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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1931.
SALE OF MORTGAGED PEER'S CHALLENGE TO DUTCH TRYING TO
PROPERRTY.
Mortgatee's Claim Against Bankers.
IS A CHEQUE AN INSTRUCTION?
The Acting Chief Justice (Mr.) Justice J. R. Wood), this morning
ajes.
MR. BALDWIN.
BLUFF BRITISH.
To Meet Him in Open
Debate.
Must Be Fought on the Rubber Question.
TORY LEADER'S REFUSAL
MEETING IN LONDON.
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:
RED PLOT IN
SWATOW.
Mutiny Among the Troops Averted.
WHOLESALE EXECUTIONS.
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The
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/- %.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
NEGOTIATIONS ON
EXTRALITY.
Reported To Be Going on Rapidly.
TO CAR OWNERS
Use RUBBER Matting for the Floor and Running Boards of your Car;
Washable,- Durable,--
More economical than
Carpet or Linoleum- NEATER and CLEANER.
Telephone 24554.
Quotations from: Dunlop Rubber Co. (China), Ltd. Podder Bkig.
BERLIN MURDERERS
DENOUNCED.
Nazis Horror-Stricken
at the Crime.
DEFAULT IN LOANS.
ACTED IN MADNESS.
PARKING AT THE
RACE COURSE.
Summons Against Jockey Club Öfficial.
CONTROVERSIAL POINT.
Hamburg, Yesterday, Mr. H. R. Forsyth, C.A., of London, Yesterday, London, Yesterday,»
London, Yesterday,
Canton, To-day.
The In the House of Commons to
three murderers of the Messrs. Linstead & Davis, and as- Lord Rothermere hus issued a A meeting of 400 people in- Following the discovery of a reserved judgmen in the Supreme statement declining the sugges- terested in the rubber industry in Communist plot to
stir up
day Mr. Arthur Henderson, For Communist Municipal Counciller sistant to the Secretary of the Court, in the ease in which Mrs. Lion that he should appear at St. the Camon Street Hotel to-day, mutiny among the Government eign Secretary, told Sir Kingsley were denounced to the Police by Jackey Club, was this morning sum- Chu Shuk is suing the Banque corge's by-election and state his passed a resolution, approving of troops in Swatow, 78 officers and Wood that the extraterritorial the local Nazi leadquarters, who moned before Mr. W. Schofield in expressed abhorrence of the the Central Police hay- Franco-Chinoise for $42,900 dam-case against ble. Baldwin's leader the compulsory regulation of rub-men were executed on Saturday. negotiations with China were pro-expe. Herr Hitler, issued a state ing disobeyed dire Court with hav
ship, proposing instead to meet her supplies.
A hundred others are awaiting ceeding as rapidly as their comment in Munich to-day, denoue by a Pollee officer in uniform, in Mr. E. D. Money, the convener sentence.
plicated mature permitted. The plaintiff's allegation is that Mr. Baldwin in open debate in a
He the defendants wrongfully sold, at public ball at any time after next of the meeting, submitted a
ing the crime and expelling the Wonguelehung Road, Happy Valley, Those executed apparently was unable at present to make a
murderers from the Party, butjat statement.
10.20 a.nl. on March 2-the a gross under-valuation, the pro-week-end, half of the seating ac-scheme whereby all growers agreed to revolt and were per- porty known as 6, Ka Shing Street, commodation being of Mr. Bald, should be allowed to produce as sunding their comrades to mutiny
In the Ileuse of Commons to-promising to provide for their second day of the annual Race Meet- which she mortgaged to them to, win's disposition and half of Lord much rubber as they liked and when the plot was discovered and day Capt., Robert
legal defence at the trial, as he is ing. Henderson provide Messrs. Pittendrigh and Rothermere's disposition, with the Government to export as nipped in the bud.-Reuter. (Cons.), suggested that the For convinced that they acted in a
Prosecuting, Traffic Sub-Inspec- Co, with an overdraft on their bank-į neutral chairman, the subject of much as it could, and to destroy
eign Secretary should inquire inte moment of madness, being in- tur Nicol said that he told Mr. the debate being the policy, the rest. Thus the price of rub FINAL DRAFTING OF for issuing fresh internal toans da against the Nazis.
furiated by Communist propagan-Forsyth to park his car against a the Chinese Government's reason, ing Miccount.
leadership, and record of the Cor-her could be controlled.
wall but he refused to do so, saying. NAVAL TREATY.
