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FAILURE TO REPORT MISHAPS TO R.101.
Startling Evidence by Sir John Higgins.
LORD THOMSON'S HASTE.
London, Yesterday.
At the R.101 enquiry to-day, Sir John Simon, questioning Air Marshal Sir John Higgins, elicit
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HONG KONG, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1930.
PRESSMEN WALK OUT ACTING TREASURER
MAJORITY OF ONE SEAT FOR REPUBLICANS.
AT GENEVA.
Refusal to Have Soviet Speech Translated:
RESIGNS.
£27,000,000 Loan Bonds to Be Held a Year More.
LABOUR RESÓLUTION.
FINAL POSITION.
New York. Yesterday, The final position in the new Senate is!
Republicans 18. democrats 47: Farmer Labour one--Reuter's American Service.
Earlier News.
DRASTIC DISARMAMENT.
by
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR
The
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/3.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
WOMAN SWINDLER
UNMASKED.
Second Trick in Same Rice Shop.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.
"WIND UP.”
Dainty Eyeglasses
N. LAZARUS
Ophthalmic Optician'
13. Queen's Road Central.
MANAGER OF FACTORY TAKES
OUT WARRANT.
BUT WITHDRAWS CHARGE.
"
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HEAVY CASUALTIES AMONG REBELS.
Kuominchun General Said to Be Captured,
FOOD CRISIS IN SZECHEUN
A Chinese named Tong Tak- Woon appeared before Mr. H. R. Butters to-day on a charge of
Haukow, Wednesday. After having suffered heavy Geneva, Yesterday.
Canberra, Yesterday. An extraordinary case came alleged embezzlement of money.
The complainant in the case was casualties in Honan, such of the "We are about to produce a Mr. Lyons, the Acting Trea- before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the revolutionary change in the surer, has resigned following a Central Magistracy this morning, Tsang Sing-nam, manager of the Kuominchun as,were able to with
the Labour when a Chinese woman was Moi Chuh Sey factory, of 149 draw to Shensi are known to be worid," predicted Lord Cecil in resolution
those under Sung Chih-yang and ed the fact that the repairs to the It is new likely that the Demo- his speech, although he counsell-Caucus ordering the legisla-charged with having obtained $5 Cheungshawan...
to compel holders of hy false pretences from the Man The defendant was not legally reLiu Yu-fen. The former comman- gas bags, which were holedcrats will predominate in both the ed against undue haste and was tion
on the £27,000,000 loan, maturing Cheung Tai rice shop, at 12, Cross presented, whilst Mr. F. H. Loseby der was reported to have been through chafing, also the engine Senate and the House of Represen-in favour of compromises
in December, to hold their bonds Street. She denied having cheat appeared for the complainant. captured by the Nationalist at that bruke down during the trials, tatives. The latest figures shewpoints of difference.
When the case was called,. Mr. Chaoyi on November 4, while the Later, M. Litvinoff and M. another year. The resolution laid ed.
According Vere not reported to the Air that in the Senate, the Democrats
to Detective-Loseby asked. for permission to latter was also made a prisoner, .Ministry.
rand Republicans have 47 seats Loudon (the Chairman) again down that interest would he paid "Sir John Simon read a minute each, and the Farmer-Labour Party conflicted on the subject of the as usual and that necessitous Sergeant Ritchie, the facts of the withdraw the charge against the following the Nationalistss oc- one. The results in Kentucky have non-translation of the former's holders would be enabled to cash case went to show that the defendant. He said that defendant cupation of Pu-cheng; they have by Lord "Thomson insisting an
who had her baby in had been employed by the com-been escorted to Siän and Tung- adherence to the programme of not yet been announced, but are speech, which filled nine typed small amounts of bonds-Reuter, woman,
arms, went into the shop to buy plainant as canvasser and in that chow respectively. pages, resurrecting the Soviet
The Nationalist Genera Yang the Indian flight.
Sir Johnkely to favour the Democrats.
In the House of Representatives proposals for more drastic dis-
§1 worth of rice. At the counter, capacity he had collected debts Higgins said that as he realised)
she handed in a $10 bill to the amounting to about $800 on behalf Fu-cheng has sent a wire to the accountant, who gave her the of the complainant's firm..
Hankow Provisional Headquarters, that Lord Thomson was deter- the Democrats have 209 seats and armament.
Farmer-
change in a roll of $5 of silver Then defendant suddenly became requesting instructions for the dis- mined to have the ship ready for the Republicans 205.
