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No. 27,473 HONG KONG, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 1930.
METEOROLOGISTS GATHER ATTACK ON
CONFERENCE OPENED IN COLONY, VITAL SERVICES TO THE ORIENT.
Speech by Deputy Governor.
BRITAIN.
“FORECAST OF THE NEXT WAR."
A BLOCKADE,
OPIUM IN EGGS.
C.RO.'s Unsatisfactory Evidence.
DEFENDANTS DISCHARGED
A Chinese boarding house run) her and a woman passenger aboard the sa Yunchów, which arrived here from Pakhol on Saturday
The
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. --us closing rate of the dollar on domand, to-day was 1/6 ..
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ZEPPELIN'S VISIT TO LAUNCH DISPUTE.
BRITAIN.
DR. ECKNER PAYS COMPLIMENT TO BRITISH AIRSHIPS.
CORDIAL WELCOME.
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Rugby, Yesterday.
Sequel to Criminal Proceedings.
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician
∙13, Queen's Road Central.
PRESS IN INDIA
UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENT. MUZZLED BY ORDER
In the Supreme Court this morning. bofore Sir Joseph H. Kemp, K.C., an action was called in which Chan Wan-
OF VICEROY,
ACT OF 1910.
His Excellency the Officer Administering the Government, the EVENTUAL OCCUPA-afternoon, were charged at the Cen- from her base at Friederichshaven Carton, sought a declaration that the WIDE SCOPE OF THE
TION BY ENEMY.
Hon. Mr. Wilfrid T. Southorn, C.M.G., in welcoming the delegates to
London, Yesterday. the Meteorological Conference, which opened in the Council
on the vital importance of Another open letter, violently attack Chamber this morning, dwelt the science, and particularly the system of issuing storming Mr. Ramany MacDonald for his Naval Conference, is warnings. The safety of shipping, and hence the prosperity of trade conduct of the in the Colony, he said, was largely dependent on the meteorological published in Hearst's newspapers all
The Graf Zeppelin, which flew pa, on behalf of himself and all the other Po On Company, of tral Magistracy this morning be- yesterday, arrived at Cardington at were the rightful owners of the steam fore Mr. R. E. Lindgall, with, un- the appointed time in the late after-launch Sun Chiu On. Inwful possesion of opium.
noon. It made a beautiful-land-The defendants mentioned in the
ORDINANCE.
services, whilst the safety of life ashore could only be safeguarded over the United States, in which Mr.questioned by a Chinese Revenue board together with Sir Sefton not be appearing, but when the parties incitements to murder, acts of
from peril by typhoons by a system of timely warnings.
His Excellency deplored the fact that different storm warning cados were used by different weather services in the Far East, and urged a very careful examination of the proposals which would conte before the Conference, with the object of securing uniformity.
THE OFFICIAL WELCOME.
His Excellency, in welcoming the, nings and for the transmission of delegates, said:
daily weather reports by cable.
It gives me great pleasure, gentle- men, to welcome you all to Hong Kong, and we feel highly honoured that six gentlemen so distinguished in their own spheres of activity should have thought it worth their while to come to Hong Kong for
Present Methods Unsatisfactory. At present different weather ser- vices in the Far East use different starni' warning codes and ask for This is different data from shipa, very unsatisfactory to ships operat- ing in these, waters, and I would
Hearst says
"We believe your double dealing will prove to have killed the cause of British-American eo-operation, and British-American co-operation is more important to Britain than to Americn."
for
If Britain is involved in another great war, as she is apparently de- termined to be, the outcome of the
war will be:-
First: The complete blockade of Britain to starvation paint by hoa- tile submarines.
