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LIVING DOWN THE REBEL HEAD
WAR COMPLEX.
German Diplomat Says He Has Succeeded.
DR. STRESEMANN'S POLICY.
Rugby, Yesterday. The Secretary for Foreign | Affairs
Arthur and Mrs.. Henderson gave a farewell lun- cheon yesterday to the German Ambassador and Frau Sthamer, who are leaving London this
ESTABLISHED
6
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1930.
NOVELIST DEAD.
FIRED ON? PASSING OF MR. WILLIAM PETT
ATTEMPT ON LIFE OF FENG YU-HSIANG.
ASSASSIN KILLED.
ARRESTED & SHOT
ON THE SPOT.
RIDGE-
"CLEVER HUMORIST.
London, Yesterday. The death occurred to-day of Mr. William Pett Ridge, the well- known novelist.-Reuter.
'TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3 9/16.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
ECONOMIC OUTLOOK HAWKER'S TROUBLE SECRETS
VERY DARK.
Mr. Thomas. Gives His Views to the Press.
RESTORING PROSPERITY.
ALLEGED THREAT BY A -CONSTABLE.
CASE REMANDED.
· Dainty Eyeglasses.
N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optleigh
13. Queen's Road Central,
OF PIG KILLERS FALL
OUT.
OLD AGE
WUCHOW REWARDS ITS METHUSALAHS.
GAY AT 102.
He denied the EARLY TO BED AND
EARLY TO RISE."
Bux
Close on four o'clock, whilat
Wuchow, Yesterday.
A General Melee with Scrapers.
CLANSMEN STICK TOGETHER
To-day Wong Wai, pig killer, was brought before Mr. H. R.
Butters charged with having cut. and wounded. Cheung Hong (25), also a pig killer, at the Ma Tou Kok slaughter house on Septem- ber 27. Sergeant Slater prosecut ed and the accused denied t
the
•
The trouble was
A Chinese cloth hawker to-day appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters charged with having caused an ob- Rugby, Yesterday. struction on the footpath of Gillies [Mr. Pett Ridge was born in The main issues before the Im- Avenue, Hanghom. 1864 at Chartham, a village,fqur perial Conference, which opens on charge. miles from Canterbury, noted for Wednesday, in the Reception Police-constable Mohamed its Early English Church and its Room of the Foreign Office, were gave evidence after which the de- lunatic asylum. He was educated discussed to-day in an interview fendant was asked if he had any Shanghai, Sunday. at Marden School, near Ashford, by the Dominions Secretary, Mr. questions to ask...
Defendant stated that he was Determined to effect an entire Kent, and later at Birkbeck In J. H. Thomas, who is one of the
An event, unique in its way, as charge. stitute, London. Until the year United Kingdom delegates. At arrested a little after one o'clock week. The Prime Minister and evacuation of the Honan Province, 1880 he lived a "country life," and the outset he emphasised that it yesterday afternoon" in Gillies being the first of its kind to Giving his version of the affair, other members of the Cabinet and Feng Yu-hsiang left. Chengchow began to write in 1890. His first was a family gathering. While it Avenue and taken to Hunghom happen in South China, if not in the complainant said that the in-
"A Clever was true that each had its separ- Police Station where he was bailed all China, was registered in the of Saturday.
cident occurred in the early hours" their ladica were present and thel for Hsinhsiang yesterday, in order published book was other guests
included Lord personally to direct the withdraw-Wife" (1896) and was followed ate interests, all were working to-out.
by "A Breaker of Laws," "The
he was selling cloth in Temple Municipal history of Wuchow on over the loss of a pig's scraper, D'Abernon and Lady D'Abernon, al of his troops to the southern Remington Sentence," "The Slip-
Street, Yaumati, Mohamed Bux and September 10. It was no less which belonged to the Leung Kee Sir Austin Chamberlain, Lady sector of Shansi. Upon his arrival pery Ladder," and "Affectionate
another Indian policeman, both in than an exhibition for the most shop. Three men of three differ- Mr. Pett
uniform, came up to him. F. C. robust and oldest folks, resident ent shops were working together. Chamberlain, and Sir Horace and at Hsinhalang railway station, Regards," (1929).
in this port. It took place at the and it was this man who took the Bux asked to buy seven yards of Lady Rumbold.
one of his body guards attempted Ridge was for some time employ-
cloth for a dollar but he replied new Chung San Memorial Hall, scraper by mistake. Wong Sang, to take his life by firing several ed as a clerk in the Railway Mr. Henderson said they were
Clearing House, London, and be-
that that was far below his capital. an imposing brick building of a foki of the Leang Kes shop, shots at him. None of the shots gan about 1891 to write numer-
P.C. Mohamed Bux then threatened American architectural design, accused complainante, "of stealing bidding farewell to an Ambas took effect, however, the mis-ous sketches for the St. James's
situated on the summit of the the article. The latter dentialé him, saying: "Look here. To- sador who in the course of his
He creant being instantly. arrested Gazette and other papers,
morrow morning when you go to Pak-shan Hill, overlooking the They argued and some bad words. tenure of no less than 10 years
secured his first striking success
Court, don't you say anything about town and the confluence of the were used: Wong Sang, who had West River and the Fu River. another scraper in his hand, thon with "Mord Emly," an excellent
this to the Magistrate.” of his post had succeeded in estab- and executed on the spot.
