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$12,000 LARCENY CHARGE.
Youth Who Stole From
His Uncle.
A KINDLY COMPLAINANT.
The
China Mail
* No. 27,599
FALL OF PEKING.
REGIMENTS TO BE HANDED
OVER TO-DAY.
ARMY ON THE MOVE.
Peking, Yesterday. The Manchurian Regiment ar rived at Langfang to-day and sent A Chinese youth appeared be-filelegates to arrange for the hand- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the ing over of the Peking Regiment. Central Magistracy this morning. It is expected that they will march in early on Monday morning, fol- charged with the larceny of owed by other troops.-Reuter. $12,500 from a money-changer's
Turn of the Wheel. shop in Connaught Road Central
Peking. Yesterday. on the 18th inst.
BSTÅBLISHÐD
184
HONG KONG MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1930.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR, - The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 11/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
MRS. VICTOR BRUCE HATRED OF FASCISM SPECTACULAR LEAP
MAY VISIT COLONY.
Traveller to Begin Solo Flight to Japan.
AN ALL LAND ROUTE.
ITALIAN FANATIC SHOOTS TWO
COMPATRIOTS.
STRANGE EXPLANATION.
Was
ENDS IN DEATH.
Parachutist Killed After Fall of 3,000 Feet.
CROWDS HORRIFIED..
BOY SCOUTS.
ого
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optfclan
18, Queen's Road Central
TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF
SECOND GROUP, "
SILVER CUP PRESENTED,
AFRICA HOME OF
THE HUMAN,
Evidences of Prehistoric
Population.
FOUND BY EXPEDITION.
Brussels, Yesterday.
The 2nd Hong Kong (St. An anti-Fascist Italian house
Andrew's) Group of Boy Scouts painter, Ruggiero, espying 'two
celebrated their tenth anniver- Rugby, Yesterday, compatriots, one of whom
Evere, Belgium, Yesterday.
The theory that "somewhere in Mrs. Victor Bruce, the well-wearing n-Fascist badge, promptly The parachutist. Strachevsky,sary over the week-end...........On Africa will be found the centre of town British motor racer and shot them with a revolver. One, was killed during a spectacular Saturday night the troop gathered dispersal of the human species" is traveller, has recently taken to a cheese merchant from Rotter-drop from a height of 9,000 feet in the Church Hall, and there held to by Prof. Alonzo W. Pond, the air and intends to start on dam, passing through Brussels, before a large crowd at an air dis-were also present the Rev. W. of Logan Museum, at Beloit Col- an ambitious aeroplane trip this was sent to hospital in a serious play. He had three parachutes Walton Rogers (Vicar), Mr. C. lege Wisconsin, U.S.A., as the re- week. She hopes to reach Tokyo, condition.
strapped to his body when he Chumpkin (Deputy Commissionersult of evidence collected during 11,000 miles distant, in 15 days, Ruggiero, when arrested, told jumped from the machine and for Scouts in Hong Kong), Lt. the last five years on archaeologi By a strange turn of the wheel beginning with a non-stop flight the Magistrate that he fired as a fell a few hundred feet. He re- Lt. C, G. H. Christian, R.A. (Ascal expeditions sponsored by Dr. Leung Kiu-kai, complainant, in-of fortune Shans troops who a to Budapest, 920 miles, and con- protest against the sentences pass-leased the first parachute and sistant Commissioner), the Rev. Frank G. Logan of Chicago, vice- a year ago vietinuing via Stamboul, Bagdad, ed at Trieste, and the anti-drifted gently down; then dis-E. A. Armstrong (Commissioner president of the Chicago Art In- formed the Police that on the date little more than
toriously entered Peking as re- Karachi,
Rangoon, Fascist oppression in Istria, of carded the parachute and released for Boy Scouts in Kowloon and stitute and founder of Logan
the second. He drifted down to the New Territories), Major L. în question he put about $20,000 presentatives of Nationalism, driv. Hanoi, China, Hong Kong, Amoy, which he is a native-Reuter.
