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HONG KONG, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1930.
REVOLVER AND IN GERMANY DUTCH
SOCIALISTS | NATIONAL RAILWAY
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 9/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
VICEROY
SCOLDS
WAR
ACTIVE.
Protest Against Navy Measure.
WEEK.
JAYAKAR.
Centenary of First in the World.
Errors in Recent
Statement.:
SUGGESTION DENIED,
AMMUNITION.
Woman and Two Men Charged.
BAIL OF $5,000 EACH.
Arrested in Connaught Road Centrul on Saturday afternoon, a Chinese woman and two men were to-day charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the joint possession of a revolver and 44 rounds of ammunition.
NOW
BITTERLY-FOUGHT ELECTION.
400 ARRESTS.
PATIENTS VOTE IN
HOSPITAL.
SWEEPING DEMAND.
REMARKABLE EXHIBITION.
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Opticlan
13, Queen's Road Central
DEBTS NEED FOR ECONOMIC CUT?
NEW SENSATION IN WASHINGTON.
SECRET TALKS.
BRITISH "DRIVE"
ALLEGED.
DISARMAMENT.
Cessation of Tariff
Warfare.
INTERNATIONAL NOTE.
Amsterdam, Yesterday.
Rugby, Yesterday. Rugby, Yesterday,
Simla, Yesterday.
Addressing the League Assem→ Notwithstanding rain and thun- Speaking at the opening at The Viceroy has sent a letter
bly at Geneva yesterday Mr. der the Dutch Socialist party held Liverpool yesterday of the to Sir Tejspru Jayakar regretting
William Graham, President of the huge demonstrations in Amster-National Railway Week held to the references to confidential con- dam, and Rotterdam, at which celebrate the centenary of the versations, and the publication of
Board of Trade, referred to the tarift conference held early this deputations from all over the first passenger railway in the notes that His Excellency had
year, The Convention suggested country participated, as a protest world, which ran between Liver- not seen or approved in the course
Washington, Yesterday, by the conference pledges įta against the Government's Naval pool and Manchester, General of Jayakar's recent statement.
A political sensation has sud- signatories against any increase The end of the election cam-Bill, which provides for a construc-Dawes, American Ambassador. The Viceroy specifically denies denly arisen owing to the fact of tariffs before April, 1931, and Mr. Horlice Lo appeared for the paign was marked by rioting in tion programme extending over janid :-
the suggestion that the Govern-that Sir Warren Fisher and Mr. Mr. Graham announced that the second man (third accused) and the capital and the provinces. 10 years. The total cost will be "Great as have been the bene- ment of India might entertain pro- Thomas Jones, Deputy-Secretary British Government had decided entered a plan of "not guilty." The most serious encounter was £10,000,000.
ficial changes in the life of Great posals for the partial repudiation to the British Cabinet, have been to ratify it, and he urged other The other two accused were not in Berlin last night when large The demonstrators also ad-Britain which the railway has of public debt; but he admits that legally represented and they both crowds of Communists assembled vocated State pensions, an 8-hour wrought, the debt of distant coun- the peacemakers made an unin-conferring for several days with nations to do the
State Department officials.
admitted the charge.
Mr. Lindsel asked what cir- cumstances led to the three ae- cused being charged with the joint possession of the arms.
Berlin, Yesterday.
National Insurance.-Reuter.
TROUBLE IN ANNAM.
FOREIGN LEGION SENT TO SCENE.
nt their headquarters in Bulow day, payment for holidays, and Square.
Several lorries containing Na- tional Socialists which passed, were fired on by Communists and Parcel Given to Carry.
one Hitler supporter was killed, Detective-Sergeant Whelan said besides several being wounded. that the woman was arrested The police with the utmost dif- with the arms in a parcel in Con-ficulty cleared the Square. naught Road Central. She point- A dozen Hitler supporters were
Paris, Yesterday. ed to the second accused, and said seriously injured elsewhere in the A detachment of the foreign that he had given the parcel to city, by bottles of hydro-chloric Legion has been despatched to the her to carry.
acid hurled at them. A total of Thanhchuong region in North 200 arrests has been made all Annum In consequence of over Berlin,
persistent rebel propaganda.
Second accused in turn said that the third accused gave him the parcel on board the s.s. Tai Ping (of the Barber, Wilhelmsen Line), and also gave him some money to bring the parcel ashore.
The Magistrate remarked that in that case there was no case against the third accused, because the statement of the other man was not evidence.
Was It a Denial?
Mr. Lindsell then pointed out that third accused had been
As a result of similar clashes five people were wounded, at Munster, six at Hanau, and seven at Aix-la-Chapelle.
Police in Control.
It is officially reported that the rioters attacked the naval militia, who fired, causing ton casualties.