Second, the partial destruction of
London by aeroplane bombardment. Third, the eventua! occupation of
A novel feature of the case wasing and was moored, for a short action ware Mak Chun-loong, alias Ng
Simla, Yesterday. that the opium was discovered in- time on the Royal Air Force Aero-Shing, and Dr. R. A. de Castro Basto, The Viceroy has promulgated a side preserved ducks' eggs, which drome. Her 22 passengers having ophthalmic surgeon, of Exchange BuildPress Ordinance, reviving the Press Act of 1910, with amendments to were inside a basket being carried disembarked, Dr. Hugo Eckener, ing.
The case was at firat expected to be suit the present political conditions. pan to the boarding house. When England for some days, went on struck out of the list as both parties | The original Act of 1910 dealt with
had given intimation that they would by the first defendant from a sam- her Commander, who had been in
Officer, he stated that the egga be-Brancker, Director of Civil Avia-names were called in open Court as a violence,, passages tending to seduce longed to a woman passenger, being tion, and several other persons pro-matter of procedure, Mak Chun-loong soldiers and sailors from allegiance part of her baggagė.
minent In English Aviation who unexpectedly answered to his name. to their duty, or to bring hatred were passengers on the return } His Lordship: I did not expect you flight to Friederichshaven. to appear, but now that you are here, de
There was great enthusiasm at you wish to fight the case out?
Mak Chung-loong informed his Lord- Cardington, the officers of the first Zeppelin to visit England since ship through the interpreter, that he did not know what to do. He had been the war being given a cordial wel-advised to appear by a solicitor who come, On her way to Cardington said he could not represent him. Heto-day, killing two and injuring
Later, when the circumstances were reported to R. O. Grimitt, first defendant was sent out together with the Chinese Officer and a col- league, to bring in the woman. They returned with four women, the first defendant identifying the woman in the dock as the owner of the baggage in question.
Confused Witness. The Chinese Revenue Officer, Leung Yu, said that on Saturday about 3 p.m. he was on duty on women passengers from the ship
First defendant was
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and contempt on the British Govern- ment, the native Princes, or His Majesty's subjects:-Reuters Police Fire on Mob.
Madras, Yesterday, The police fred on a mob rioters
the Zeppelin passed over Wembley would, however, leave the matter in his three The crowd heavily stoned Stadium while play was in progress Lordship's hands.
tre police, injuring the Commis and saluted the King, who returned The case was therefore adjourned sioner, the Deputy Commissioner, the salutation.
until Wednesday morning/ 10.80. and the Assistant Commissioner. British Advance.
It may be mentioned that the action Several warnings were given, but During his visit to Cardington was brought as a sequel to a case heard these proved ineffective, so the Dr. Eckener boarded the R.100, last year at the April Sessions, when police fired seven shots. The situa-
Britain by the enemy and the trans- Connaught Road, and saw several which was riding at her mooring/Mak Chun-loong was charged with tion is now quiet.-Reuter.
fer of the capital of the Empire to and alongside the Praya Wall from i tower, and inspected the sister air-Dr. Basto. He was acquitted
Canada.". Mr. Hearst declares that his news. sampan.
fraudulently mortgaging the launch to ship R.101, which is in her shed.
The plaintiffs alleged that Mak had Dr. Eckener expresed keen inter-falsely called himself Ng Shing, and
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Earlier Cables,
Simla, Saturday.
conference with the Director of invite you very carefully to examine Papers have utterly lost faith in the also there, and together with anest in these vesela and remarked in that he had no power or right to mort- | proved considerably as a result of the
sincerity of British statesmen, and It gives us the proposals which will be laid until Britain comes to have the same
before you with a view to achieving brandmindedness
our Observatory-kere,
to welcome particular pleasure Reverend Father Louis Free, S.J., -the-doyen-of-Far-Eastern-meteoro!-
ogists.
Father Fros, as you all know, has been the Director of the famous Zika-wei Observatory for the past
and Enlightened the objects for which this confer- sense of self-intereat as the more pro- ence has been called.
gressive Dominions, the Hearat news.