Results in 20
and four silver dollars. India by the end of September, Labour has one."
When ill and went to the country without posal of the prisoners. the accountant was not looking, first communicating with the com-
Loyalty Pledged. every effort was made to speed cases are still awaited.---Reuter's
American Service... up the work.
Speech Too Long.
Earlier Cabic.
The seventh gession of the Pre-"
Genéva, Yesterday.. M. Litvinoff's speech was made in broken English, and was not With the position both in the translated into French owing to Lieut.-Colonel Moore Brabazon Senate and the House of Represen-its length-Reuter. (one of the assessors) asked, if lives now amounting almost to a Lord Thomson had not wanted to deadlock Republicans and Demo- go to India himself, would Sirerats alike are breathlessly await- John Higgins have ordered her to ing the final reports from outlying paratory Disarmament Commission India in view of the alterations districts and the recounts in cer- opened under the chairmanhsip of made to her?
tain divisions
Heer Lowdon (Netherlands) who order M. Litvinoff Sir John Higgins replied that The division of parties in both called that was an hypothetical question Houses next Congress will be so (Russia) for starting a long dis-i
dearmament, on which he did not think he could close that neither party will have sertation answer, but on what he heard a working majority, and any inde- withstanding the Commission's de- from a general from Wing Commander Colmore rendent movement which may cision to abstain
on the and Major Scott about the re-develop on either side will be in discussion and concentrate sults of the trial he would have a position to hold the balance of articles of the convention. been satisfied that the ship was power:
Journalists walked, out when the safe to go to India.
chairman dealined To allow M.
That's All Settled. Air Vice-Marshal Dowding as- serted that as the airship had not done full power trials, he told
The latest state of the parties
tu
not-
in the House of Representatives is: Litvinoff's speech to be translated
Republicans 216, Democrats 210, Farmer-Labour one.
The Democrats need all the eight.
Mr. Nicholas Longworth, the
into French."
Britain submitted permitting
MRS. VICTOR BRUCE.
Expected To Arrive. This Afternoon.
The China Mail was cour teously informed this morn- ing by the local office of the Asiatic Petroleum Company that the Hon. Mra. Victor Bruce, the British lady who' is attempting a solo flight to Japan, landed, at Hanoi yes- terday afternoon,
If present plans are car ried out, it is expected that she will arrive in Hong Kong some time this afternoon..
Later advices from other sources were to the effect that Mrs. Bruce might be expected about 4 o'clock.
a proposal
their peacef time armaments beyond the agreed figures, if menaced by an organised rebellion, subject to the consent of Fishing the Council; also a proposal t establish a permanent Disarmament Committee (whose members should be independent of their govern- ménts) to supervise the working of the Convention, and report annual ly to the League. Reuter.
the signatories tem-FRANCE BANK
. Lord Thomason that he proposed nutstanding seats for a bare major porarily to increase
to instract Wing Commanderity Colmore to carry out full power trials as soon as possible after Republican Speaker in the House leaving India, so that if anything of Representatives, and Mr. W. C. were not. satisfactory, there Hawley (Oregon) who is chair- of the committee which would still be time to turn back, man
framed the recent Tariff Act, after which Lord Thomson re- marked "That's all settled then," have both retained their seats.
The Federal Secretary. of showing that he was absolutely confident.
Labour, Mr. J. J. Davis, has been Sir John Simon declared that elected to the Senate for Pennsyl there was no written report on vania with the huge majority of
WILD MONGOOSE. the last trial flight, and no writ 804,000. surpassing even the mar-
secured by gin ten inspection sheet of what was observed during and after the Roosevelt for the Governorship of SHOPKEEPER "WANTS TO EAT flight, and asked: "Is it a fact New York State. that just at this moment the Air Out of $2 States holding elec Ministry granted an airworthi- tions for Governors, the ness certificate?"
erate have won 16 and the Repub-
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siderable
compared
Mr. Franklin
with
Demo-
referendum
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STORY "NOT BELIEVED.
she slipped the roll of money in plainant Not having heard any- The Mohammedan leaders in her girdle, and left the silver thing from defendant for some Kamau and Ninghsia, including dollars on the counter. She then time, the complainant naturally be General Ma Hsung-pen, Ma Lin, said "I am $6 short." The account came alarmed and informed the Ma Hi, Ma Hung, Ma Hiiang-lin,
ant said that he had given her Police with the result that a war have pledged their loyalty to the correct change, and the woman rant was issued for defendant's Central Government, announcing offered to be searched. Being arrest, particularly as the latter their opposition to the withdrawal man he dared not touch her did not turn over to the complainant of the defeated Kuominchun to and so an assistant woman hawk-certain moneys which he had col-
Karsu. They are taking further er from the street was called in.lected prior to his going away. steps to drive the Kuominchun, After search the roll was found
Defendant came back to Hong left behind in Lauchow, out of the concealed in the defendant's Kong of his own accord and Kansu territory. girdle.