-Reuter.
selves."
tentional error on this matter. He pays tribute generally to their services-Reuter.
CUFF LINKS.
STOLEN FROM A EUROPEAN HOUSE.
same before November, when negotiations be- The belief is prevalent in Gov- 'tween the States for further tariff ernment circles that Britain is reductions would begin. Eighteen about to inaugurate an intensiva countries have signed the Conven- European drive for wholesale re-tion, and 23 have signed the pro- duction of war debts and that Mr. tocol for further, negotiations. Ramsay MacDonald is seeking to Mr. Graham urged upon the acquire political prestige at Home Assembly the need for economic by attempting to do what pre-disarmament and the cessation of
warfare. vious British Governments had tariff
"We have to an international note in failed, namely, to secure a reduc-[sound tion of British debt to the United economic relations," he said.
World Trade Depression. To-day Wu Chin appeared be- States. fore Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the The story goes that Sir Warren Referring to world-wide trade. Kowloon Police Court charged Fisher and Mr. Jones have been depression, he said that the dan with the larceny of a pair of gold to New York several weeks as ger of the moment was that all cuff links, the property of Mr. guests of Mr. Houghton, the ex-nations in these economic straits H. R. Simpson, of 4, Torres Build-| Ambassador in London, where turned forthwith to the protec ings. He was also charged with they have discussed debt reduction of their own industries as a having pawned the links.
tion secretly with the principal remedy. The lessons of the world. Accused's plea was that he went bankers. Reuter's American conference of 1927, which was
Service.
PAWNED TO INFORMER.
+
LEAP FROM VERANDAH.
called not indeed for Free Trade but for freer trade, were forgot- ten. Politicians yielded to the in- sistent demands of industry and
Hospital Patients' Vote! President von Hindenburg was
Both the Fascists and the Com- one of the earliest voters. The munists have proclaimed con-
to see his sister, who was an German Delegation from Geneva tempt for Parliamentarism, and
amah employed by Mr. Simpson, journeyed to Loernach to vote. the new Reichstag is likely to re-
On leaving he found the cuff Special polling stations were sult in a stalemate of violence.
links on the ground, so he picked Sergeant Whelan pointed out established in hospitals for the The amazing thing about the
them up. He did not know that
A Chinese woman named Chan commerce for protection. Though that, when charged, third accused benefit of doctors and nurses, and rise of the Fascists is that it has General-Dawl
wigheid was wrong,
Lak-mal. (20), living on the first a tariff truce conference was held replied: "I have nothing to say." urns into which patients dropped been achieved in the teeth of the
Detective Sergeant Humphreys floor of 135, Temple Street, Tauma esrly there the deregiment If his Worship would take that as their voting papers were carried hostility of practically the entire tish genius is even greater than the case. The accused had paws-suicide at 3 o'clock this morning by of the hopes of those who had ad- tries to this achievement of Bri- said that those were the facts of ti, is alleged to have attempted that resulted from it fell far short a denial of the charge, he would along the wards.
Fress of the country for the that of the British people them-ed the links to a man, who, inci-jumping into the street from the Vocated the conference most agree that there was no case.
Fascists possess. only a few
That first railway, he dentally, was a police informer frat floor verandah. Two were killed and a number papers of their own, but the added, had become a model for The business was delayed until charged with joint possession injured in Berlin in the course Party's active propaganda anong world imitation and opened a new the arrival of the detective.
She was badly injured and is now with the others in Connaught of small outbreaks, but the police the masses and its slogan, "Down era for humanity in which both
His Worship (to accused): If a in the Kwong Wah Hospital in Republican,' everything Road. That could not be correct were able to cope with the dis-with
the need of mankind and the person loses his cuff links he serious condition. turbances. Four hundred people have galvanised the working means of supplying them were im- always blames the wash amah. because he was not there.
Sergeant Whelan agreed that were arrested in Berlin last night classes and the middle classes,
mensely diversified and multi. You might have got her into serl- The Fascists do not favour a the charge in this man's case and to-day, but most have been
plied.
ous trouble. If you were not ar monarchy, but a dictatorship on
The celebrations include a rerested she would have been sus- should be possession on the ship. released.
An accurate survey of the vot-Mussolini lines.--Reuter.
markable exhibition of transport Magistrate: He ought to be
pected. ing situation is unlikely before
Fascists Sweep the Board.
from the earliest times.--British charged separately.
Berlin, Yesterday. When the first and second ac-midnight.
Wireless Service. The Extremists, namely the cused were charged they both
National Socialists (Fascists) and nodded assent.
the Communists swept the board at the elections and eighty-five
Fascists Gain Ground?
Later.
The first election results have
His Worship: Then, as far as you two are concerned, the re-produced the general impression per cent, of the electors polled. sponsibility is yours? Yes.' that the National Socialists (the The State of Parties, with pos- Asked how the Police proposed Extremists led by Herr Hitler).sibility only alight changes, is as to have the case dealt with, Ser- are gaining ground. geant Whelan replied:
Magistrate."