The Hall, which has a seating struck witness a blow on the right The majority of the Kuomin-example of his ability to draw lishing many firm and lasting
A witness for the defence said capacity of 2,000 people, was filled lower arm. A foki of Wong Sang chun are
now concentrated at numerous portraits of lower class
that he was opposite the defendant to over-flowing, the military ele-took up another scraper and hit friendships. He recalled the dif.
life.]
in Temple Street when the con- ment being predominant.
For witness on his chest. in which Hsinhsiang, from where they
Accused, ficult circumstances
stable made his alleged threat, some weeks past, the community who belonged to the Luen Kee Herr Sthumer had first assured
intend to retire to Teakchow and
Witness heard him say, clearly and was advised of the coming, show shop at Yaumati Market, was his duties, and said that he and adjacent places in the southern Hsieh Chih, Chou Lu, etc., have
loudly: "If you say anything about by the local paper and notices there. He shouted out words to Frau Sthamer would carry region of Shansi, in view of many proposed to Yen Hai-shan the
me in Court to-morrow morning written on long rectangular white the effect that scoundrels like wit you, will get into trouble. I will with them in their retirement the Kuominchun Generals refusing ernment to Taiyuan. This suggether in the common interest not let you sell any more." cloths were hung across the neas deserved punishment. Ac
cused. was. at the time working good wishes of all who had come to withdraw to Kansu and Shensi, gestion has not been accepted by and in pursuit of common ideals. His Worship decided to ramand
Much fuss was made of the He approached witness and stab
with a knife on, a pig's Intestines. into contact with them during two famine-stricken provinces, Yen, giving the excuse that Shan- The delegates, therefore, came the case for 24 hours for enquiries to
affair, for old age from time imbud him if the back Witness their official mission to London. which they realise can ill support si is a poor province, hardly able into the conference to exchange be made.
memorial has always been given was in great pain, and fell down, Herr Sthamer, replying amid the Kuominchun,. In case of their to maintain a separate Govern views to. Consult tegether, and
an honourable place in China, and, A Toreman was brought in and he plaudits, said he regretted that entry to Shansi being opposed by Really, Yen is apprehensive or their mutual advantage the solu-ly, the object of the recommends-for the first time, a public recogoliressed the cut on witness's right- the pleasant personal and official the Shansi-ites, they will be com- being forced to draw upon his pri- tions of the various prbolems con- tions of that special conference tion in the way of prize giving and forearm. Witness was put di a
were coming to an end. He was
amounting to twenty million dol- fully conscious of the fact that his Kansu, aiming at the capture of lars, to meet any shortage, in relations the broad principle of the ground that such restrictions
kok to a pork dealer's stall which of the Dominion Parliaments on strongest of the community.
Hygienic Living.
belonged to him. From there mission to London had attained Suiyuan and Ninghsia provinces case the Goverriment is carried on constitutional status had already are now constitutionally out of
Mr. Au Fong-pu, the progres- complainant went to the Yaumatiz the object for which it was under--such was the decision reached at Taiyuan. On this account, the been settled. The Imperial Con-date.
sive Mayor of Wuchow, in open- Police Station to make 'n report taken. His Government had en- trusted to him the work of try by Feng Yu-hsiang and Wang politicians are greatly disappoint ference of 1926 set out a defini-
Legal Obstacles.
ing the exhibition, expressed his but when he got there he was ing to tide over the atmosphere Ching-wei, when the latter attend-
The present terms of their re-atisfaction of seeing such a large referred to the Hunghom Police the War had created, and he was ed the recent conference at
commendations will form one: of gathering whose presence he con- Station. He was then sent to the very glad to be able to say to- Chengchow.
the main issues for consideration sidered was an encouragement to Kwong Wah Hospital, where he day that his efforts in this respect
at the forthcoming conference. other cities to hold similar ex-was kept for about three or four had not been unsuccessful. A
If he felt in some regards that hibitions. The object of the ex- hours, friendly atmosphere had been
Sergeant Slater intimated that the presence of these legal forms hibition, Mr. Au explained, was to would afford an abstacle to true promote hygienic living, among tife other two men who were with constitutional development, and the people, with the view to at accused had disappeared.
