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KING ALFONSO MAY
ABDICATE.
Republicans' Challenge
to Monarchy.
"A CLEAR SOLUTION."
Madrid, Yesterday.
No. 27,770
ALLEGED TOBACCO
SMUGGLER.
Truth About "Load of Material."
OFFICER'S CHASE.
BLISHED
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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1931.
NEW CABINET TO BE U.S. MARINES FORMED IN JAPAN. MASSACRED
Mr. Wakatsuki Called
to the Palace.
FEW CHANGES EXPECTED.
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR — The closing rate of the dollar on aemand, to-day was 113⁄4d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
LAND OF THE
"FREE."
Soviet's New Decree
for Inventors.
SEVERE PENALTIES.
BUILT
FOR
THE
JOB/
Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24564,
IN QUEST OF SECRET OF LONG LIFE.
Exploration of the Himalayas.
CENTENARIAN TRIBE.
Riga, Yesterday. Two explorers, Dr. Irvin Baird Soviet citizens disposing of their and Miss Jill Comaloy-Batt, who inventions or technical improve-sailed from Tilbury in the Ranpura ments abroad without permission for Bombay are to try to discover from the authorities will hence how we can all live to be con- forth be liable to imprisonment tenartine.
"..
BACK TO THE
BOATER.
The Prince's Hat Starting a Boom?
WHAT IT MEANS.
The Prince of Wales wore a straw hat during his recent visit to Panama.
Within a few days the follow- ing cable from New York was re- ceived in the Daily Express office:-
'Please cable name London fur-
nisher who supplied straw hat Wales wearing South American - trip."
FIERCE BATTLE WITH REBELS.
CAPTAIN SHOT
The story of a chase after an
CRUISER ORDERED Tokyo, Yesterday. Much comment has been arous-alleged tobacco smuggler was re- At 9.20 a.m. to-day there cume:
the Kowloon Police j'a
Mr. message summoning d by a mate in the Press signed lated in
TO THE SCENE. this by the Republican leaders who Court
morning,
when Wakatsuki to an audience in the! issued a manifesto last Decem- Revenue Officer Pearse charged Royal Palace at 10.30,
New York, Yesterday. ber saying, "If those in power three. Chinese-Lai Tak-hung, After receiving the Imperial Further details of the disturb have not learned the lessons of Ng Kan and Wong Shek with command to form a new Cabinet, ances in Nicaragua show that for ten years, with the confisen- They are at the beginning of a yesterday then we Republicans having possession of 700 lb. of Mr. Wakatsuki is expected to three United States Marine offi- tion of all their property, under journey of 15,000 miles which will are willing to undertake the task tobacco on which duty had not proceed to hospital to consult cers and an entire patrol of na- decree issued by the Council of take them 13,000 feet up the of resturing the republic of been paid. The first accused is with Mr. Hamaguchi regarding tive guards were wiped out yes- Peoples' Commissors,
slopes of the Himalayas. Spain and assume full responsi- also charged with having posses- the composition of the Cabinet. terday in a desperate hand-to-
The Soviet may even force in- of natives in a little known coun- They hope to re-discover a tribe bility before the Nation and for- sion of 700 lb. of tobacco. illegal- which will probably be the same hand encounter with insurgenta ventors to hand over their inven
as before, except that General near Fuerto Cabezas, where the tions to the Government, the in- This tribe
try on the Himalayan heights. eign powers."
ly imported. The message is considered to The officer said he stopped a Minami is expected to replace insurgents killed a number ofventor to receive a document en-about ten years ago by Miss Coss Prince to British industry. Keen
first discovered be a challenge to King Alfonso, motor lorry in Taipo Roud short- Mr. Ugaki, while it is now inti-natives employed by a steamship titling him to housing and other ley-Batt, and she then obtained re-interest is taken abroad in every
Hitherto 974 Republicans have ly before dawn yesterday morn mated that Mr. Koizumi will prob-company. The American detach- privileges. Reuter. been returned, compared with ing. Ile saw the first defendant, ably be superseded in the Port- ment fought the rebels until 578 Monarchists. Even Republi- seated on top of the load, which folio of Communications.