Written Consent Necessary? Interesting legal arguments were heard this morning, Mr. Eldon Pul- ter, K.C. for plaintiff, dealing with the question of written con- sent or authority, said that even if it were assumed that plaintiff had expressly agreed in the deed of mortgage to guarantee Mr. Pitten drin's overdraft there have been written consent. submission was that there was no written consent or authority.
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The important point in the case, Counsel said, was whether the sign- ature of Dr. Tam, as agent for plaintiff, made certain cheques (mentioned in the courao of the case) requests in writing, and whe ther these were sufficient to satisfy the terms of the mortgage deed and bind the property of plaintiff, a third party. He claimed that it was quite plain that that way not BO. In this ense the Bunk could only charge the plaintiff if written consent or authority to the grant- ing of certain banking facilities was forthcoming.
Cheques a Communication.
It was pointed out by His Lord-
ship that according to the defence
Lord Rethermere.
They would be content to re- ceive eight pence a pound for rub. ber during the present depression. This would allow first class .com- panies, to pay a modest dividend. |He suggested that the Dutch were trying to bluff the British and must be fought unless they enter. ed into an agreement as regards price and output.
Mr. H. Gibson said that the
パ
Senator D. Morrow to Attend.
TO CONSIDER THE FORM.
Rugby, Yesterday, For the purpose of considering
only way to restore prosperity in the form and final drafting of the industry was by adjusting the output, which could be achieved only by co-operation with the Dutch-Reuter,
INDIAN POLICY OF CONSERVATIVES.
Pleasure at Baldwin's
Statement.
RESOLUTION BY PRINCES.
the cheques constituted a coramani-corvative Party for the last eighted a resolution by a very large
cation between Dr. Tam and the
Bank,, Dr. Tary being authorised by the plaintiff to give consent or authority in writing for cheques to be drawn on the overdraft account. In other words, it was a direction to the Bank by Dr. Tam in writing to increase Mr. Piltendrigh's over- draft.
Mr. Potter would not agree, claiming that the cheques did not show that. The consent, he said. had to be a document which satis-
fied the requirements of written consent or authority. He said
that all a cheque did was to say pay Lo someone, and on the face of it it did not even import any banking facilities. One could adduce from
a cheque that there were banking facilities.
Qustion of Damages. Speaking on the question of damages, Mr. Potter said that it did not matter how the Bank hold the property at an under valoc or not. They had no right to sell it and the damages were the true value of property, together with rents lost. It had nothing to do with wilful or reckless sale,
With regard to lack of notice to plaintiff of the sale, Mr. Potter commented that he did not think he ever come across a case in which there were 90 many difficulties in the way of the contentions put for ward by the defence. One could not, he said, take Away A mortgagor's right to redeem property.
his
In conclusion, Mr. Potter said
years.
"To give Mr. Baldwin every advantage I agree to speak first and concede him the right to reply. My sole purpose is to do all I can to rebuild the Conser vative Party, so that being sound on India, economy and tariffs it may be an effective remedy against Socialism and Bolshevism."
"Too Impudent." Mr. Baldwin has not accepted Lord Rothermere's challenge. He
stated:-
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London, Yesterday. The Conservative India Com- mittee in the House of Commons at a private meeting to-day pass-1 majority expressing satisfaction and agreement with Mr. Baldwin's statement on Indian policy, made at Newton Abbot (and confirmed last week in the House of Commons).
