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HONG KONG HOTEL GARAGE
25, Queen's Road C. & at Stubbs Road.
The Hong Kong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.
No. 27,694
BANK
GOVERNOR - GENERAL PORTUGUESE
& HIS POWERS.
NOTES SCANDAL.
Executive Power to Be Heavy Damages Award
Vested in the Crown.
INDIA'S RESPONSIBILITY.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The Round Table Conference
to Plaintiffs.
SWINDLER'S COUP.
London, Yesterday.
BLISHED
1846
HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 13, 1931.
INFLUX OF GOLD
INTO FRANCE.
Minister Defends the Monetary Policy.
NOTABLE IMPROVEMENT.
Paris, Yesterday. Damages agreed at £569,421 in The Finance Minister, M. Mar- is expected to end its task this favour of the plaintiffs, the Bank tin, in an interview, defends week. It is provisionally arrang-of Portugul, were entered in the France's monetary policy and de- ed to hold the Plenary Session on King's Bench Division to-day clares that the Government is the latter day, when the Prime against Massra. Waterlow and taking steps to limit the influx of Minister will make a speech out-Sons, printers, of whom Sir gold.
-Reuter.
lining the Government's pro-William Waterlow, ex-Lord Mayor He declares that "to-morrow, posals to be embodied in a mea- of London, is a Director. The in order that the Government's Hure for presentation to Parlia-Jabove amount is payable subject desire not to adopt a financial ment. The delegates are expect-to the result of a possible appeal. policy dominatedly egotistical ed to say farewell to one an--Reuter.
ends may be even plainer, we may other next Monday at the latest.
(On December 22 Mr. Justice hope that with the collaboration To-day an important stage was Wright gave judgment in favour improvement will be effected in of the Bank of France a notable reached when Lord Sankey. as of the Bank for £531,851 dam- the monetary settlement between Chairman, rend to the Federal ages, but defendants counsel Structure Committee a 26 page raised legal arguments which the the London and Paris markets.” draft report on the vitally im- Judge decided to hear next term. portant objects that this body has Ile therefore deferred entering been considering. Copies were judgment. The case was a sequel given to members and the expect to the amazingly bold coup by a ed discussion thereon will be com-swindler, in fraudulently obtain-"TRADE WIND" NOW 28 HOURS plated to-morrow. It is under-ing £1,000,000 worth of bank stood that the report points out notes direct from Waterlow's on that the Sub-Committee do not forged orders. The Bank of Por- claim to have evolved in all de tugal Bucd Waterlows for tails a complete plan of Federal £1,115,513, alleging, alternative- Constitution. They consider the ly, breaches of contract, negli best service they can render the gence, or conversion in connection The graveat fears are enter- conference is to state certain gen-with the printing of the Portu- tained over the fate of the Trade eral principles. Many pointa have guese bank notes. Plaintiff's Wind, now 28 hours overdue.
FEARED LOST.
OVERDUE.
!
GRAVE ANXIETY.
New York. Yesterday.
necessarily been left to be settled counsel asserted that an inter-Half a dozen ships at sea equip- later, when public opinion both in national swindler named Marang ped with wireless have reported India and Britain has had an op-called at Waterlow's in 1924, bear-that they have not seen the sea- portunity of expressing itself ing a forged letter from the Gov-plane.
There are mountainous
upon them in order that a com-ernor of the Bank of Portugal, seas in the Atlantic and it is con- plete constitution may be based and ordered notes which were sidered improbable that the sen on a maximum measure of public duly supplied and circulated.] plane could float for more than approval in both countries.
a few hours if forced down. Reuted's American Service.
[The seaplane Trade Wind, by Flight-Lieutenant
CHEAPER TYRES,
BIG REDUCTIONS BY U.S. MANUFACTURERS.
STOP PRESS
London, Yesterday. Two officera and a flight sergeant belonging to the R.A.F. Training School, were killed in a crash in the dark- ness with a Vickers-Vimy bomber on the borders of Lincolnshire and Notting- hamshire. The fourth occu- pant was filing clear and was uninjured. Two other homb ers accompanying them were forced to land. One was wrecked without casualties. All three had lost their way. Earlier in the day a flying officer was killed in a crash in Essex following a collision with another machine. The collision was so slight that the pilot of the second ma- chine was unaware of it. The R.A.F. death roll for 1931 is. nlready seven.-Reuter.