In conclusion, gentlemen, I know papers will withdraw from the list of
36 years, with one brief interrup STOP
tion for reasons of health, and his
work has been of inestimable bene-
fit to shipping and to all who dwell
In this part of the world.
We hope that he may long con- tinue to preside over the Zika-wei Observatory, which he has served so We faithfully for so many years. also welcome the Reverend Father Miguel Selga, S.J., of the Philippine Monsieur E, Weather Bureau, Bruzon, of the Indo-China, Weather Bureau, Mr. Sung, of the National Institute of Meteorology, Nunking, Mr. Pinjan Tsiang, of the Tsingtao Observatory, and Lieut-Commander Y. C. Shen, C.N., of the Pratas "Meteorological Station, the youngest of our Far Eastern meteorological stations, and one in which the Colony of Hong Kong takes a very special interest,
We regret the absence of the re- presentatives of the Malayan, Formosan Japanese, Korear and Services without whom our num- They bers are not fully complete. were unable to make arrangements to leave their posts, but we feel sure they will give due weight to recommendation which may $13 emerge from this conference.
Important Work. Situated as we are, gentlemen, in regions subject
disastrous to typhoons, from which our respec- time to tive territories' have from time, suffered incalculable damage, the subject of meteorology and particularly of storm warnings, an importance which is not always appreciated in more favourable situated localities. The safety of shipping, and hence the prosperity of our trade in general,
dependent on largely meteorological services, while the safety of life and property ashore is to a less degree imporllled by typhoons, and can only be properly safe guarded by a system of timely warnings..
assumes
our
PRESS
Simla, To-day.
The Viceroy, in a statement in connection with the pro- mulgation of the Press Or- dinance, says that the riots in. Calcutta and Karachi, the outbreak in Chittagong, and the disturbances in Peshawar ahow clearly that the apirit of revolution fostered by the civil disobedience movement is beginning to emerge in dangerous forms. Nothing at present was operating $0 powerfully to promote that spirit as the writings in the Presa inciting openly to violent revolutionary action and encouraging the spirit- of lawlessness
the all over country.
Lord Irwin appeals to the more sober and stable elements in India to co-operate with him and the Government in resist ing the forces of anarchy and in leading the country back into paths of peace.-Reuter.
Simla, Yesterday.
The Government of India, in a communique, states that the Peshawar district is quiet. Although the situation still requires vigilance there is no reason to anticipate further trouble. The tribes across the border have shown no In- clination to participate in the disturbances. Tranquil- lity prevails on the frontier generally. Reuter.
Athens, Yesterday. The Police havo arrested 122 Communists for holding an unauthorised meeting to discuss preparations for A
May Day demonstration.-
Reuter.
their editorial objectives the plan of co-operative agreement with Britain.→→→ Reuter.
PERFECT NUISANCE.
Known to the Police as a per- fect nuisance in the Talm-ska-tsul area, a young Chinese, with four previous convictions, was at the Kowloon Magistracy to-day sent to six months'
NAVY LEAGUE MEETING.
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Members of the Navy League and others interested are .re- minded that the annual meet- -ing of the local branch takes place this evening at 5.15 in the private dining room of the Hong Kong Hotel. -
The position at Peshawar has im
an interview that in ship structure gage the launch in question. They ac- conference which the Chief Commis- and nose mooring gear they repre-cordingly sought a declaration that sioner had with the leading citizens. Rented an advance on other coun-they were the rightful owners, and ask- Machine guns are still posted at tries and said that he believed ed for the return of all documenta and vital points, the garrison has been the model of the new mechanical permits pertaining to the vessel; and reinforced and public confidence has transporter for taking the airship also for damages for the wrongful de been restored. into its shed was likely to be uni- versally adopted.
The Graf Zeppelin remained at Cardington only 37 minutes and proceeded via London, Dover, Brussels and Hamburg to her base, which was reached at 5.42 this morning.-British Wireless Service, Earlier Cables.