Large in- follows:- "One creases in their supporters are re-
corded in several constituencies.
Seats,
Almost all the other parties are
Social Democrats National Socialists 103 Centre
776 Communists
75 German Nationalists 40 Others
138
91 -Reuter.
Mr. Lindsell fixed hearing of the case for Thursday at 11 am. losing the Social Democrats only Mr. Lo applied for bail, remark-slightly. The Communists are ing that there was very flimsy holding their own, and the Centre evidence against his client.
What Did He Mean? The Magistrate pointed out that third accused's answer to the
charge was "I have nothing to
Bay."
mean about it.
Mr. Lindsell said that he would not say it was necessarily so, but
it was suggestive of an admission that the charge was correct.
Party gaining slightly.
Big Electorate.
Berlin, Saturday.
At least 35,000,000 people are
Earller Cable, Between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on
AMERICA CUP,
The following telegram was sent by the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club to Sir Thomas Lipton on Satur- day:-
Best wishes-Commodore and members, Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club.
The following reply has been received----
Newport, R.L Warmest thanks good wishes-Lipton.
[The latest cables regard- ing the race will be found in our sporting columns.]
DOWN AGAIN !
AUSTRALIAN PILOT'S BAD LUCK.
a Chinese
warmly. Nevertheless, the Cor-
a.
vention pledging the signatories any increase of their tariffs be fore, April, 1931, had its value and the British Government had decided to ratify it.
were
POT OF BOILING WATER.
More important, however, On a charge of having assault aiming at general tariff reduc
the coming negotiations ed a girl at Yaumat! apprentice, aged 15, was to-day tions, which would begin in the Gambling Debts... Questioned as to how it was remanded for 48 hours in custody. early autumn and would, it was that the pawn-broker had no sus-It was stated by Inspector Fallon hoped, yield results early next
accused, picions of
"Sergeant that the accused threw a pot of year
All this, Mr. Graham maintain- Humphreys replied that it was a boiling water over the little girl's generally known fact that if a back, right side of her face, and ed, was part of the dominating
unable to meet his right leg. She is in hospital at gambling debts he usually paws present.
man
ed a pair of cufflinks or a gold ring. The pair of links in this case were English gold
and the
Chinese considered, it to be in
ferior to Chinese gold..
'QUAKES IN GREECE.
problem of world restoration. He refused to believe that any con- tribution toward that restoration could be made by restrictive tariffs which, while they might give temporary stimulus to cer- Athens, Yesterday. Several houses in the villages of run only retard, recovery. — Bri. tain industries, could in the long tish Wireless Service.
The Magistrate passed sentence Sophike and Almire have collapsed of six weeks' hard labour and owing to an earthquake shock.- made an order that the $4 found Reuter.
in the possession of the accused (which money he obtained by pawning the links,, which were valued at $35) be given to the pawnbroker and the cuff links be returned to Mr. Simpson.
"GRASS PAPER.”
FABLE OF SUPERNATURAL AGENCY.
MONEY IN A SOCK
expected to vote in to-morrow's Sunday the German electorate general election. The candidates will tackle the task of eliminat-Į Mr. Lo replied that that might now total 6,478 men and 678 ing, by the proportional repre- that he knew nothing women for the 510 seats. There sentation system, 4,500 candidates His Worship commented that are nine hundred more aspirants out of 6,000 contesting 500 seats many accused said that when 1028 when 28 women were return-
than there were in the election in in the Reichstag.
The man in the street here has pleading "guilty,"
ed to office, Mr. Lo asked if the Magistrate
long ceased trying to master the The battle is one between intricate political system which was going to hold that the state-moderation and extremism, name has resulted in the formation of ment: "I have nothing to say," ly between the middle parties 24 parties, but he realises that was tantamount to a plea of which support the present Bruen- Germany has reached a critical
A case of larceny of $150 by "guilty."
Singapore, Yesterday. ing Government against the right stage. economically, therefore
bailee came before Mr. T. S. Whyte extremists. (or National Social- something must be done. Hence
Cunningham, the Australian Smith this morning when a night- iste), led by Herr Hitler, and the the poll is likely to be the who is attempting a fight to sell coolie was charged...
that he Communists.
heaviest on record. Britain, and who took off again Accused's plea was Both these expect to increase Though the National Socialists from Batavia after magneto trou-was entrusted with $150 which Mr. Lo said that in this case it their representation; but the once made much capital out of debles, has been forced to land in a his master in Hung Kong must be borne in mind that his powerful national party is likely nouncing the Young Plan, foreign swamp with easy reach of the had given him to pay the client was charged with posses to sustain losses. All indications affairs are only a very minute R.A.F. aerodrome here.
fokia their wages in Kowloon. sion of the arms in Connaught are that the election will produce issue of the elections, which many He had previously discovered a He did so but when he got to Kow- Road, which was an impossible a poitical deadlock, as the middle think will decide the fate of the petrol leak but kept on until his loon he found that the money in his charge, and in that light hle an- parties are not likely to muster present constitution, and result engine stopped. The machine was purse had turned into grass paper. swer to the charge could not be sufficient strength to form a coall-possibly in a reactionary Fascist damaged but Cunningham was not lie went to the Police Station to construed to mean a plea of tion Government.