Havana, Yesterday. Army planes are cruising as sky pickets and infantry with fixed bayonets are guard- ing thousands of acros of sugar cane now ready, to be harvested in view of the campaign of 'arson to start on Thursday against the sugar fields. Orders have been issued to shoot at sight. anyone found firing on the cane. All the resources of the Secret Police had been devoted to discovering the persons responsible for the plot.
The Havana Police have been ordered to use their weapons without hesitation or regard to sex and to break up all demonstrations near the Presidential Palace where there have already been several disturbances, dur- ing one of which women sup- porters of the Government were partly stripped and publicly spanked by four women opponents. Reuter's American Service.
CREW RESCUED.
BOAT FOUND HALF SUBMERGED,
In a report made to the Police,
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR. — The
closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11%.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
BRITISH IMPORTS LOWER FOR 1930.
Down £176,000,000 on Previous Year.
COTTON EXPORTS DROP.
London, Yesterday. According to an official state- ment, British imports for 1930 are valued at £1,045,000,000, be- ing a reduction of £176,000,000 on the previous year.
Exports for 1930 totalled £570,500,000, showing a reduction of £159,000,000.
The largest individual increases in imports were:-
Raw Cotton-£32,500,000.
Grain-£23,000,000.
Non-dutiable food and drink | -$20,500,000.
Woollen materials---£18,000,- 000.
Lower Exports. Among some of the outstand- ing reductions in exports were:- Cotton manufacturers --- £48,000,000.
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 2455ì,
CHINESE STEAMER
PIRATED.
First Class Passengers Kidnapped.
RAIDERS LOOT THE SHIP.
ing.
ARREST OF WOMAN
DICTATOR.
Fresh Outbreak of Rioting in India.
POLICE INJURED.
Karachi, Yesterday.
Exccution Protest.
Another daring piracy, this time of a Chinese ship well- A hundred and fifty persons known in Northern coastal were injured, 50 seriously, dur- ing an affray lasting seven hours ports, was reported in a mes-between Police und Congress fol- Bage radiced to the Water Police here at 5.50 this morn-procession and meeting.
lowers, who attempted to hold a The Police on three occasions charged The message stated that on with their lathis and made 86 the
the evening of 14th arresas, which included Gomibai, (Saturday), the China Mer-the new woman dictator and 19 chants' S.N. Co.'s steamer Hsin women, who squatted in the mid- Ming was captured by pirates, dle of the road and refused to and later taken to Honghal move. The Police Superintendent Bay. The pirates then left the and some constables were injured. ship, taking with them three by stone throwing. Chinese first-class passengers, and one of the compradore's staff, together with a large
Bombay, Yesterday. quantity of cargo and loot. One hundred and fifty-five per- The communication concluded sons have been sent to hospital, 80 by stating that the vessel was of whom are in a serious condi- then proceeding to Foochow. tion, as a result of the rioting in Iron and steel-£17,000,000. This latest outrage by pirates Poona of four Indians who were protest against executions in Woollens £16,000,000. has some puzzling aspects. Hong-sentenced to death in connection Re-exports for 1980 showed a hai Bay is the next one north of with the Sholapur riots last May. decrease of 20 per cent. as com- Bias Bay, its nearest point being pared with 1929,-Reuter.
about 70 miles from Hong Kong.
Allahabad, Yesterday. The mob rescued two speakers The pirated vessel does not call who had been arrested by at Hong Kong, being usually on the
Congress the Northern run, to Tientsin and meeting held in the village of Local officials of the other ports, from Shanghai. Kilanpur in defiance of the Ordin- ance against the instigation of whilst lacking any definite in- non-payment of taxes. The mob formation as yet, incline to the attacked the Police with stones opinion that the Hain Ming, havand lathis and an Indian Police ing been taken off this run tem-officer used his revolver pn the porarily owing to weather condi-mob, seriously injuring one man. The Advisory Opium Committee tions in the North, might have The crowd dispersed, eight Police
a trip to Foochow, or having been injured. began a discussion to-day of the been on British draft of the scheme to other more southerly ports. limit the manufacture of narco- Pirates' Long Trip.. tics to the amount annually need-
DRUG RESTRICTION. COMMITTEE DISCUSSES THE BRITISH SCHEME.