London, Saturday. The Graf Zeppelin left Friedrich- hard labour for other runner, landed several arti- stealing 40 cents from the pocket eles of baggage, amongst, which shafen at dawn this morning for Eng- of a pedestrian outside the Star was a black leather case, which land and flew via Basle, Besancon and Ferry wharf.
witness believed also belonged to Paris. She passed over Paris at noon jand appeared over the Wembley the woman.
Stadium in London, lying very low, in the middle of the Cup Final. This was done by arrangement, the Zeppelin saluting Royalty at the match.
was stated that when the com- plainant arrested the defondant, the latter produced a sharp-edged piece of wood and attempted to strike the man.
servers
Mud Coating "Gone.” Then first defendant picked up the basket of eggs, witness noticed that the mud coating of one egg was partly "gone" and that a strip of paper was wrapped round it Investigation showed that the egg contained opium matter.
Many of the spectators, fearing that play would be interfered with, shouted and booed indignantly.
The Zeppelin arrived over Cardington bugbear is apathy: our handicap
at 6.14 where, throughout the day, the Is want of money; and our hope
R-100 was riding at the mooring mast. lies in ourselves, our Governmenta
In reply to His Worship, witness Doctor Hugo Eckener, the commander cantile and fighting. It lies also said that the runner.he afterwards of the Zeppelin, has been visiting Zon. and the Navica of the world, mer- arrested had come with the pas- don for some days and he left on board in that vast faithful land of ob- sengers from Pakhoi. Being ques-the Oraf Zeppelin at 5.52 p.m. to-day who provide the bricks tioned, defendant said he knew for Germany. Last night Dr. Eckener and mortar with which we build. nothing about the opium, where Secretary for Air, at a private dinner.
was the guest of Lord Thompson, the Without them there would be no upon he was sent off to the board-Reuter and British Wireless Service. cados, no storm warnings, and no ing house to bring back the
Friedrichshafen, Yosterday. weather maps. In your name and owner. He returned about five in the name of all meteorological minutes later minus the woman, morning-Reuter,. services In the world, I thank but with a Chinese key on a ring. thear and bid them carry on the Witness's evidence became very good work.
confused at this point, but eventu- ally it was established that he took
One Meteorological Code. "We hope да д
result of this defendant to the Revenue Office. Conference that ships cast of He also took the key, leaving the Singapore will receive all the other baggage behind him. He in- formed His Worship that he did information meteological
they want, in the form in which they not know what happened to it affer want it, and when they want it. that!
That they will be asked to keep only
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Astonishing!
one meteorological log and to send His Worship remarked that this extracts from it in an inter- was an astonishing thing to do
After having the key to
national code.
the
His Worship replied that so far
The Graf Zeppelin returned this
MONEY LEFT. $16,500 Windfall for
a Concubine.
CLOUDY.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory. states:
The anti-cyclone is now cen- tral to the North of Tokyo and has strengthened slightly.
A shallow depression re- -mains over Indo-China. Trere are indications of a depresston approaching Shanghal from the Westward.
Forecast:-S. E. or variable winds; light to moderate; gen- erally cloudy.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 a.m. to-day 0.04. Rainfal since Janu- ary 1, 12.98 inches against an average of 11.14 inches..
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:-
Hong Kong
Temp. Humid
73
95
Macao
73
98
Pratas Island
78
90
Manila
.77
85
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Amoy. Swatow Chefoo
67
95
67
96
50
95
Shanghai
59
96
It is now ascertained that the total admissions to hospital In connection with the disturbances numbered 25. The border tribesmen are not affect-
ed..
Peshawar Casualties,
Peshawar, Saturday." The official casualty list In the re- cent riots gives twenty killed, and about thirty at prosent being treat- ed in hospitals.`
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The Chittagong Affair,
Calcutta, Saturday, Government communique 庭辉一 nounces that two platoons of tho Assam Rifles arrived at Chittagong to-day.