In cross-examination complain that in order to secure free and taining health and longevity.
removal of the Peking Gov
ment.
r. J. H. Thomas.
to try to work out togther to
relations established in London pelled to retreat to Shepsi and vate fortune, approximately fronting them.
Kuominchun Counter-Attack.
ed.
They proceeded to Chengchow last Saturday to interview Feng Yu-hsiang, expressing their dis- satisfaction with Yen Hei-shan and also their intention of follow- Following the order of generaling the Kuominchun to Shensi and created and he was looking hope- retreat, the Kuominchun planned Kansu for the further develop fully into the future.
on September 23 a severe counter-ment of Suiyuan and Ninghsia, attack against the Nationalists, now under the Shanst sphere of To his mind the best way, and with the object of obtaining an politicians suggested to Feng to influence, which two provinces the the most effective means for orderly retreat. Being aware of occupy for their own benefit. securing lasting peace, had been
Shantung Situation. The Shansi insurgents have
Policy of Patience.
the policy of patience and concilia the rebels' motive, the National- tion which would for ever be con-ists, however, continued the pres-effected a complete evacuation of nected with the name of Dr. sure. Fighting of a very heavy the Shantung province. Tehchow Stressmann's, policy, which had description was, therefore, raging on the Shantung-Chihli border led to The Hague Conference and during the last week-end. The has been taken over since Septem-
to the first step in the pacifice- fact of the superior equipment of ber 26 by a contingent under Shih tion of the world by freeing Ger- the Nationalists, in addition to Yu-san, who through the media- many from, foreign occupation bold and aggressive tactics, has tion of General Han Fu-chu has and control.
made it apparent that the Kuo- pledged his loyalty to the Nation- He added that Great Britain minchun are unable to keep up a al Government, and who, acting might be assured that this policy stiff stand any further. Their under their instructions, has now would be continued unaltered by ranks are thinning out; rebel stationed his troops along Wating, the German Government and corpses are still lying on the war Tungchang and Tehchow for ban- would contribute` to bringing zone along Lanfeng, Kaifeng and dit suppression. Canton, News, about step by step the pacification Chengchow..
Agency.
streets.
"In the field of Inter-Imperial/Was to recover certain restrictions annual pensions to the oldest and butcher's cart and taken to Mong-
tion of the position and the mutual relation of a group of self-
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
To-day's report, from the. Royal Observatory states-
The anticyclone remains- . central to the north of Korea
but has weakened.
The typhoon is situated to the south-east of the Bonins, moving NE.
A depression remains over Tongking...
Forecast.-N.E. or variable winds, light, to moderate; cloudy, occasional rain.
The American. Consulate- General has received the fol-. the Manila Observatory:- lowing typhoon warning from To-day: 9.30a.m.-Typhoon .in about 148 degrees Long. E... ing North-eastward. and 22 degrees Lat. N., recurv
Hong Kong Long 2114 10 2 Hong Kong Lat. 22 1813 Rainfall, Rainfall to 10 am today 0.26 inch. Rainfall since Jan- uary 1, 94.74-inches against an average of 75.59 inches.
of Europe, and would help at the By rapid advance from various Feng Takes Offensive. same time still further to improve directions, the Nationalists have
Peking, Yesterday.. the relations between the other succeeded in breaking through the Kucminchun sources state that nations. British Wireless Ser enemy's defences on both Long Feng Yu-halang has now taken the vice.
Hai and Ping-Han, and also in offensive in Honan Thay declare cutting their communications, that a fortnight. ago Chiang Kai-Temperature. isolating the rebel forces from one shek with Ave divisions of grey another, many of whom have been troopa advanced toward Jungyang. compelled to surrender.
Szeshui, Kunghalen and Loyang. Yen Hel-shan Retires.
while other troops advanced from: Taking the above.circumstances Hauchang in the direction of Cheng- into consideration, well-informed chow.
The temperature at certain specified centros this morning at 6. o'clock wa
Hong Kong Macao Fratas Island Manila Foechow
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full co-operation between equal After the conclusion of his ad- ant said that he was sure that partners in the British Common-dress, a number of judges were the accused was, the man who had wealth, it is desirable first of all called upon to examine. the can-struck him with a knife. He had to make it quite clear that all the didates for prizes, these compris had a quarrel at the Mongkok Dominions are in form as well as ing 15 old people-eight men and Market with Wong Sang before. in fact no way subordinate to this seven women-whose ages ranged He was on good terms with accus- country,
from 80 to 102... The next broad division of the to their habits of living, the kind man take a knife and strike you? Questions were put to them.`as His Worship: Why should this agenda covered "questiona con of food taken, smoking, and Complainant; Because the three nected with foreign policy and de- drinking, and finally the reasons men who struck me are all from fence. Under this beading the they attributed to their old age. Fa Yuan district.
conference would no doubt con-
od:
sider what further advance could It is worthy of note that the Yip Hung, a butcher of the Yal majority replied that they went Fat shop, Yaumati, said that he was be made in the international field to bed and rose early; that they working outside the slaughter house, towards securing the general lived mostly on vegetables, meats when he heard a commotion. He peace of the world.