1,500 feet and discarded the Cassel, Mr. J. W. Baldwin, and in a drawer in his shop. He then ing out the Fengtien forces who Shanghai, and then across
wicked Japan. Except for the last stage.
second, and was seen to pull the members of the Sea Scout Group left the room for a few moments, were then regarded as
[ripcord of the third, but this fail-and now withdrawing the route lies over land practical- militurists, aro
Kowloon Dock Scottish
students of Beloit College, Univer- and omitted to lock the drawer. before these same Fengtienites, y all the way; She will use a
ed to open and he fell like a (Dyer's Own) Group.
sity of Wisconsin, University of stone. A mail plane from Defendant, who was his nephew, who, at least nominally, become Backburn machine of Standard
Amsterdam arrived
Games, camp fire yarns, a cine", Minnesota And North-western a minute matograph show upstairs, and University. Results were accom- was left in the room, and presum-representatives of the Nationalist pattern except for an extra petrol
Shansi- tank-British Wireless Service.
afterwards and managed to pull of course, refreshments, covered plished which would have taken 10 ably had access to the drawer. Government, while the
up barely 10 yards from the body. the main part of the programme, years by systems formerly used, ites, according to their opponents. are dubbed militarists.
Upon witness's return, he later discovered that over $12,000 wus missing.
to
re-
Calcutta,
to
NEW GIANT LINER.
CUNARD CO. AND INSURANCE DIFFICULTIES.
somewhat similas Scenes those at June 1928 were Defendant, who admitted the enacted yesterday. Soldiers with carts piled high with military Charge, said that he had been equipment and their personal be- NO KNOWLEDGE OF THEM. gambling on exchange, and found longings wended their way to the himself involved in, very heavy stations, in a number of enses losses. This had caused him to seizing coolies and other passers- by and forcing them to drag the take the money.
carts.
His Worship was at first inclin- ed to convict straight away, but complainant stated that he had no wish to press the charge, and asked for a little time to discuss the question of accounts with de- fendant.
re-
Rugby, Yesterday.
REINSTATED,
EX-AMBASSADOR RETURNS TO HIS POST.
--
WHY HE RESIGNED.
New York, Yesterday. A message from Buenos Aires states that the first diplomatic appointment of the new Argen- the Government is the reinstate
ment of Don Manuele Malbrun as
-Reuter.
CANTON'S TAXES.
GREAT-INCREASE OF THE REVENUES.
SOME BIG PROJECTS.
Canton, Saturday.
Museum.
Professor Pond recently return- ed from his 1930 expedition, on which he was accompanied by 14
and, a little after its start, Mr. and at a cost of but three times James 1 Barnes presented the that of previous expeditions, he troop with a large handsome gaid.
Li
in spite of the abolition of minor ed Mr. Barnes with "Scouty" ap- taxes, including the tax on ferry-plause. boats etc., Municipal revenue has been increased
found.
make tools, are found in South Africa by the carload. Later
silver cup for inter-patrol compe! "The most convincing proof that tition, his one stipulation being Africa may be known as the "birth- that ambulance work and first aid place of man," Professor Pond Ambassador at Washington. Don
should predominate in the series said, "is the unlimited quantities of teate.
of prehistoric tools found on the Malbran resigned his post under The Cunard Company have the Irigoyen regime as a protest
Mr. Rogers, on behalf of St. continent, Nowhere in the world Andrew's Troop, thanked the are such tremendous quantities of -- jasued a statement of declarity against the ex-President's dis-
courtesy to President Hoover At a Press interview, Wong Tau- donor very heartily, and the prehistoric stone, tools Camels and mules were that they have no knowledge of when the latter as President-elect sing, Director of the Municipal that the trophy be known as the Chellean and Acheullan cultures, Scoutmaster (Mr. Dormer) voted Stone tools characteristic of the quisitioned and heavily indes. any. insurance difficulties having of the United States toured South Bureau of Finance, intimated that "Barnes Cup." The Scouts thank- oldest evidence of man's ability to The stations are choked with arisen in regard to the projected America. Reuter's American baggage of all descriptions
Service. Trains
giant liner to be constructed for are departing loaded to them by John Brown & Co. of their utmost capacity.
Clydebank. Cunard says that Just as when the Fengtienites they have not yet begun to place on June 1928 left Pao Yu-lin to any insurance on this new ship, maintain order until the Shansi-that the terms of contract have His Worship thereupon directed ites took over control, so the still to be settled with the build- that defendant should be re-Shansi-ites are leaving the garriers, and that the dry docking ar- manded in Police custody until to-on commander, Chun Hai-chun, rangements at Southampton are
in control.
still under, amicable discussion. · · In the meantime, he
It is noteworthy that the citi- would be allowed to consult with
It is understood that the now zens who welcomed the Shanal-liner, which will exceed in speed complainant, judgment being ites so enthusiastically two years and size any other afloat, will withheld for the time being. rgo, now express delight at the probably require a special dry
return of the Fengtienites.
morrow.