The new Cabinct is expected cans are astonished at the extent consisted solely of bags of of their victory.
tobacco. The man jumped from to be organised early in the even- King Alfonso, according to the his seat, dropped thirty feet down ing.Reuter. newspapers, in a conversation the bank at the edge of the road. with one
of his Ministers, de- and made off in the direction of clared that he wRS convinced Shamshuipo. The officer caught that the Republican votes were him after a chase of about a mile. directed at himself personally. Therefore, he considered it his business to arrive at a clear and definite solution of the affair.
Bail Allowed.
FALSE SCALES.
FIREWOOD DEALER CHARGED WITH FRAUD.
The other two men were sent- ed in the driving seat of the vehicle and said that they were
A CLEVER TRICK. employed hs drivers by the Wong Cabinet Resigns.
Sing Kee firm of cement dealers Cheung Chun (30), a firewood After a long Cabinet meeting it and contractors, and had been dealer, was brought before Mr. is believed that the Government engaged to transport a loud of Williams in the Second Central decided to resign.
from Taipo. One of the material
The Court this morning, charged with Ministers emphatically denied material" turned out to the having committed a fraud by using that the Cabinet even mentioned tobacco.
a weighing-yard which he knew Mr. F. C. E. Rendall appeared for was false at Caine Road on April the question of King Alfonso's abdication, and said that the the second and third defendants. 11. The complainant was Lo On- Cabinet's decision would be con- and applied for bail, which was king, a tailor. veyed to the King to-morrow. allowed at $500 each. Reuter.
Earlier Cable,
Madrid, Yesterday. Depression is noticeable in
Bail in Inspector Ellis, in charge of the case of Lai Tak-hung was Weights and Measurements De- fixed at $9,000 which is the value partment, said that the complain- of the tobacco.
ant purchased Beveral catties of The hearing was fixed for 11.15 firewood through defendant, who a.m. on Monday next.
carried an individual scale, which had been so arranged that it operated 36 per cent. against the customer. The complainant notie- ed this through a wire ring being attached to the hook. The quan- tity of firewood weighed 120 cattles on the false scale arid 80 catties on a genuine weighing- yard,
Government circles to-day, al- DRAMATIC EVENING though there are returns still to come from thousands of rural
districts which are expected to THREE PLAYS TO BE GIVEN IN
counter-balance the sweeping Republican victories in the towns,] and even to show a pro-monarch-
ist majority in the country as a whole.
KOWLOON.
IN ST. ANDREW'S HALL.
their ammunition gave out, when they were mercilessly, massacred. Relief Despatched,
Bulbao, Yesterday. Serious disturbances huve broken out at Nicaragua. Fol- lowing the killing in an encoun ter between native guards and in-
OVERCAST.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory, statea:-
A feeble anti-cyclone Is cen- tral near Shanghai and a bell
of low pressure extends from N.E. China to N.E. Japan.
A depression lies over Indo- China.
Local forecast:-E. winds; moderate; generally overcast; occasional rału.
Rainfall.
Rainfall hours end- edout 10 sm. Dei,inch. Rain- fall since Junusry 11.07 inches against an average of 8.24 inches-deficit 1.17 inch.
Temperature.
The temperature at cortuin specified centres this morning
at 8 o'clock was:--
Hong Kong
65
Масло
65
Pratas Island
77
Manila
76
Foochow
68
Amoy
60
Swatow Chefoo Shanghai
€2
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52
WAS
This is an indication of the enormous help supplied by the
liable evidence that the people article of his wardrobe, and Lon- lived to the age of well over 100 don business houses are inundat- ed with orders for similar goods. years.
A BAD BOY.
YOUTH'S THEFT FROM EUROPEAN'S CAR.
tall, Dr. Irvin Baird, a
spare figure in khaki twill and gun belmet, said that he and his com-
A CHINESE MUTE,
Difficulty in obtaining
,
4
This mere casual donning of an old-fashioned "baster" means panion, who are being financed by thousands of pounds in the poc
kets of British business. ого дп- Anglo-American friends, Ixious to obtain information about plea the longevity, the eating habits,
from a Chinese mute was experl-and the customs of this tribe. enced in the Central Second Police
Court this morning, when a youth,
17 years of age, was charged before)
Chaldean Origin.