WORLD NEEDS ONLY.
- Geneva, Yestedday.
company,
Police at
Crowd Dispersed.
Belgaum, Yesterday. Sixty persons were injured, six
ed for the world's legitimate re- The exact location of the attack seriously, when Police made a quirements for medical and scien-has not been definitely establish-lathi charge here and dispersed a tific purposes, and decided to ap-ed, and it was agreed that the procession held as & protest point a sub-committee to draw up pirates must have brought the against the executions in Poona, a list of the drugs to be covered ehip a very long way if it was in spite of the Magistrate's pro- by the proposed convention and made, in the neighbourhood of hibition.Reuter. the substances into which they Foochow, or even Swatow.
The officials added that they IRONSIDES ROUTED. might be converted.-Reuter.
had no information going beyond the Police message. The Hein
Kwong-yuen, master of a fishing AWARD REJECTED. Ming is under control of the
junk, at Shaukiwan, stated that at about 8 p.m. on January 8, whilst engaged in fishing on the south aide! of the Ninepins, he noticed a cargo boat lying a short distance away, which appeared to be half submerg-
He rescued the crew, which com-
GERMAN MINERS REFUSE
PER CENT WAGE CUT.
TO BE COMPULSORY.
Cologne, Yesterday:
Council of Ministers,
bers of an audience in either Regarding the Executive, the Chamber of the Legislature. report proceeds on the basic as-
With the position of the Gay-piloted sumption that the constitution ernor-General in relation to his MacLaren, left New York on will recognise the principle that, Cabinet is to some degree involv-Junuary 4 on an attempt to fly subject to special conditions, re-ed the question of whether the the Atlantic to Paris. The air- sponsibility for a Federal Govern-Governor-General himself should man was accompanied by Mrs. ment of India will in fact rest upon preside over the meetings of his Beryl Hart, a widow, who owns the Indians themselves. In the Ministers. In the Sub-Committees the 'plane and holds a pilot'a certi- opinion of the Sub-Committee the view the better course would be
ficate.] proper method of giving effect to to provide in his instructions that this principle is following the pre- the should preside when he corent of all the Dominion Con-thought it desirable, leaving the stitutions to provide that execu-matter to his discretion. It, how- tive power and authority shall in-ever, is essential that the Gov vest in the Crown or in the fernor-General should be kept at Governor-General as representing all times fully informed of the the Crown, and that there will be state of public affairs and have
SWEEPING CUTS. a Council of Ministers appointed the right to call for any papers or by the Governor-General and information which
New York, Yesterday. are at his holding office at his pleasure. Ministers' disposal. It follows Sweeping cuts in the retailed.
It is suggested that the instru-from the fact that the Governor-prices of tyres by the largest ment of instructions should direct General, who will himself be re- companies are, reported from prised three males. He took over In spite of the Ruhr coal him to appoint those persons who sponsible for the administration Akron, Ohio, America's great rub the cargo, which consisted of kero-owners and miners' rejection of command the confidence of the of reserved subjects, that he ber manufacturing centre. sene oil, hugar and clothing. He the arbitrator's award of a six per Legislature and the Governor-should not be dependent for the The General Tyre and Rubber brought them all back to Shauki-cent, wage cut, the Labour Minis- General. The convention of in-supply required upon the assent Company announces a reduction was, and adde in his report that heter has declared that it will be viting one Minister to form a Gov- of the Legislature, and that it of seven and a half to 12 per cent. did not know what became of the compulsory. ernment and requesting him to should be charged on a consoli- on all passenger tyres.
The Communist threat to or submit the test of his proposed dated fund.
The Firestone Rubber Company
ganise another strike has not colleagues should be followed. As!
has reduced its tyre prices from MR. J. S. MacLAREN. materialised, and the pits are those chosen as Ministers should It follows also that he should six and a half to 12 per cent.
working normally.