At ported to the complainant.
With the declaration of allegi- Compensated with $10.
this, interview the defendant was
ance to the Central Government of In his evidence, the accountant able to satisfy the complainant that the 1st Kansu Division under Lai, said that although the defen-he never had any intention of de-Seng-tia, there is
every possi- dant stood directly opposite him, frauding him, and accounted for bility of the Kuominchun in Shen- it was quite possible that she all the money which had passed gi and Kansu being totally ex-· thought that he (witness) paid
terminated. The Nationalists no attention to what she was do-through his hands.
His Worship granted the defender Yang are undertaking the ing with the money. because dant an honourable discharge with-task of clearing the rebel rem- SHAKEN BY there were many other customers dan ann an ais character FAILURES.ed that two months ago she play-
Smacks Badly Affected.
M. TARDIEU INTERVIEWS,
in the shop at the time. He add-
Fed the same trick on the shop.
She bought $1 worth of rice, and
A
PRIEST MURDERED.-
Peking, Yesterday. Russian Orthodox priest,
nants in Shensi, while the erst- while Kuominchun General Sum Lien-chung. who recently surren dered to the Central Government, has been ordered to lead his forces. into. Kansu, in order to rally the scattered .Kuominchun remnants...
Yen. To Retire At Last? Yen Hsi-shan is reported to have
handed in a $50 bill. He return- ed $49 as the change, and she de clared that it was $10 short. The named Melestin, over 60 years of workers in the shop, being all age and for over thirty years in men, dared not touch her, and China, who has been in charge of Paris, Yesterday,
the woman was, therefore, com- the Orthodox shrine chapel on the handed over the civil, affairs to M. Tardieu, the Premier, is pensated with $10. "I would like main road from Peking to the General Shang Chen and military personally taking steps to mini-to point out," said the witness, Western Hills, near the Hunting affairs to Generals Heu Yung mise the injury due through the "that when she was compensated Park twenty miles from Peking, chang, and after releasing the cir recent closing of the Adam Bank, with $10 she did not buy the was found yesterday lying in the cular telegram of his retirement,
the back of his head smashed in, tai-shan, for a rest. one of the oldest banking institu- rice, because she did not want to open alongside the chapel, with will return to his birth place, Wu tions with over 100 branches in ive her address." north France. The crash is par-
Corroborative evidence as to and the whole place looted-Reu- ticularly felt in Boulogne, whose search was given by the woman ter population deposited its savings awker, after which his Worship in the Adam Bank, and 100 fish convicted,
smacks are lying idle, their owners being unable to pay their
crews.
BANDITS' ACTIVITIES.
Shanghai, Yesterday.
The Customs at Hankow states
Chaotic State In Szechnen.
For the information of the Shan- si delegates now in Mukden, the Central Government is said to have wired to the Manchurian authorities to the effect that the A wild mongouse, confined in a Air Vice-Marshal Dowding re-leans 11.
$919 in Notes.
Central authorities will undertake plied, "A certificate was issued The "weta" all over the country small wire cage, was exhibited in
Sergeant Ritchie said that hel Court this morning,
would like to bring to his Wor-A message from Hankow states the responsibility for the expenses by the Secretary of State having are jubilant at the results of the the Central
curious thing in that a drive for the suppression of of reorganising and disbanding the regard to the reports furnished election, which give them 18 seats when before Mr. R. E. Lindsell
Arrangements are being made ship's notice a was charged to him," presumably by Comman-jin the Senate and 135 in the House Chinese shop keeper
to liquidate the assets, which are connection with the case. When banditry in Hupeh, Hunan and Shansi troops, conditional upon
Yen Hei-shan's going abroad. der Colmore.
with This is not by Lance-Sergeant Wooda of Representatives.
stated to be ample to cover the the woman was searched at the Kiangsi was launched yesterday.