There was a lively discussion in regard to the procedure followed last week, which occasioned all the
Mr. D. W. Morrow.
speculation and misunderstanding British, French and Italian Naval in regard to the circumstances in Agreement, a meeting of diplo which Mr. Baldwin decided that matic and technical experts is be Conservatives could not parti- ing arranged to take place in Lon- cipate in the Round Table Confer-dan on Thursday. The basis of ence in India at present,
Princes' Federation.
"Lord Rothermere addressed a challenge not to me but to his own newspapers. That fact alone must throw doubt on its
New Delhi, Yesterday. sincerity. It is obvious that An informal meeting of the the challenge would never have Princes attending the annual been issued if there had been meeting of the Chamber of the the remotest prospect of accent- Princes decided to move a resolu- ance. The idea that any mem-tion in open session of the Cham- ber of the Conservative Party, ber approving of the principles of to say nothing of the present federation with safeguards for leader, should publicly debate internal autonomy and the finan- on the question of party leader-cial and economic rights of the ship with a Peer who, so far States, and empowering the continue as he is anything, is a profess. Princes' delegates to ing Liberal, is too impudent to their negotiations with British deserve a moment's considera. Indian delegates to the Round tion.
Table Conference.
Some
discussion is contained in the re-
secured upon increased Customs Hamburg residents are very revenues, while they continue to nervous owing to fear of reprisals that the ground on which his car default upon the railway loans by Communists, who have an-, was parked was Jockey Club pro- and other obligations to British, investors in Chinese loans.
Mr. Henderson replied that His Majesty's Minister had aiready been in communication with the Chinese Government in the mat- ter, but the enquiries suggested would anticipate the negotiations with the Chinese authorities at the debt consolidation conference which opened in Nanking last November and which had not yet concluded its deliberations.- Reuter.
EXPLOSION ON SHIP OFF CANADA.
Noted Film Producer on Board.
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Herr A. Hitler.
perty. This was below the new restaurant in the extension of the building. Two cars-one driven by a lady and the other by a licensed Chinese driver-came later, and when they saw Mr. Forsyth's car parked under the verandah they wanted to park there as well.
"It took me some time before I could convince them that they could not park
there," said Inspector Nicoll, who explained that the apot was on the far end from the Monu- ment, and on the right side coming from the Yeung Wo Nursing Home. Mr. Forsyth admitted having had a conversation with the officer in charge. He pointed to his car und indicated that it was parked be- of tho
nounced a number of protest low the public tin room meetings. The Police are taking Jockey Club, with the connivanco precautions against lawlessness, and permission of the stewards. It is reported that two Nazie His car stood there all day, and he fired on Herr Altona es he emerg-[had given an undertaking to the ed from a cafe. Socialists passed | Inspector-General of Police that it a motion in the Reichstag dewas more to save other ears from Twenty persons are reported to manding more effective measures going in there, Then he was ask- have been killed in the explosion against incitement to politieni ed to have his car moved.
TWENTY KILLED.
New York, Yesterday.
on the sealer Viking off Horse murders and severer laws in re- Mr. Forsyth pointed out that the Island, on the northern coast of gard to the carrying of lethal wee-Inspector-General had assured him Newfoundland.
The vessel carried a crew of 138, while two stowaways were
nboerd
pons.-Reuter.
Earlier News.
Berlin, Yesterday.
of a place in the recognised parking
ground, and as he (defendant) was
■
an assistant to the Secretary of the
| Jockey Club, he had to have his car
that Mr. Forsyth's
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and the film director, Two out of the three assassing in a place where it was necessible. Varick Frissell, was a passenger of the Hamburg municipal Com-So the next day he parked his car She was commanded by Captain muniat in a suburban bus have near the nullah to satisfy the In- Abram Kean, the noted explorer been arrested. The identity of the
spector-General, and a member
One of the of the Royal third is established.