Further resistance to the wage possess the confidence of the be empowered to secure the enact-
Other companies notify simi-
KNOCKS DOWN ELDERLY Legislature it follows that they (ment of such Legislative measures lar reductions.-Reuter's Ameri-
[cut is not anticipated-Reuter. CHINESE. would retain office only so long as as may be essential for discharg-can Service. they retained that confidence. ing his responsibilities on these
EUROPEAN FINED, This is what the Sub-Committee subjects. The Sub-Committee understand by responsibility of anticipated that in the event of
PARKING HER CAR IN Government to the Legislature, in its becoming necessary to use
ROAD. the sense in which that expres- these powers the Governor-Gen- sion is used throughout the Bri-eral would not ordinarily do so tish Commonwealth. The expres-without consulting his Ministers, alon is also implied in their view oven though the responsibility for that the Ministry are responsible any action taken would be his. collectively and that they stand, Regarding subjects in the_ad-
Special Measures,
RECORD FLIGHT, AIRMEN COVER 1,800 MILES
IN 22 HOURS.
DESTINATION DAKAR.
boat
Mr. J. S. MacLaren, an Assistant
to the Colonial Treasurer, has re-
ported to the Police that at about
opera-
DISBANDMENT OF "RED
FORCES.
tong.
Because
Ironside Remnants. The Ironside leaders are report
6 little is known of her movements Shanghai office, and consequently
locally. The captain's name, In TERMS NOT ACCEPTED. the Het last July, was given, as Soden, but it is possible that
Canton, Yesterday, since have been changes may
President Chiang Kai-shek bas made. As to her cargo and pas-telegraphically confirmed the ap senger list no details were avail-pointment of General Mu Pal-nam as Chief of Staff of the 8th Route able.-
Same Old Gangi
Army, succeeding. General Wang Yam-wan promoted to Brigadier- The ship having been taken to General of the Kwangtung Train- Honghai Bay, it is a reasonable ing Brigade. General Mu has de- conjecture that the pirates, beelded to take up the oath of his long to the same gang operating new office at the Provincial Gov around Bias Bay. In the absence ernment Building after holding of further information, it would the weekly memorial service to- extended their feld of appear that this time they have
day."
General Mu, an ex-divisional tions. However, so far back as commander of the Ironside Army, 1926 the 8.8. Hain Fung was pir- gave up his post at the outbreak ated en route from Shanghai to of the Ironside rebellion, and was Tientsin and Chefoo, and was ac- CHATERtually taken into Bias Bay four appointed Councellor to the 8th 7.30 p.m. on Sunday, whilst driving
days afterward, having aalled 200 of his meritorious service render-
Route Army last year. miles out of her course. his car along Talpo Road, near the
Other ships of the company sent post by General Chan Chai- ed, he was recommended to the pre- NOT "ALL RIGHT.” Taipo market, be knacked down a Chinese man, named Wang Lel
pirated in later years were the Mrs. W. G. L. Cooper, of "Der-3.8. Hsin Wah (since wrecked), (56) who lives in the market. The rington," Bowen Road, was this between
Shanghai and Hong Villa Cisnero, Yesterday. man received injuries to his morning summoned before Mr. R. Kong, in March, 1928, and the or fall together. It, however, is ministration of which the Gov- The French airmen, Captain deck, and also suffered from con- E.. Lindsell at the Central Magis. Hein Chi, which was seized ed to have submitted their surren- admitted that this broad state-ernor-General would act on the La Louette and Permoufle landed cussion
der under certain conditions which ment of principle or responsible advice of his Ministers, it is gen. here to-day, having covered 1,800
He was removed to the Kowloon tracy with having caused an obs- by pirates when beached on Tai
truction in Chater Road by parlding Taland in November of the same were, however, not accepted by the Government at the centre will be ferally agreed that in the last re-miles in 22 hours, a record dis- Hospital, where he is lying in a
Canton military executive. At the ultimate achievement of the sort he must be responsible for tance. in a straight line in a tour-serious condition.
