the bakeries and what
The position of the last half what to do, and while hoses were fro, placing machine guns and session, or pigeon holing the Stapleton, L. 8. Greenhill (members of he saw he reported to the Magistrate
dozen Clubs is now as under being coupled together, rolled out shouting for ammunition, whilst treaty till the regular session in presentatives of the Ex-Active Service
the Committeet, T. V. Jeffery, and re-when the cases were called.
Possible and wound up again, the fire was outside the prison guards trained December. Senator Borah stated Men's Association Club.-
Played Points Points burning morrily in the cockloft of guns on the convicts until they at that he would try and secure rati- This afternoon, at 6.30 o'clock the specter said that this morning he found
the Wing Shing Printing Press at fication at this session, and said Bugles of the 1st Batta. The Somerset light improvement in the condition of
[No. 34 D'Aguilar Street. that two or three weeks would be Light Infantry will sound Retreat on the bake house, but very little had sufficient.
the Hung Kong Cricket Ground, fol-bean done of what he had previously owed by musical selections played by indicated to the defendant should be
the Regiment Band.
Te-night at 830 o'clock there will be a
Before going to Court this morning.
In the case of N. Morada, Japanese baker, of 11, Mallory Street, the In-
done.
Fined $30.
}
"Big Navy"men, hold that no action should be taken until the naval experts are heard. Mr. Hoover -believes-that-much-of-the-effect Theatre, Wanchai: The full concert the owner-of-a-bakery-at-63, "Praya
of the treaty will be lost if it is programme, which in to be broadcast, East, was the next, defendant. delayed and he is asking for its will be found in the radio topics on immediate ratification. Reuter's page 7. American Service.
concert for the Service men in the Lee A Japanese woman named D. Shiral,
I
Ships to be Scrapped.
Rugby, Yesterday,
The full text of the naval treaty. which was signed at St. James's Palace to-day by the plenipotenti-| aries of Great Britain. the United States. Italy, France and Japan.) consisted of five parts and 26 art[- cles. These articles complete part three of the treaty which is a three power pact and which is not signed by France and Italy.
In the five power agreement the parties agree not to exercise their rights to lay down capital ships of accepted tonnage during the years. 1931 to 1936 inclusive as covered in This the Washington Trenty. proposition is without prejudice to the disposition relating to the re placing of ships accidentally loat, nor does it restrict the right of France and Italy to build the replacement tonnage which it was intended to lay down in 1927 and 1929. The United States, the United Kingdom and Japan · shall dispose of the following capital ships: the United States Florida. Utah, Arkansas and Wyoming, the Benbow, Tron United Kingdom Duke, Emperor of India and Tiger, Of the ships to and Japan Hiyei. be disposed of Arkansas, Wyoming, Iron Duke and Hiyei may be re- training purposes.-- tained for British Wireless Service.
Earlier Cables. '
London, Yesterday. The Naval Trenty was signed at 12.40 p.m.
10
NAVY LEAGUE — SEPOY FUND.
SIXTH LIST,
The following contributions have been thankfully receiv ed:-
Previously neknow-
ledged).$7,471 £52-10-0 Mr. & Mrs. H. T.
Brooks
C. G. P. E. S.
British American Tobacco Co., Ltd. Donnelly & Whyte M. S. W.
10.
a
200
25
Leigh & Orange
50
Dr. G. D. R. Black
20
125
Dairy Farm Staff Two American
Bluejackets Sergeants' Meas
(Argyll Sutherland High- lusulers)
Nora Comrie
J. H. S. (Canton)
Hong Kong Mem-
The
Inspector reported that in this case no- |Wing had been done at all, and this morning the bako house was in the name filthy, condition as when defen- dant was first warned.
Fined $40.
Ip Ming, baker, of 83, Wanchal Road, was fined $20. The Inspector reported that this morning he found great im-
| pravement, but the bake house was still
in an insanitary condition.
Utensils Not Clean,
Wong Cheuk, baker of 265, Queen's Road East, was stated to have con Aned his attention, to the cleaning of the floor of the bake house. Nothing was done about the 'utensils.
After Impressing on defendant that cleanliness with the utenails was the first consideration, his Worship imposed a fine of $30.