Two aviation squadrons have: More Troops To Shansi, The bearing was at this stage overwhelming strength, but is con- cruelty.
commitments. Meanwhile, the charge room $919 in notes was
Asked been detalled to assist in the opera- adjourned.
Sergeant Woods told his Worship direct consequence of the Adam's found in her possession.
The "grey". General Sun Tien Compensation to Be Paid. years ago, when must of the Con- that the animal was in the wire Bank failure is that, the Banques how she came by this money tions-Reuter.
ying is leading 16,000 troops from. considered cage, and was exhibited outside de La Cour
Peking. Yesterday. Mr. F. Montague, speaking ingressmen would have
et Chasseraud of she replied that her husband
Waiching to the Shansi territory. the House of Commons, an-lt suicidal openly to oppose pro- fendant's shop, where there were Angouleme has temporarily was saving up for their marriage. nounced that the compensation bibition. It is now learned that also monkeys and sunkes in cages ceased operations, and an import. She took a detective to Yaumati, that in September and October Sub, himself has proceeded to Tai- pensions for the dependants of the prohibition
The cruelty lay in the fact that ant provincial bank, Le Credit where the husband was located. there were 107 instances of firing yuan to interview Yen: Hai-shan, the Middle Probably to arrange for a territory the victims of the R.101, for Air Massachusetts, Rhode Island and the mongoose's paws were torn and du Rhone, has closed its doors, He corroborated what the woman on merchantment on Force officers and men, would, finois in each case resulted in a cut, and it was obvious that the though it is understood to have had told the Police, and also add-Yangisse, above Hankow-Retter. to station bis troops in vary from £180 with a gratuity decisive victory for the "wets."animal was in great pain.
obtained support to enable a re-ed that he had worked on a ship of £450 plus £24, annually and The Republicans have suffered
to Defendant, replying. Mr.opening, to-morrow.
as carpenter for the past two each child to pensions of 22 the worst defeat in a generation. Landsell, said that the animal came
Further Shock.
years, earning $65 a month. shillings weekly, plus five shill- The notabilities elected Include from Kwong SL and that it was
A further shock was caused His Worship passed sentence ings for each child.
Doctor Wilbur Cross, ex-Dean of wild.
this afternoon by the news of the of three months hard labour,
as regards the yesterday ratified the Sino-British Teng Hsik-hou has retaliated by in- In regard to the civilians, pen-Yale. who becomes the first Demo His Worship What do you want suspension of the Oustric Bank, and said that sions varying from $100 to £300cratic Governor of Connecticut in to keep a wild animal for?-with a capital of 100,000,000 money $9 was to be returned to Boxer Indemnity agreement. Ren- terrupting the transportation of with special children's allowances, the past twenty years. want to eat it. I had it outside francs, which worked in close re-the rice shop, and $10 would except those receiving workmen's The New York Times (indepen- the shop to wash it.
lation with the Adam Bank and back to the defendant's purse. compensation, whose awards dent) attributes the landslide to Sergeant Woods said that that the Credit Du Rhone-Reuter. where necessary, would be made widespread discontent with the was not the case. The animal wa up to scale. Pald civilians were Hoover administration's failure to exhibited to attract customers, who not so qualified-Reuter.
deal effectively with unemploy-crowded round the cage and frigh- Lord Thomson's Minute.
ment and business depression. It tened the mongoose. NATAL Rugby, Yesterday, Bays the Republican boast of His Worship imposed a fine of A minute written by Lord party prosperity has come home to $10, and warned the defendant that Thomson, the Air Binister, who root ·with $ Vengeance. The he would either have to dispose of was killed in the R101, was put paper considers prohibition and the animal or not keep it confined In evidence at today's session of the new Tariff Act to be other in a small cage. If he continued the inquiry into the disaster. The causes of the Republican reverse to do the latter then he would be minute had reference to the pre--Reuter's American Service. parations for departure for India
and read, "So long as the R101
is ready to go to India
by the last week in Sep- tember, this.
DROWNING ACCIDENTS.
Chan Tai, a married woman re-
further delay siding on board a boat, has re-
In getting her altere I may paɛs.
I must insist on the programme ported to the Police that between
for the India night being adhered 1180 on the 5th instant end 4
brought to courte
DID NOT REPORT.
DRIVER OF TAXICAB PENALISED.