Straws on Broadway. What the bowler hat is in Pic- cadilly the straw is on Broadway.
A member of the firm who sup-
"The tribe," he said, "is of plled the Prince's straw hats for
Mr. E. Williams with the theft of Chaldean origin, driven back from his South Amercian tour told a of a motor car, owned by Mr. W. F.|Irak, and there are about 600 Daily Express representative
"We do not expect cables ask- ing for hats like the one your Prince is wearing," he added, but I should not be surprised if we receive large orders for straw hats very shortly."
Stone, Assistant Accountant of the people all told. We shall take the that there was no doubt that the a jack and some tools the property most complete camera recorda, and Prince's fashions were closely Police Department.
hope to bring back to Britain followed by foreigners, and help- The mute was handed a piece of medical and other Informationed to boom trade over here.
written paper on which was
the which will help us to decide how charge, and, pointing to his eyes, this tribe is able to live so long. defendant indicated with his hands "When wo-locate the tribe we De shall pitch our tents and stay that he was unable to read. fendant's father came forward, and with them for at least three after explanation, the mute plead months, gulity to stealing the jack, but "We have learned the Chaldean waved his hand in a negative man-nguage, and have no doubt that The Prince's hat may even ner when the tools were shown him, we can make ourselves understood. bring the "boater", back to Detective-Sergeant Flattery said We are taking with us a large fashion in Britain and revive a that on April 12, defendant was ar-quantity or beads, knives, pen-home sale which is practically rested in Queen's Read Central holders, and other trinkets which dead at the moment. near St. Francis Hotel. He was we shall barter for food and other carrying a paper parcel, in which goods. was the jack. The tools were found "This is practically a vegetarian and St. Albans could produce all Our food for the the hats necessary within a week
concealed on defendant's person.
We are asked to remind the His Worship imposed a fine of Count Romanones, the Foreign public of the concert being held $50 with the alternative of four Minister, invited. foreign cor- to-morrow at 9 p.m. in St. An-weeks' hard labour. respondents to meet him yester-drew's Church Hall, Kowloon. day evening, but he was absent | The Y.M.C.A. Amateur Dramatic and the only information the cor- Players are providing thẻ entire respondents received was that programme with three Guadalajara, which Romanones plays from their repertoire, and has represented in Parliament those who have already seen these CHINESE GIRL ESCAPES ACROSS surgents of a captain of the months' hard labour. for a quarter of a century, has clever amateurs in their different now gone Republican.
one-act
productions during the season can
IN CAPTIVITY.
BORDER.
EXTRALITY.
OPTIMISM IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
expedition,
"The great factories at Luton
shirts.
on
The father:My son also stenle journey is rationed out to a few or fifteen days," was the opinion things from the house. He is a bad ounces a day. We are going to of one of the most prominent boy, and 1 should like your Wor-live chiefly on raisins, honey, "olive London hatters. ship to give him a long 'sentence oil, currants, chocolates, and dried
Shirts, Too. meat No as to confine him in jail. fruits. We are taking no
"Although the straw hat trade Sergent Flattery remariced on whatever. Forty-two London firma the prevalence of thefts frfom cara. have supplied our food and equip-over here is dead at the mo- The Magistrate convicted the ment. Everything has been con-ment, there is still a large ex-
port trade carried
with mute on the charge of stealing the tributed.
"We shall recruit our bearers] America and the Dominions." inck, and passed sentence of two
the His Worship and camp followers from
It is not only the Prince's hats United States Marines, the latter added that he took into considera- Brutenese in the various villages that help British trade. Large are beleaguered on the cast coast tion defendant's age,
en route. The only firearms. We orders are expected from firms A feature of the elections has be assured of an enjoyable ever-
and have urgently requested
are taking are two automatic abroad desirous of copying his TAKEN FROM MACAO. been that for the first time ining in store.