Middlesbro
40
36
30
Newcastle
40
36
Grimsby
40
35 4 39
Sheffield
410
34
Burnley Everton
41
34
36
39
29
888888
Second Division. Bradford and Southampton drew, but the result has no bear ing on the championship.
Preston North End gained valuable couple of points at the expense of Notts County, This. leaves the relegation problem still! open, although form points to Barnsley and Bristol City going down.
Torquay Fail.
In Division III-South-Brigh- ton, accomplished a good perform- ance by visiting Coventry and winning by a couple of goals. Exeter picked up a point at Northampton, and the meeting of Walsall and Fulham also "ended in a draw. Torquay vísited Mar- thyr and fell by three goals. Mahatma Gandhi, fiery Indian revo- Merthyr's fifth win of the season
and mystic.
(Lower)
lutionist
Li Hau, baker of 21 McGregor Madeline Slade, daughter of a British comes too late to be of any use Street, was stated to have done prac-admiral, has joined Gandhi's campaign to them. tically the same as the previous de- against the Crown. fendant, but there was Improvement in;
the condition of the utensils. His mix-ance has outwitted the Bengal ter-
Tranmere Falling Away,
Chesterfield, in the Northern
ing troughs and tables, however, want-rorists, and the situation in section, visited Tranmere and won ed cleaning.
Calcutta is much improved.
Fined $20.
by the odd goal in three. Tran- The Punjab is quiet. There was mere is in poor form at present; The bake house of Chau Kat, bakor some excitement at Amritsar, but and they must bo relieved that: Even more they played, better in the earlier absence of part of the season.
pared with the first visit, but there was
bero
(Honour-
of 13 Praya East, was reported to be it was calmed down. in- a fair condition this morning, com-satisfactory 13
the
able Artillery
Co.)
50
Capt. & Mr. Chas.
Atill robin for much improvement.
Fined $20.
*A. Mutton
20
Darlington had, Rochdale visitors and won easily. .. Results:--
W. J. S.
&
-
TRANSPORT OF... ARMS.
Mrs. E. Cock
10.
Union Insurance
Society of Can- ton, Ltd. Paul Lauder
250
50
$8,401 £52-10-0 W. A. DOWLEY,
Hon. Treasurer.
The Committee regrets that a donation of $250. was yes-, terday wrongfully attributad to the Royal Navy Yard (Navy Canteen). This hand- sum was from the Royal Naval Yard Police.
Chan Hin-cho, baker of 71 Wanchai) Road, the Inspector regarded as the biggest offender because his was a large establishment, occupying two ground floors and an upper floor. No Improvement was noticed this morning.
Fined $50.
Shippers Warned Not To Send Them To China,
Berlin, Yesterday.
In view of the renewal of elvil war in China, the Gov. ernment warns exporters and shipping companies not to participate in the transport of arms and munitions to China-Reuter.
Division L Birmingham ◊ Grimsby T. Huddersfield
Leeds, U. Wednesday
2 Manchester U, 2
At long
last--about
length realised that many prisoners twenty were locked up in the blazing cells, minutes but too long for an emer-and keepers and convicts joined in gency of that nature a hose was efforts to Joined up and the hydrant 'turned
on.
Tescue the screaming · Then it was discovered that men. A negro convict climbed s the hose had no nozzle. The burning building, carrying a rope, water ran to waste for a few land entered a window. Other minutes, and the fire within the convicts followed with hammers shop began to spread.
with which they attempted to re- lease the frenzied prisoners. Ac- cording to one report the doors of the east cell block, where 1,000 mon, including the "bad
CLOUDY.
The water
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The depression or typhoon in the China Sea has filled up, `A - large depression covers China. Forecast:-3.E. winds; mo- derate; generally cloudy,
Rainfall
Rainfall to 10 am. to-day nil. Rainfall ainco Janu- ary 1, 11.02 inches against an average of 10.04 inches.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperatura and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:
Temp. Humid.
Hong Kong
Масло
77.
89
77
96
Pratas Island
78
90
i
Manila
75
88
2
Amoy
72
9%
3 Manchester C. 2
Swatow
76
95
6 Derby C.
3
Chafoo**. 52
100
Division II.
Shanghai ...... 64
98
1 Southampton
1
0 Preston NE
3
Division III-South.