The Chinese driver of a taxi was o'clock yesterday her son, Leung to-day summoned before Mr.. It. E
em
STOP PRESS
London, Yesterday. The Daily Herald says that six of the largest Bri- tish trans-Atlantic shipping companies the Cunard, White Star, Canadian Pacific, Anchor, Red Star and Atlan- tic Transport, have com- pleted rationalisation plans with a view to cutting out wasteful British competition. United sailing announce- ments have already begun and experts believe that closer arrangements will be
to, as I have made my plans ae Kun-yan aged one year, disappear-Lindsell at the Central Court will cordingly."
made. ed from the boat at the Mongkok having failed to report an accident Air Marshal Sir John Higgins Ferry Wharf. It le believed that which occurred on October 30 in in the witness box, was asked whether the minute influenced the the baby was drowned Pedder Street, when he knocked course of events. He said that In another report, Wan Fu, a down a Farsee. the preparations may have been seaman on the Yaumati Ferry Traffic-Fuspector Alexander speeded up in consequence, but on launch Man, Yes, stated that at phasised that the parking places reports from Wing Commander about 5.40 p.m. yesterday, whilst in Fedder Street for taxis were Colmore and Major Scott that the the vessel was steaming of the very awkward. One company trial fight was satisfactory, he Naval Yard wall, the alarm was occupied the east side and the other It was also stated that would in any case have been satis raised Man Overboard." The the west. fed that the ship was safe to go ferry was stopped and reversed. the Parsee was laid up in bed for a to India Brunn Wireless Se After search no sign of any person time as a result of the accident.
could be made.
A fine of $10 was imposed."
The companies mentioned own 52 liners valued at £55,000,000. The lines will continue as separate entities,
Geneva, Yesterday, The committee of the As804 ciation of International Jour, nalists have protested to M. Loudon at the absence of a French translation 10 M Litvinoff's speech. Reuter.
MINE EXPLOSION.
DEATH ROLL MOUNTS TO NINETY-FOUR.
OVER 200 ESCAPE.
Athens, Ohio, Yesterday. Mine officials now state that the death roll is 94. There were 860 men in the pit at the time of the disaster. Router's Ameri can Service.
Earlier News. The victims of the mine dis- aster include all eight of the lead- ing officials
Later.
In addition to nearly 160 killed, and 26 rescued, a score of minera entombed alive are expected to be brought up safely.
Most of the survivors are in bad condition. They owe their lives to brattishing themselves in. the chamber where the poison gases were not dense.
The positions of the dead indi- cate that they made a desperate effort to flee. Ten succumbed at the entrance to the ventilating shaft. Reuter's American Ser Iviće.
ter.
BOXER AGREEMENT.
On account of the detention of the 10 newly purchased planes by Nanking, Yesterday. General Liu Haiang, chairman of The Central Political Council Szechuen, at Chungking, General
MODERATE.
Liu war
rice and other food stuffs to Chung- (This includes the big monetary king, which port is now facing a General Tengs grant to Hong Kong University, re- food crisis. cently announced.]
planning to co-operate with other leaders in Szechuen to bring about the downfall of General Hsiang, and once more the cloud is gathering rapidly in Sze chuen. According to a message from Nanking the Central Govern- ment will instruct the Hankow Pro- visional Headquarters to assist General Li Hsiang in the pacifica- tion of the Szechuen situation- Canton News Agency.
To-day's weather report, from the Royal Observatory. states:-
The anti-cyclone is central near Tokyo, and is moderate along the SE. coast of China and over the China Sea.
Forecast: N. E. winds, moderate; fair..
Rainfall
to-day
Rainfall to 10 am nil Rainfall since January 1, 95.19 inches against an aver age of 30.86,
Temperature. The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was
Hong Kong
Macao Pratas Island Manila
Foochow Amoy Swatow
Chefoo
73
70
·76-
76.
64
65
65
Earlier News
Peking, Testerday. Reports continue to be most con- Aicting
regarding the Chang Hsueh-liang and Chiang Kai-shek mecting. Most Chinese circles. expect Chang Hsueh-liang to arrive from Mukden shortly, but the date is kept secret. He may inspect, en route, before arriving" at Peking, the Twentieth Brigade, which is expected to come as his bodyguard.
It is now stated that he will re- side at the Foreign Office building. Kate Nanking, Yesterday,
It is learned that Chiang Kai she left for Nanking to-day from Fenghua by gunboat, and la ex petals arrive by - Saturday