Inspector Nicoll sald arrested man is a former Hamburg Saturday morning Geographical Society.
The explosion occurred at nine policeman, who was expelled from car was in the proper parking place, on Sunday evening, when men the force six months ago for parti-and it was a the Monday that i from the vessel were walking cipation in a Nazi movement. The spoke to him. His car was locked,
second is a clerk, also a Nazi. ashore on the ice floes.
so that even if the Police wanted to It appears that fifteen shots were move 7 they could not do so. and
to fired in the omnibus, a woman pas-car was left there from 10.30 am.
senger being wounded in the leg
to 7.15 p.m. and another woman having a thumb shot off. A companion of the vic- Mr. Forsyth indicated that where tim was wounded in the head, but his car was parked was not the road way, but under several natural escaped by felgning death.
The murderers cut the telephone archways. It was hard to explain the place, unless one saw it actually. photographers were aboard, with Reprisals are feared, as the in- Interposing, Trai Inspector
A steamer with doctors nurses has been despatched assist the Viking.
Stranded on lec.
St. John's Later. Besides 138 of the crew, two stowaways and several cinema wire to Hamburg.
whom Mr. Frissell was making a
ous.
-` DRIZZLE AND MIST.
The
Mr. Forsyth agreed, but queried whether the regulation over-ruled private property or not?
film showing the adventurous dignation in Hamburg is tremend-C. F. Alexander pointed out that that came under "road way" in the life aboard a sealer.
The third Nazi wanted for. the regulations, whether private or A wireless message from Horse Hamburg murder has been arrest-public. Island reports that the burning ed-Reuter, ship was visible from the shore with the survivors huddled on the ice. Some survivors have already arrived at Howe Island and report that their comrades are maroon- ed on the ice. An offshore wind is making it very difficult to reach land. The Viking was built in cent provisional agreement pub- lished last week as a White Paper. 1881 and is one of the oldest seal-
In addition to the British, ers in service.-Router. London, Yesterday. French, and Italian representa-
more
"The question is not to be
Conservative settled by any individual out-Princes, however, expressed the side the Party, however rich or opinion that federation woukt en- influential, but by the whole danger their very existence. body of Conservative mem-[ Released Prisoners. bers."-Reuter.
Funked the Issue,
London, Later.
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Mr. T. Matsudaira
In the House of Commons to- tives, Senator Dwight-Morrow, ENDURANCE TEST IN "Mr. Baldwin has funked the day Mr. Wedgwood Benn inform-who was one of the American de- that there had not been a single issue," asserts Lord Rothermere, ed Mr. Graham Pole that the In-legates at last year's. London: case in which there had been a sug-adding: "Mr. Baldwin did not|dian. civil disobedience prisoners Naval Conference and who is now gestion that the property of a third call me a. Liberal in 1924 when, 1eleased to March 18 totalled over crossing the Atlantic on a holiday, party, held as guaranted for the thanks to the Zinovleff letter, the 14,000.-Reuter, ` debt of another, could be sold with- Daily Mail, under my directions,
out application to the owner of the secured his return with a record FEDERAL TREASURER
property.
Demand Binding. When hearing of
the case re- sumed yesterday afternoon,
majority for any Premier since 1832."-Reuter,
Mr. ADVANCE IN SILVER
F. C. Jenkin; C.B.E., for the do-
fendants submitted that demands DEVELOPMENT IN NEW YORK
for money made in writing on Mr. Pittendrigh an binding on bath
him and the plaintiff.
As regards
the-notice-of-sale,-it-was-sufficient to give notice to altber Mr. Pittend- righ or the mortgagor.
·STOCK - MARKET.
BULLION RISES TO 31%.
New York, Yesterday.
BELLICOSE.
"No Body Has Authority to Expel Me."
MR. THEODORE STANDS FIRM
Sydney, Yesterday.