0 Brighton
3. Torquay,
o Brigade arrived; the hose ∙ was
brought to play on the fire,
2 Exeter
2
1 Bournemouth
2 Fulham
Bradford
Notts C.
Coventry Merthyr Northampton
WAR MEMORIAL,
Foundation Stone of Nursing Home.
TO-MORROW'S CEREMONY,
The public is reminded of the ceremony of laying the foundation dangerous excitement in the towns Norwich atone of the War Memorial Nurs of the United Provinces, in spite of Walsall ninety-two days after H.M. the had repeatedly defied solution and ing Home by Mrs. Southern to the arrest of local Nationalist - King opened the conference in the brought conference after confer-morrow at 4 p.m.
leadora. Royal Gallery of the House of ence to nought. Lorda. Brilliant sunshine favour-
The last plenary meeting of the Naval Conference assembled for the signing of the Treaty was 'held in the Queen Anne drawing |
of St.
room
James's Palace,
some
The site is
· Division III--North,
3 Rochdale
1 Chesterfield
-Reuter. (Continued on Page. 9.)
on Mount Kellett
Darlington Sporadic disturbances are not A "Mental Delusion.” Ridge, and arrangements have regarded, anywhere in India as Tranmere ed the closing scene, but in con- "We have proved how, when been made for the opening to indicating &
general uprising trast to the Intense activity in the world likes, the menace of traffic of the Mount Kellett Road against the Government, but it side the Palace, including labor-arms can be removed by treaties, for the occasion and parking ac-recognised that the qituation de-
arrangements for taking Naval competition had begun, and commodation 'for cara. ate
mands constant vigilance.. photographs, "talkies," at cetera, the nations were at the fatal The public is cordially invited there was no sign of public inter-moment of once again, by a pro-to attend. After the ceremony re- oat outside, the only people in the cess of mental delusion, reducing freshments will be served. courtyaid being groups of photo-thelg security, by increasing their graphers and detectives."
armaments.
We must continue
Mr. MacDonald's Speech, strengthening the mentality. ́of} Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said peace. This treaty carrica us to
1936, when further the heads of the delegations had agreed that the most convenient should be possible.”
title for the present conference
progress
Mr. MacDonald then announced
and Treaty would be the "London that the British Government had Naval Conference" and "London offered to agree to all-round
PIGS LUNGS.
Unfit for Human Consumption.
A SERIOUS CASE.
Police Stoned.
Madras, Yesterday,
A large crowd gathered near the police station In the centre of the
civil disobedience committee, Reuter,
Rebels Rounded "Up.
Chittagong, Yesterday.
was again turned off, and the nozzle
2 put on, and when the Chief of the
were
men"
incarcerated, could not be opened owing to the failure of the electric power by means of which the keepers unlocked the doors. Hammers and acetylone torches were tried in vain and when the electric power had bean restored many of the prisoners were found Incinerated or suffocated.
Keeper Suspended.
Later.
The death roll in the prison firo la now officially estimated at 807. At an enquiry into the disaster the chief warder testified that his only instructions in case of fire were to prevent the convicts from escaping. One of the keepers on duty in the cell block where most of the fatalities occurred has been suspended.
Earlier Cables.
Over onc hundred nurses Aro sorely needed to attend to the in- jured and dying. The floors of the building are covered with vic- tims.
There was no concerted attempt on the part of the convicts to es- [cape, most of them engaging in no-
alsting the firemen,
Many of the victims died of suf- focation. The number of prison jers known to be dead is now stated
to be 215...
Incendiary Origin. There were
305 bodies in the Prison Yard at 8.45 p.m. when the
It is be
The outbreak was a small one fire was still burning. and it could easily have been put lieved that the fire was of incoN*
2 out at the first instance with a few diary origin, as it started in sev
buckets of water.
However, the feral places, fire-fighters wanted to make a good
One thousand five hundred
job of it, and a large hose was com, troops, armed with machine guns, are sta- 2 missioned. Jets of water began to tear gas, and bayonets,
the prison as a precau- pour into the shop, and, before long, tioned in
Over
the entire premises were flooded out,tion against disturbance.
Small Boy in Charge.