Government, or Dictatorship; or injured. "guilty
Herr Bruening may, however, even the restoration of the The Magistrate decided to grant endeavour to obtain Socialist sup- Monarchy bail to all three accused in the port, or at least benevolent nou- The twenty-four parties may -aum of $5,000 each.
trality. The campaign has. pass roughly be bolled down to four, ed off pretty quietly,
namely the National Socialista Complete Confusion. (Fascists), the Contro (Catho Berlin, Yesterday lies), the Social Democrata The election has brought com- and the Communists. plete confusion into Germany's It is generally estimated that political life. The sweeping vic the Centre will lose heavily to torfes of the National Socialists the Fascists, and the Social uenos Aires (Fascists) have created an unpre- Democrata to the Communists, gaz
ciklyan cedented situation. The now with the probab
that by been esidé Reichstag will have over 200 de strengthening Arrested. He putles who are National Socialists, sitte the new wed to leave German Nationals, and Comprove laven
board munists. Their opponents will be the 1st
IRIGOYEN HELD.
STILL UNDER ARREST TAT BUENOS AIRES.
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"POLISH POLITICS:
report the matter, and when the Police searched him they found the $150 congealod in his right sock, He did not understand how all that came to be
RESULT IN CLASH AT
The Magistrate: Do you expect WARSAW
me to believe that by some super- natural means the $150 in notes Warsaw, Yesterday. :^ turned into graag paper?—I cannot political meeting of about understand it all.
of the Left andActing Sub-Inspector W. Russell was leaving the told the Magistrate that the accus Police Sta where the mooting had ed came into the beld, a handgrenade was tion yesterday with a story that he and revolvers fired, had bean robbed. Their ru
were killed and 11 picions were aroused so a search was made and the money was found and many were in his sock. He had spent as of
police then the sum
with drawn
The Magistrate passed sentence
of three months hard labour, en die
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IMPROVING LATER.
The Royal Observatory's weather report today states:
A moderate anti-cyclone is central to the "north-east of Hokkaido.
The typhoon is situated near or aver southern Hainan, mov- ing slowly N.N.W.
Forecast N, E. winds, fresh; overcast, rala; probably improving.
The American Consulate- General has received the fol-. the Manila Observatory
To-day, 11:15 a.m.--Typhoon In about 110 degrees Long, E., and 19 degrees Lat. N., inclin Ing northward, y Heng Kang Langs-114 10:27". Hong Kong Lat 22 18" 18" No. 1 signal was hoisted at 6.26 p.m. yesterday and the No. 4 signal at 8.45 p.m. The No. 4 was taken down at 8.41 this morning.
Rainful). Rainfall to 10, a.m. to-day · 5.92 Inches, Rainfall alice- January 1, 75.16 Inches against an average of 71.03 Inches.
Temperature, a The temperature at certain: specified centres-this morning at 6 o'clock was
Hong Kobe
Macao Pratas Island:
Manlle Foochow
Amoy
Chefoo
Shanghai
Temperature.
78
Early Action Urged.
Geneva, Saturday.
At the League Assembly to-day Mr. William Graham announced that Britain would ratify, the Tariff Truce. He hoped it would be by Autumn, or at the latest by early in 1931
A concrete proposal was be ing considered, which would lead to tariff reductions, and he urged that negotiations be begun as soon as possible Mr. Graham further pointed out that all coun- tries would wish to see practical results in tariff reductions, before they bound themselves for fur ther perioda.
In announcing that Britain would ratify the Tariff Truce on November 1 next, Mr. Graham urged all parties to the convention (to ratify by that date, since al- most immediately afterwards the contracting parties could meet to determine whether sufficient rati- fications had been obtained.
{. It would be ́ regrettable if the Iratifications were insufficient to enforce the convention, he added.
Reuter.
WHO DID IT?
ZEPPELIN" - REPORT DENIED.
Berlin, Saturday. The Government is in a quandary regarding the shots fired at the
Graf Zeppelin as, both Russia and Latvia deny that she was fred on over their respective territories.
Riga adds that Latvian frontier, guards in the district of Dagde heard shots fired when the airship was over Russia Reuter.