BAG SNATCHING.
ANOTHER ROGUE MEETS HIS DESERTS.
JAIL AND THE BIRCH.
At
A Death Blow.
dock to be constructed or adopt- ed for her. This construction or Nanking. Yesterday. extension of the existing dock Upon receipt of Chang Hsueh- could, of course, be undertaken liang's cireular telegram Chiang while she is building. The insur- Kai-shek immediately telegraphedance on such a huge vessel would the Government leaders here that naturally involve a great sum it was a death blow to the north-but a few weeks ago the announce- the Kowloon Magistracy ern rebellion and predicted the ment was made that the Board of early complete suppression of the Trade would undertake at rea- this morning, before Mr. H. R.
sonable rates any proportion of in- | surance of the vessel which could Butters, a Chinese named Lei The report that Chang Hauch-not be accommodated by the Yau was charged with having lang'a move may prove favour-market in the ordinary manner, snatched a handbag, containing n able to the northern leaders fan, a powder box, a mirror, and ridiculed by the fenders in Nan a monthly ferry ticket, of the king, several of whom have a
ready sent personal telegrams to total value of $17.70, the property Marshal Chang paying him of Mrs. F. M. Pereira, of 302, tribute on the stand he has taken
toward pence and unity. Nathan Road.
+
Accused pleaded guilty, and
rebels.
Is
A formal agreement was, it was added, in the process of being drafted and would be attached to the bill to be submitted to Parlia- ment in the forthcoming season.
British Wireless Service.
The politicians are continually TORY TRADE POLICY
in, conference, discussing the
!.
FAIR WEATHER.
The Royal Observatory's weather report to-day states; The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacific. Another has formed over S. Mongolia.
A depression is still shown E. or E.N.E. of Tourane.
Local forecast:--E. winds, fresh to moderate; fair.
Rainfall.
Rainfall to 10 am. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1, 89.97 inches against an average of 73.87 inches.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:—
Hong Kong
Machor:
Pratas Island
Manila.
Foochow
PERCEBZEE
70
77
81
76
77
68
74
62
Shanghal
72
Amoy Swntow Chefoo
Major Cassel, who served in the cultures are also found in tremen- $300,000 monthly since his as Baden-Powell in South Africa, of the old stone age are counted to the amount of Matabele Campaign with Lord dous quantities and in North Africa
habitation sites occupied by men. sumption of the present post, the then told the gathering an' in-
previous monthly receipts being a teresting story about a faithful by hundreds. All this must in-
little over $200,000. hand, in view of the development of greatly loved.
On the other Hottentot, called Jan, whom he dicate a tremendous prehistoric .population which, taken with other evidence, is strong proof that Refreshments were
served, somewhere in Africa a centre of ofter whigh Me, Rogers called on dispersal will be discovered." far higher than that of the pre- Assistant Scoutmaster Richard
reconstruction And education in the city the monthy expenses have been
vious years.
Professor Pond has formulated
The big projects, now put into H. Wong to receive a beautiful the theory that prehistoric man operations are (a) The constructable clock, suitably inscribed, in crossed the Sahara thousands of tion of the Pear! River Bridge done for the troop. On behalf of Sahara Atlas or northern bound- appreciation of the work he had years ago and on reaching the spanning from Canton Proper to Honam Island; (b) the erection of the St. Andrew's Troop, Mr. ary, moved eastward and westward the Kuan Yam Rogers spoke of the sterling worth until he came to passes or open- Hills; (c) the building of the of Mr. Wong, who has been with ings in this range which led to the Zoological Garden and Aquarium: the troop through thick and thin, high plateau of northern Africa, and (d) the dredging and reclama- from its very first day, that was which was a land favourable to his
development. tion of the inland port in Chow September 20, 1920.
a water tower on
Tau-tsui.