Washington to send immediate
pistola." history the mass of the popula- The plays to be presented, are,
naval protection. Consequently Stated to have been in captivity tion voted in full strength.-"The Twelve Pound Look," 1 Reuter.
comedy by Sir James M. Barrie, for four years in Chinese territory. the United States patrol boat "In Port," a drama adapted for a Chinese girl, Lo Tal-ma, aged 14 Asheville left Cristobal with 75 the stage by Norman Mekinnel, years, was taken to the Shamshuf- Marines and reinforcements, and the light cruiser Memphis has and "The Stepmother" a farce by po Police Station yesterday.
She stated that she had been been ordered to proceed at full the late Arnold Bennett, The plays are being produced by Mr. kidnapped from Macao about four speed from Guantanamo with a landing force of 250 to Puerto years ago, and had recently escap-Cabezas, where it is unconfirmed- W. Robertson, and have be denied into British territory, where reported that several. United said to have taken a more favour- I have no doubts whatever of its "These trips," said one, "are ed here previously with definita success. A second presentation, she made her way into Kowloon.
States Marines and a number of able turn. Political therefore, gives the public an op-Secretariat for Chinese Affairs.
The girl has been taken to the Americans have been killed in a most optimistic regarding the out- Rugby, Yesterday. portunity of seeing these amateur
battle with the insurgents. who come. The Prime Minister, Mr. Ram-ncters at their best, and should
.captured B train. Reuter's It is officially announced that SCENES AT FIRE. say MacDonald, returned by air certainly enhance the reputation
American Service.
the British Minister is expected to London to-day from Lossie- of the dramatic club.
at Nanking on April 18 to conduct CHILDREN THROWN INTO
the final stages of the negotiations, and it is considered possible that STREET.
a final British agréement may be signed at the end of the month.
Reports received Chinese Minister
FLYING PREMIER.
RETURNS TO LONDON IN A
BOMBER.
SCOTTISH VACATION.
mouth, his Scottish honie, where No charge is being made for ad- he spent Easter during the Par-mission to the concert, but a col- liamentary recess. He travelled lection will be made during the in a two-seater "bomber," pilot- evening for the organ fund."
ed by Flight-Lieutenant Hislop, and the journey of 450 miles oc- cupied 8 hours 40 minutes.
As
LOST AND FOUND.
NAVAL SURGEON MISSES
· HIS CAR.
CUT OFF BY FLAMES.
PRINCE BIBESCO.
AIRMAN ARRIVES AT BAGDAD.
FLIGHT TO INDIA,
Shanghal, Yesterday. Men, women and children leap-
Bagdad, Yesterday. ed into the street below, and
Prince Bibcaco has arrived several children, including a two- year-old-child, were thrown into here from Aleppo.Reuter the street by their terrified par-
ia his custom when flying, the Premier read during most of the flight, his book on this occasion being H. M. Tomlinson's essays, "Gifta of Fortune."
Surg. Lleut, Comdr. Crosman- ing Downing Street, the Premier Davies, of the Royal Naval Hos-ents when they were cut off by Was soon immersed in State pital, reported to the Police that the flames of an early morning at 7.55 'o'clock last night he park-fire to-day off the North Shanai
On reach-
to
business preparatory to a re- ed his Austin Seven car near the Road. assembly of Parliament
On morrow. British Wireless Ser- grounds of the University.
-Eleven people were taken to returning at 11.80 p.m. he, found vice.
that the vehicle was missing various hospitals, and others who The car was recovered by the were injured were treated else
All the victims were Police near the V.R.C. at the june where. tion of Murray Road and Con- Chinese. One youth is reported naught Road Central, and taken to be in a serious condition. ::. The large crowd of spectators
CUSTOMS PACT.
TO BE DISCUSSED AT NEXT LEAGUE MEETING.
-BRITISH SUGGESTION.
Rugby, Yesterday..
The League Secretariat at Geneva to-day received the Bri-
to the Central Police Station com who witnessed the blaze was hor pound.
rified by the scenes.--Reuter.