There was considerable unrest
the grave peril was From enquiries made by a-China when Mall representative it was learned and there is evidence that some that the master and all the fokis of of the prisoners are now: promote the shop went out to tea at noon, ing trouble. Fire hoses were cut leaving only a small boy to take care and four firemen shot, while there of the shop The lad was washing were still 2,000 prisoners "wander-
City and stoned the police. Business is going on as usual, clothes on the ground floor and being in the yard, an hour after The crowd ignored the re- Forty men of the Eastern Rifles and did not know that the cockloft was their return to their cells had peated warnings of the De-a troop of light horse engaged with alight until smoke began to choke been ordered. puty-Commissioner, and the 30 rebels a few miles from Chitta- him. He at once ran out in the The penitentiary was bullt to. police charged with fathis and dis-gong. It is believed that the rebels street and gave the alnim. The house 1,500 but the roll call this persed the mob, which regathered were surrounded. The number kill-cockloft contained nothing else but morning showed a population of and stoned another police stationed during Saturday's outbreak is bales of paper, an
4,800. Naval Treaty of 1930. Then, naval reductions in such a A Chinese named Li. Kal, of 88, charged with intimidating shop two Europeans, three constables confined to a few bales of paper, Tor volunteers were arrested and now believed to be nine-namely, The damage done by fire was only
Imprisoned: Men's Screams. apeaking in ringing tones, he way as not to entail loss Main Street, Shaukiwan East keepers.
It is officially estimated that 886 ) of security for any nation was summoned before Mr. RE, PRESENT
and four taxi-drivers-Reuter.but the water damage must have said 6]
prisoners of Ohio penitentiary are been considerable, die Compared with Washington and such an agreement had Lindsell to-day for selling pig's Bombay, Yesterday.
Hunger Striker.
dead. and Geneva,, we have progressed been reached between the Unit lungs, which were unfit for food. Munaht was convicted for the Calcutta, Yesterday.
China Building Senre. Occupants of the shops and offices When the fire broke out, the pri Compared with our desires ed States, Japan and Great Defendant admitted having the incitement of disobbulence of the The police raided the premises in the neighbourhood of the China son officials thought a wholesale we are still, short. This Is but Britain, but the European situs lungs in his possession with a Salt Laws, and sentenced to six of the newspaper Advance, publish- Building, Queen's Road Central, escape of the prisoners might be another stage, and the work must fon was harder to resolve into view to sale months stiple lingilsonment and ed in English, and arrested, the were greatly alarmed last night impending, and their first thought be continued. We must go on it resolved every bond of limited Magistrate: Do you admit they Ane of 800 rupees, or alter Editor, PK. Chakravati, on shortly after nine o'clock when was to secure the arms and aut tackling the problems, which have scope must have the protection of are bad? The pig was all right; natively two months simple Im charges in connection with an arti- Fire, Fire was shouted out from munition. The men in east a safeguarding clause, such as the lungs were exposed to the sun prisonment Professor Gharpure cle on civil disobedience the second floor of the building cell blecks, including the "bad that in the Treaty to be signed too long, I suppose to day. He hoped that the clause
far
baffled uzitj
Again and again, a mistaken word or awkward handling during the Conference could have creat ed situations; We are
day
would never be used. 20 Possible Contingency.
Dr. W. Veterinar examined
Only when it la apparent that at the "owing to ships built and bulld.
¡culosis;
President of the War CouncThe Secretary of the Bengal The Coutal Fire Brigade was at men, were not released.
E. Mackenzie, Colonial and- Surgeon said that he Bor the lungs, and
they wer
[one].
Dart
the lungs.
joint secretaries of the
inofal Congress Com Civil Disobedience Council has also once informed and several ap- The Imprisoned men shouted,
arrested at been arrested Political prisoners pliances were rushed to the scene. screamed and hammered hyster
et Alipore Gaol, including Sen Cup. The fire was discovered in a cally on the cell doors, and the ta, Mayor of Calcutta and 8.C. Bose, room occupied by firm under the confusion was Increased by the name of George Louviere, but it was fact that the kaya of all the east Boot extibrulubed with the hydrants blocks were lost, and the guardes hunger
on the promises. It was said that equipped with sledge hammers, c was caused by: an over-, word: stationed ready breath the
3. Only slight locks if necessary. Reuter's