Vital Questions.
being a small part of their diet; went inside and saw secused holding "This is our prime object, to always refrained from all liquore; questioned him as to what he intend- that they seldom smoked and a knife in his hand in the air. He which the efforts of the present and, lastly, that they believed they cd to do, but the accused did not re- Government have been directed
owed their health and age to vege-ply.Witness then dow a man since they took office. By means tarian diet and moderation at (complainant), lying on the ground. of developing the use of arbitra- meals, and to the habit of ratir covered in blood. Accused tried to tion instead of war, as Instanced
strike the man on the ground but did not do so. Othars present at the time were Sauen Kit and Wong
by the adherence to the optional to bed and rising early. clauses and by the approach to
Vanz Active-Ancients. disarmament as instanced in the But old age was not sufficient to Sang, each of whom held a butcher's negotiations of the London Naval win maximam marks; health and scraper. Treaty of this year. Naturally, in mobility of the limbs were also
*
this great question it is of vital qualifications for prizes. The Wong Wal (accused) said that importance in the interests of the oldest candidate was a bony fighting. The latter was a friend ho saw Wong Sang and complainant British Commonwealth of nations woman. She walked with a heavy of his (accused's) whilst went that separate members should stoop, which she explain. move forward as they have so far ed was due to a fall song was a clansman. He tried to moved forward hand in hand, during Infancy her sight separate them Complainant's and, moreover, the influence was good, but hearing defective, clansman thought that he (accused) which ouch joint action on their and she appeared to have lost her was going to help his clansmen so part can exert greatly exceeds the memory, even in regard to her still denied ever having the knife they alruck complainant. -Accused influence which can be exerted by surname and age. As regards her in his hand. He denied striking any one of them acting alone. age, her neighbours had come
SOLDIER'S OPIUM.
When a Chinese was this morning charged before Mr. R. E..Lindsell with the unlawful possession of 8 taels of non-Government opiuma, on board the Canton boat, he pleailed circles hold the opinion that the Some of the Nanking troops got that as he was bound from Canton Kuominchun are in a certain poal-within seven miles of Chengchow to Swatow he did not think that he tion of meeting defeat in the near but as they adfanced Feng Yu- was committing an offonce by pass future. Now that Yen Hal-shan siang closed in behind them. Five ing through with the drug which is reported to have announced his Nanking divisions were entrapped was intended for his own con retirement, handing over the milli- and forced to hand over their arms sumption
tary command to General Hsiang sud ammunition Two other divi- Revenue Officer Grimmitt pointer Chen, and the civil affairs to Mr. elons are now surrounded in the out that the accused was wearing Chao Tal-wen it will behove vicinity of Tangfeng and Mihaien governing communities composed therefore, will find one of its she was known to the people, of the grey uniform of a Canton Feng Yuchaing to retire from where fighting is still proceeding of Great Britain and the Domin-chief tasks is discussing the next two or three generations in Wu- (Continued on Page 18.32ET
ading-five divi fon
Boldier and when arrested he had politics, if hot voluntarily, then Lu Chu
his belt and other equipment. He by compusion by his followers and signs
probably th
Kollier, he could get awa
The 82,500
countrymen, so as bring the Honan
it civil wa
an ear fine of end to meet the dem
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reply
FALSE INFO
\TION:
Circ
Swatow Chefoo Shanghai
The Conference, no doubt, forth to testify on her behalf for the complainant.
are well steps to be taken in the cause of chow as one of the old land
ing Eastery kn
plain boy
was the
that
security and disarmament marks, pension of 150 from the
Goodwill to All
The Prize Winners cipality: To tur now to the
onomic The following are some of those
Wong Tan Bhi fémale, age not a ference receiving prizes and pensions average marks 88.72. awarded go with a
rliamen Klang Lo. Shi, female aged scrolls as above, other pre pursues all 102, averagomarke 97.06, awarded sents - and an annual sion of idea that miccess or scrolls from C-in-C. Cha Chal $20 from the Municipalit
ured by our tong General Lee Zang-
Lee Shi Temale, age 87, Average i marla 82,06 arded scrolls from the Gin-C and Mayors Au wong,pu and other presents,
pursuit Mayor A
isua souvenirs
Mito donors and
ups from
lance