According to unofficial advices from Chittagong, the men responsible for the outbreak on April 18 who ro paired to the Mathazar Range, fled there with twenty-three guns and ammunition seized. at Chittagong,
Twenty-one arrests have been made in the Mokhali arca in connection with the incident at Fenl, north east' of Chittagong, where an attempt was recently made to arrest some of the men aboard a train on suspicion of being concerned in the Chittagong outrage. The men escaped by using | revolvers.
Fracas at Calcutta.
One person was killed and three injured and sent to hospital as a re- sult of a fracas near Diamond Har- bour where 2,000 villagers collected In defiance of the orders of the Polke and proceeded to make salt.
The Police, who ordered them to disparse, were bombarded with stones, aixteen constables being injured.
The Police then fred on the crowdi
Arson by Strikers..
Mak Ping, a Chinese, married woman, who died in Shanghai on June 29, 1929, left estate in the Colony amounting to $28,500. Intention of the vessel and all the docu-exodus of the mine coolies to the her will, she bequeathed everything ments.
Deacons.
March 27, 1029."
bequeathed.
being stolen. The lock was found to be broken.
The Chinese officer being recalled. he was asked why he found it neces- sary to bring back four women. He replied something about "evidence," whereupon His Worship stated that
REPUTED THIEF. Street Loiterer Sent to-Jail.
Orrgum, Saturday, Mysore strikers from the Balaghat Gold Mine burned down a meat ven- dor's shop and house. A genersi
villages has started-Reuter.
Union of Three Newspapers.
•Delhi, March 18..
An agreement was signed in
to her son, Cheng Kam-to, for Dr. Basto in his affidavit, alleged that whom probate has been applied for Ng Shing was empowered to transact
by virtue of the mortgage, and for Delhi to-day providing for the We hope that weather services woman's baggage, the officer om by Mr. H. K. Hung, of Messrs, all business for the plaintiffs and that
which he had advanced the sum of amalgamation of the "Pioneer" of in the Far East will obtain syn-mitted to search the bagage, and
Estate in Hong Kong to the value $3,000, he was therefore the rightful Allahabad, the "Civil and Military chronous observations without un-went off to the office with the key of $16,500 was left by Chiu Kuen-owner of the vessel. In support of his Gazette" of Lahore, and the "Daily due delay from a sufficient num- Revenue Officer Grimmitt point- ber of stations to enable them to ed out that he himself got the lea-Fick, allas Chlu Kl-shang, allas contention, Dr. Basto mentioned the Chronicle" of Delhi. detect on their weather maps ther case from the boarding house Chi Woon, who died in Macao on fact of the criminal proceedings taken
qut against Ng Shing, and that his ac- The news of the amalgamation kinks in the isobars and isotherms, on Sunday morning. The lock was
Probate has been granted to Chiu quittal by the Supreme Court went to has been received with great sa- Mr. Claxton's Initiative, that Hong Kong will derive much warm fronts, cold fronta, and lines brakes when he discovered it. Sheung Shi, concebine of the de-show that Ne Shing had not acted tisfaction both in Government and unofficial circles. In spite of re- It is obvious, gentlemen, that a benefit from your visit, and I ven- of flows, also that there observa from the evidence involving the ceased, and to whom everything is fraudulently.
cent -vicissitudes, thePloneer" aniform code of signals would be of ture to express the hope, not only
be received 'nt suff- tioné, may
claims a tradition going back 70 the utmost value to our meteorologi- that you will find your stay in Hong clently frequent Intervals to en-runner, it rather tended to exoner
years in the history of Indian jour cal services if a uniform code suit- Kong a pleasent interlude in your able the forecaster to anticipate ate him. The Chinese officer had
nalism. The "Civil and Military. Gazette" is an old friend of "the able for all requirements could be arduous and often lonely duties, but and trace the passage of different made a mass of things, and be was of opinion that the runner should devised.. In August of last year that you will also carry away the typos of weather.
be discharged.