tion across
followed
"There are at present certain Special Service. Judging by the rapid rise of land
Yesterday morning the celebra- dry river valleys. and chains of value in Honam Island from several tions were continued, but on dif-Gases which undoubtedly were very hundred dollars per "mow" to one ferent lines. A special service for fertile areas thousands of years.. thousand or over, after the work of Scouts and Guides was held in St. 980. These areas were the bridge commenced," the director Andrew's Church at 11 a.m. They prehistoric man in his migra- the Sahara for it is is confident that upon its comple-whole strength of Scouts and tion, the total value of land in Cubs of St. Andrew's Group turn- near these present cases and river Honam will rise by some twenty cd out in full force, looking their valleys that prehistoric stone tools million dollars. The cost for the smartest, as well as members of are collected. It is not pure hypo construction of the bridge is $1,400,- the Sea Scout Group and the thesis to say that these river val 000, to be completed within 21 Kowloon Deck Scottish: The 1st,leys and chains of onses were more
fortile in prehistorie times.”
The expedition this year thor- months plus four months, in exten- 2nd and 3rd Kowloon. Companies sion: some $500,000 having been of. Girl Guides, and Brownies, paid to the contractor in under under Miss H. D. Sawyer (District sites declared to be 25,000 years oughly explored four habitation
said that he had been in Hong different phases of the new situa" | PLAN TO GIVE MANUFACTURERS · NAVAL DEADLOCK. taking this werk-Canton Newa Commissioner for Guides in Koold, aifting an average of 240 feet
Kong for about three months. tton, and its effect on future
Detective-Sergeant D. Fitches policy.
said that at about 9.15 p.m. on Saturday, the complainant was walking in Nathan Road,
and
guese men.
Evacuation Completed.
The
Tientsin, Yesterday.
evacuation . of Shanat
the Shanhalkwan
Agency.
ATTACK ON POLICE.
MOB OF HILL TRIBESMEN FIRED ON.
MANY. CASUALTIES.
of prehistoric ashes per day. Of 360.000 fragments of fint found, 86,000 showed they had been used by prehistoric man.
BREATHING SPACE.
loon) were also present. ITALY AND FRANCE FAIL TO
To the processional hymn "All EMERGENCY TARIFFS.
AGREE.
hail the Power of Jesus' Name" the choir, clergy, and Colour when near Nanking Street, the ac-Tientsin and
Rugby, Yesterday,
"No implements of warlike DIVERGENT VIEWS.
Parties representing the Scouts, Guides and Cubs, followed by the nature were found. This would cused came up from behind, and
Mr Neville Chamberlain, Chair-
St. Andrew's Troop of Scouts, en- indicate that these ancient Inhabit- snatched the handbag, breaking Fengtien armoured trains follow speaking yesterday, made the sug area is virtually completed. Two man of the Conservative Party,
Geneva, Yesterday:
tered the Church, which was ante, of the high plateau of North the leather strap. He ran away
The French and, Italian naval
packed. The Colours were then Africa. were peaceful nomad and was chased by several Fortu-ed by two troop trains arrived gestion that his party, if return- conversations recently proceeding
early this morning.
placed in the Sanctuary. The hunters, who lived largely on ed to office,, might follow the re here with a view to settling the
Nagpur, Yesterday.
they form of service, conducted by the smalls and such animals as Accused ran down a lane to The altuation locally continuescent Canadian example and in the divergent views which manifested
Four Gonds (hill tribesmen). Vicar (the Rev. W. W. Rogers) | could catch with anares." the Majestic Theatre, where he transquil and the major portion first few months introduce an themselves at the London Navel
All the material collected is was finally arrested and handed of the police and civil officials emergency teriff which would Conference, have apparently are reported to have been killed was entirely a Scout one, and was
divided equally between the Gov- over to Sergeant Riddell. The continue to function, there being give British manufacturers reached a deadlock.-Reuter. and 50 wounded by the Police, who most inspiring. prosecuting officer added that acne outward evidences of the com- breathing space while negotiations
Mr. R. Dormer (Scoutmaster) ernment Museum at Algiers and fired on a mob of hundreds in read the first lesson, and Asst, the Logan Museum. cused, was one of the many new pleto change that la occurring. were entered into with the Domin-
Gonds village, Betuld District, Scoutmaster R. H. Wong the who attacked the police with second lesson, Speaking on "The bamboos and stones in an attempt Glory of God and His Works," the to rescue some arrested Gonds: Rev. E. A. Armstrong delivered The Deputy Inspector-General of a moving address. . Police has gone to the scene with reinforcements-Reuter.
arrivals from Canton.