Sergeant Williamson, said that From the details available,
cording to a reliable report, the -constitution now to be formed arrangements for securing that ing seroplane weighing under 400
and requires some qualification. peace and tranquillity in any part kilograms-Reuter,
There was general agreement of India must be secured. Mem- The airmen took off at-12.48 In the Sub-Committee that the bers of the Public Services must put on Sunday from Marsoffles, assumption by India of all powers be secured in any right guar-in an attempt to beat the world and responsibilities which hither anteed to them by the constitu- record for a straight line light to rested on Parliament cannot be tion and it is agreed for this pur-seroplane fight. Their destina made at one step and that during pose that the Governor-General tion fɛ Dakar.].y the period of transition, firstly, must have special powers. the Governor-General should be In the sphere of finance the Sub- responsible for defence and ex-Committee rogarded as fundamental ternal relations, including rela-the conditions of success of the now tions with Indian States outside constitution that no room should the Federal Sphere, and that, se- be left for doubts as to the ability condly, in certain circumstances of India to maintain her Anancial that may arise outside the sphere stability both at home and abroad Leung Pak, master of the Cheng of these subjects the Governor I would, therefore, be necessary Kl-cheung Tin-smith, at 110 General must be at liberty to act to reserve to the Governor-General Queen's Road, West, has reported to on his own responsibility and such essential powers as would on the Police that he paid $6,520 to must be given powers necessary able him to intervene if methods Wong Kit-sung, of the Wal La im to implement his decisions. were being pursued which would port and export firm, at the Indus It fa clear, however, that the prejudice India in the money trial and Commercial Bank build- Governor-General must be ati markets, of the World. The Sub- lng, for 400 cases of sheet tin, on liberty to select as Ministers re: Commities, recommend that efforts January 8. He went to collect the - sponsible in a réserved sphere any should made to establish on sure delivery note the next day, and dis- Cuersons he tiny himself
covered that the office was closed
best fitted for the pur
that on
holde Min
foundation
TRUST BELIED.
TIN-SMITH DECEIVED BY AZ
- ROGUE, PEDE
|and that, Wong, Kl
sconded. On end
the master found
not belong to the
FINE. Today's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is now can- tral over the Lower Yangtaze Valley
Strong monsoon prevails along the S.E. coast of China' and over the N. China sea.
Forecast:-N. winds, strong;
fine.
Rainfalllade Rainfall to 10 am to-day -nli. Raiffali since January 1, 0.11 fich against on average of 0.38
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was
Hong Kong
Масло Prates Island Manila Fooel
Amoy
nade later man-did
her car there.
year.
the vehicle was parked a good dismay be presumed that the Ha ronaldo romnants formerly sta tance out of the curve, towards Des Ming was seized in what is almost toned along Lluchow and Chin Voeux Road, In Chater Road, out the traditional manner, the pirang have withdrawn to Poseh sidé A. 3. Watson and Company, atee going aboard as passengers, where they will await further or yards out, whilst the rear wheels certed signal. The front wheels were about two and attacking the ship on a con-ders for a peaceful settlement.
were about two and a half yardı
- Ballt in Glasgow,
The general idea is hat Gen- oral Mu will give more or less us sistance in regard to a peaceful or-
out of the parking aresta The Hain Ming, (ex-Hsin ganization of the Ironside rem
Defendant stated that two cars Taieb), is described, by Lloyd's nanta now in Kwangst, after hin passed her while she was parking Register as a steel screw steamer assumption of his new post and thought that it was all right to of 2,189 tons gross, and 1,428 Canton News Agency. Idave her car as it was.
[net. She was built in 1907 by
1
LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT TO
*
* Obstruction To Traffic. Messrs. Napler and Miller, of SLAVERY TO END.
His Worship held that it would Glasgow, and is 270 feet long, be necessarily be an obstruction to 41.2 in breadth, and 20.2 in depth. traffic.. w
the files, the Chinese flag, being Mrs. Cooper said that she put her registered in Shanghai.
STAMP OUT THE EVIL. car in as far as she could. There was a car in front of hers and one Nova Scotia may yet become an The Secretariat of tho. League
Geneva, Yesterday. at the rear,
exporter of potatoes instead of an of Nations has issued a copy of His Worship remarked that he importer, according to recent in the letter of the Liberian Charge had seen about half a dozen cars; timations in the Press, it d'Affaires in Geneva, stating that parked on the south of Chater being pointed out that the co-opera the Liberian Government ac Road every time he passed that way. Live clubs throughout the province cepts the principal of the recom He queried whether that was an have in recent years Improved the mendations of the International offence or not, to park there,
Trame-Inspector Alexander
plied in the affirmative
average produst noticeably 80 Commission of Enquiry and un re-much so that the potatoes can now dertakes to apply themr "to the
be compared with any imported full extent of its resources...
Reater.
~ His Worship imposed a fine of 35, stock..