British community in Northern the Director of the Royal Observ-feeling that your visit has been pro- Your Excellency, wo thank you
India, particularly among the serv. tory, Hong Kong, attended a con- fitable to the important services on very much for opening our Con-R. O. Grimraitt concurred.
His Worship further directed
Ing soldiers, The Daily Chronicle, forence of British meteorologists, which you are engaged.
that the Chinese officer should be
Remanded from Friday ona is of far more recent birth, held in London, with the laudable, if
Mr. Claxton's Hopes.
His: Excellency then withdrew, somewhat optimistic object of intro-
In view of the thoroughly unsatis- charge of loitering in Shamshul- but was established with a public Mr. 1. F. Claxton, F.R.A.S., and the Conference proceeded put on the report, which E. 0.
Grimmitt duly noted
a spirited determination to publish a ducing a uniform code of storm Director of the Royal Observa- with the discussion of the tech-
“A Mix Up, A
factory statement by witness, he pe, with Intent to commit warning signala for the whole tory, Hong Kong, Buidnical questions Involved
was unable to go on with the case, felony Ng Tai (16) was to-day at British newspaper in the capital The case against the woman world, but as agreement could not Before proceeding with the be reached oven for the British business of the day. I am sure you
being continued, O. Grimmitt and the woman was discharged. the Kowloon Magistracy sentence of India... Empire, he withdrew, his proposal would, wish to thank His Excel- Those present were, besides gave evidence as to sending the D. Grimitt pointed out that the ed to three months hard labour. The three newspapers will be witness had told a very different Acting Inspector Vincent, off- under the direct supervision of an and suggested a conference of Far lency the Oficer Administering His Excellency and Mr. Claxton, runner out with the Chinese officers story in the box from his previous cial police photographer, spoke of editor-in-chief. Mr. J. D. Savary, Eastern meteorologlets, in the hope the Government for coming hoxe the Rev, Father Froc, S.J., the about 8.15 p.m., to bring back the statements. He had not previously the defendant having three con- who has been appointed to this position, has a wide experience of that uniformity might be attained to-day to open the conference.... Rev. Father Belga, SJ, Lieut. A woman. Four women came hack
12 strokes of the cane in Sep Indian journalism. For some time fer this area where conditions and His Excellency's kindly Interest St. Edwards, RN., Lieut. Comdr. with them, and the runner pointed mentioned anything at all about victions as follow:
he acted as asalatant editor of the requirements are, to a certain should help us in our delibera A. E. Dodington, R.N., Capt. W. out the one in the dock is the ownsending the runner for the wo
12 strokes of the cane in Octo "Pioneer, and was later appointe tions and atimulate understand Davison, Capt. D. S. Skinner, or of the baggage and keys man, or the key being brought back tember, 1929.
ed to the editordship of the "Eng This conference has therefore, ing and goodwill, without which Capt. J Asbby, Llant. Comdr. The woman denied ownership of His Worship remarked that it ber, 1829 been called in accordance with the we cannot look for complete sucY. C. Chen, of the Chinese Navy, the cags, bat admitted that the key looked as if the runner had been Three months In December 31, lishman of Calcutta (the oldest suggestion made by the Director in cass In Four undertaking Mr. C. W. Jeffries, Mr. Sung, Mr. Was hera. She was arrested, and fun to pointing out the woman 1029, for larceny from a person, paper in India). More recently London, and has for its object the We hope for great things from Pingjan Telang Mr. B. D. Evans on the Sunday morning the
as the culpand that was the all this testifying to his being lie was editor of the Delhi Dally on throughout the Far East, this Conference. Our motto (Secretary) and Mr. D. chee was fetched from the
reason that four women came along, known as a reputed thief, and sus Chronicle, which is now a partner
Wanderrected person.is
In the groapa
extent, uniform. ANG
codes for storm swar, JipE
and, econoD
ference.
Nolloth
Those Present.
to him.