The Magistrate passed sentence of one year's hard labour with 24 strokes of the birch..
Chang Praised.
Nanking, Yesterday.
ons and foreign natione, and would enable Britain to make use of the bar- It is understood that the gaining power provided by her National Government will shortly possession of the beat import send a congratulatory telegram to markets in the world. British Chang Hsueh-liang pralaing his Wireless Service. patriotism. His telegram of the 18th Inst. is Interpreted here a calling on Feng Yu-halang and Yen Hai-shan to surrender uncon-. .Four men, effected an entry into
ditionally, but not calling for the No. 7 Queen Victoria Street about suspension of the Government's Tallitary operations against the
ROBBERS BUSY.
$1,500 STOLEN, WOMAN STABBED
7 o'clock; yesterday morning, and Kuominchun on the Laughs! stole about $1,500 worth of money front-Reuter.to and jewellery, besides stabbing a woman residing on the premises,
the wife of a manager.
DEEP SEA DIVING.
APPARATUS THAT CAN REACH DEPTH OF 350 FEET.
EXTRA PAY FOR USERS.
Rugby, Yesterday.
OPIUM TRADE.
IMPORTANT SEIZURE AT CAIRO.
TURKISH ORIGIN.
Alexandria, Yesterday. A large quantity of opium, con- cealed with cargo of preserves was seized at Cafro having reached Egypt from Hamburg, but it is known to bo of Turkish origin...
It is pointed out that three fac torles are working under Govern-
TRACTOR TRIALS. SUCCESS OF BRITISH BUILT MACHINES.
London, Saturday.
SEDITION CHARGE:
́TAIKOO COOLIE · IN TROUBLE.
Au Investiture. After the service, an Investi- ture Ceremony was performed in Charged with the possession of a seditions pamphlet before Mr. the Church Ground, in the pre-R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magis sence of a large gathering of parents and interested friends. tracy this morning, a Chinese coolle All the Scouts, Cubs, Guides and employed at Taikoo Sugar Refinery Brownles formed a large horse-stated, that he was merely reading shoe, and eight recruits (V. Bond, the paper, and not dictating its con- tents to a crowd of coolles gathered tereza- ment-sontrol at Constantinople, Competing at the world tractor D. Gregory L. Gregory, C. Brace, round him, as was alleged by the-
B. Gascoigne, L. Gibson, J. Brown, Police of tractors made by firms from all and A. Hann) made the impres parts of the world, a notable sive three-fold promise.
STATUE OF EARL HAIG.
London, Baturday.
partly run on Japanese capital
Egypt is now regarded as a tran- it centre for places further Esat
Covering the whole journey on A new diving apparatus recent Cheng Yuet-po, the manager, ro-roller skates, a champion has reach ly introduced into the Navy has ported the affair to the Police, stat ad Valencia from Madrid, some 250 proved so successful that the Ad-Reuter. ́ing that all the men were armed miles. He intends to return in the miralty have adopted it for gen
with knives. They aroused the same manner. geno
five inmates of the house, gagged
eral use. Specially selected men
are being chosen to operate it and
2.
BAN ON SOVIET
Stockholm, Saturday,"
and bound them, and then ran The 94th French Regiment, which will be ranked as Deep Sea Divers Backed the places.
In with extra pay. Using the new The Swedish Timber Dealers
apparatus, divers can descend to s Association has refused to handle an depth of 350 feet British Wire for sale, sawn timber from Russia, valleas Service
when
to barrac
..1
trials here agafast 30 other types,
buccess was scored by British built Diesel engined machines. By running on crude oll these can
be operated at less than one third
His Worship, after examining the pamphlet in question, directed that the hearing be adjourned until Wednesday.KRS
Sergeant O'Donovan, for the Police, had previously stated that the cost of petrol or paralin driven The statue of Earl Halg it there was reason to assume that tractors. They are made by a Bri- Montreuil, France, is to be un- the man was the actual writer of tish combine of agricultural and veiled early next year by the the document. Ascused dealed
of Wales British Wireless this, and said that he had been given. general engineersBritish Wireless Prince Service
Bérvice.
the paper by another man,