SCIENTIFIC STUDIES,
Mukden,, Yesterday.
The trustees in charge of the
PRINCE'S TOUR.
Rio de Janeiro, Yesterday.
Prince Bibesco,
a
tish Government's communica. Chang Hauch-liang - educational The disturbances in Portugal tion suggesting that the ques fund, have decided to build two have hitherto caused no change tion of the proposed Austro-Ger-educational institutions at Muk-in the plans of the Prines of [Prince Bibesco, flying man Gustoms-preement should den, one for scientific studies and Wales visit to Lisbon, according Gypsy Moth "plane, is on his way be placed on the arends of the the other for physical culture. to Mr. Lloyd Thomas, the Prince's to India. The machine is being Council meeting next month. Each building 18 estimated to private secretary Reuter's piloted by the British airman,
| cost:8500,000,--Banter. British Wireless Bervice. AN
American Service.
Mr. Ford 1
BRITISH POLICY,
Nanking, Yesterday.
Miss Cossley-Batt, who also wore tropical costume, said she had con- "The Prince does the trade templated this expedition. ever magnificent service," said his since she returned from the Himani shirtmaker recently. "His sport- layas ten years ago,
ing shirts have proved particu- "I Have consulted everyone larly popular, and we have had imaginable," she added, "and all orders from abroad already." the evidence tends to show that The same enthusiasm Was
The extrality negotiations are the expedition is well worth while. found among the haberdashers.
circles
are ultimate value."
*from the at Washington American state that the final
INSURANCE LAW.
COMMITTED TO CONSIDER
'AMENDMENT.
LIVES OF CHILDREN.
probably looked forward to more by us than the people the Prince is to visit. On every occasion when he has travelled before' wo have reaped a harvest of foreign orders for socks, ties, and hand- kerchiefs.
"Large sums were being spent by America in France until the Prince's trip to the States. After that we had a large share in the Rugby, Yesterday. The Chancellor of the Exche-trade.. The Prince's trips abroad: extrality negotiations are also pro-quer is appointing a Committee mean more to us than any adver-
with Sir Benjamin Cohen, K.C., aing we could afford. progressing satisfactorily.
Mr. C. T. Wong, speaking at the (Chairman), to report on law Government memorial meeting, ex practice relating to industrial as pressed the hepe that the extrality surance and to the assurance on Issue would be settled in the im. the lives of children under 10 mediate future, and urged the years old, including the question Chinese people to do their utmost as to whether any amendment or to give fair and equal treatment to addition to the law la desirable. foreign nationala upon the relin--British Wireless Service. quishment by the Powera of their extrality privileges.-Router.
LIBERIA MISSION.
TO INVESTIGATE YELLOW FEVER.
HEALTH SERVICES.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The League of Nations has de! cided to send a mission to Liberia
GOOD PROGRESS.
IMPROVEMENT IN KING'S HEALTH MAINTAINED.
London's Yesterday.
It was officially stated to-day that H.M. the King continues to make good progress-Reuter,
Another Royal Patient.
COMING HERE.
EIGHTH DESTROYER FLOTILLA
On being replaced by the new "B" class destroyers, H.M.S. Verity, Whitehall, Whitshed, Witch, and Wren, at present units of the Fourth Destroyer Flotilla, Mediterranean, are to undergo refitting, and will com- mission at the end of the year for service in China.
They will be joined by the de- stroyers Wanderer and Wild Swan, from the maintenance re- serve, Rosyth, and the Wishart. Princess Victoria, the King's from Chatham, with the Keppel,
Rugby, Yesterday,
to organise the public health ser- sister, who has had a severe cold now serving as sea-going tender
vices and investigate yellow and was seen on Saturday by Sir to the R.N.E. College, Keyham, fover, we en * Milson Rees, the King's Laryn- as leader. They will take the Dr. Melville Douglas Mackenzie gologist, had to-day almost re- place of the vessels at present will lead the mission, British covered-British Wireless Ser constituting the Eighth Deatroy
er Flotilla on the China Statfor Wireless Service.“
vice.