An Important development in the No New South Wales body He continued that if the mort market to-day was the strength of has the authority to expel me gagor did not pay within a reason-silver bullion which advanced from the Labour Party,” declared able time she had committeed one and one-eighth cents to 813 the Federal Treasurer, Mr. a breach of Covenant No. 1 in the cents per ounce. Router's Ameri-Theodore, to-day in reference to mortgage deed. All that the mort can Service.
the resolution of expulsion. gagor was entitled to was a de
Mr. Lang's henchmen will mand for payment within a reason Lordship, counsel agreed that if his finish like the chief priests of the ablé time limit, and she was en- clients had called for a valuation French Revolution by terroris titled to notice of sale only in before the sale of the property it, ing each other that all eventually certain events
could be shown that they were care will go to the guillotine. Following an observation, by his ful.
Reuter..
A.
·will attend, together with Ambas- sador Dawes on behalf of the
United States, while Japan's re- presentative will be Mr. Matsu- daira, her Ambassador in London. British Wireless Service.
AIR.
Broken by Japanese Dirigible.
WORLD'S RECORD CLAIMED.
Tokyo, To-day. Favoured by ideal weather a
STOP PRESS Japanese semi-rigid dirigible has
Pishy Yesterday. The death has occurred of Cardinnt. Maffi. During a severe attack bf influenza last month he rose and donned his robes, when he received ex- treme unction, kneeling at an improvised altar in the sick zoom in order to how his fol- lowers by personal example. the necessity of taking the sacrament in time, Cardinal Maff thereafter improved, but relapsed yesterday. --- Reuter.
broken the previous endurance test, remaining aloft for 60 hours without refuelling. This is claim- Led to be a world record-for-thin
type of aircraft.
Ascending at 2.82 on Saturday the dirigible descended at 11.30 this morning-Reuter.
,
[A
of Tokyo cablegram February 18 stated:-A Japanese naval airship.carrying out an en- durance test broke the previous Japanese record by remaining aloft 80 hours and 45 minutes,
The Royal Observatory'a weather report to-day states:
An anti-cyclone is central over N.E. China and a depres- sion to the East of the Loo- choos.
Fresh monsoon along the S.E, Coast of China and moder- ata monsoon over the N. China Sea,
Forecast: Easterly winds, moderate; overcast; drizzle and mist.
Rainfall Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day-nil." Rainfall since January 1-2.72. inches against an average, of 4.46 inches-deficit, 1.74 inches. Temperature
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock was:
Hong Kong
..68
Масло
59
Pratas Island
74
Manila
717
Foochow
Swatow
Chefoo Shanghai
82
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LOSS TO ARMY.
London, Yesterday,
Hia Worship said that it depend ed entirely on the circumstances of the case.
Mr. Forsyth emphasised the fact that he had permission from the |general steward to park his car
below the tiffin room.
Replying to his Worship, In- spector Nicoll sald that defendant's car caused no obstruction to gen- eral traffic, but it was raining on the day in question, and other peo- ple wanted to go into that parti- cular spot.
The Magistrate stated that he would go down and see the place for himself at noon on Saturday. The hearing was adjourned accordingly.
TIRED OF LIFE?
Two cases of alleged attempted suicide were reported to the Police yesterday.
Lu Chan-kwong (81), stated to be unemployed with no fixed place. of abode, was found underneath the Shamahufpo Ferry Wharf, and ro moved to the Government Civil Hos pital Ho is stated to have return- ed from Singapore a few days ago, [and had no money and no friends,
VA woman, Yeung-Wong-sze (24). living at 2, Po Wah Street, frst floor, was removed to the Govera- ment Civil Hospital suffering from'.
after which it was ordered to des. The death has occurred of the effects of Lysol polkaning al- Sir Desmond leged to have been self-adtainister-
ed. Her condition is serious.
cend owing to a heavy snow- Major-General atorm.]
O'Callaghan.Reuter.