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No. 27,796
EFFECT OF BOYCOTT ROYAL MAIL
ON HOME TRADE.
Breach of the Irwin-
Gandhi Agreement.
THE COTTON COLLAPSE.
Rugby. Yesterday.
In a debate on the India Office vote in the House of Commons ta-day, Sir Philin Conliffe-Lister
SENSATION
SUMMONS SERVED ON CHAIRMAN.
FALSE REPORTS?
ESTABLISHED
1846
;
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MAY 14, 1931.
PRIMATE FLEES.
ARCHBISHOP OF TOLEDO
LEAVES MADRID.
GOES TO FRANCE,
Madrid, Yesterday. The Primate of Spain, Cardinal Archbishop of Toledo, has fled to France.
Possessions Scized.
Madrid, Later. The Primate (Cardinal Segura)
HONG KONG’S SALARIES
STRONG MEASURES
NECESSARY.
TO-DAY'S
DOLLAR The
slowing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.
* annesi "Manager.
DUNLOP
FORE
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Local Branch, Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.
'ABSOLUTE WASTER PRESIDENT IMPORTER'S BREACH
MAN WHO ANNOYED GIRL WORKERS.
PROFANE LANGUAGE.
"You are nahstibute waster, said Mr. Hamilton at the Kowloon Police Court this morning, when he convicted Li Chik-lam on two counts
BREACH OF FAITH of disorderly conducts
(Conservative) drew attention to PEER TO FIGHT CASE safely reached the frontier at HARDSHIP FOR CIVIL
the serious effect of the boycott and picketing ou British trade. He declared that not only was the Irwin-Gandhi agreement not being carried out in the letter, but no attempt was being made to carry it out, and the so-called
truce was a delusion.
1
TO THE HILT.
summonses
the
Irun by motor car.
The Government has decided to seize all, ex-King Alfonso's possessions, alleging that he em- ployed his position to enrich him- Belf.
I
Martin Law.
Madrid, Later. Martial law has been declared throughout Andalusia.
Earlier Cable.
Madrid, Yesterday.
SERVANTS.
The accused was charged with using profane language and with
OF FRANCE
ELECTION OF M. PAUL DOUMER,
EX-GOVERNOR
OF CONTRACT.
Sequel to Failure of Firm in Calcutta.
DEAL IN GUNNY BAGS.
Judgment was delivered to-day in the Summary Court by Mr. Justice Lindsell in an action by Katoh & Co., York Building,
Building, claiming $1,000 dam- ages for breach of contract in re- spect of 500 bales of gunny bags.
threatening to assault Fung Pi BRIAND WITHDRAWS against Chau Yue-teng, Chin
CANDIDATURE.
The defendant offered to sell plaintiff at a certain price 500 bales of gunny bage to be shipped to Hong Kong from Calcutta by the end of January, the plaintiff making a counter-offer to buy on terms of "prompt" shipment. The order was placed by defen- dant through the Anglo-Oriental Bag Co., of Calcutta, but it was As M. Doumer is only 10 votes not until February 14 that he
Paris. Yesterday. The result of the first ballot for President was:
M. Doumer M. Briand, M. Hennessy
442 401
16
M. Chassain
(Com-
munist)
10 7
M. Doumergue
kee, at Tung Chai Street yesterday, julso with using abusive and insult- ing words and profane language to." ward four girl workers from the Woo Sing Cheung Pickle Factory London, Yesterday.
London, Yesterday. at Laichikok. Reuter was informed at Lord
Challenged to Fight, The question of the salaries of Kylsant's house to-day that two
Civil Servants in Hong Kong was The first complainant said that to Shamshuipo crossing granted by
raised in the House of Commons he was
the ferry Sir Herbert Samuel (Liberal) Magistrate at the Mansion House
at question time to-day.
from Hong Kong on
a.m. yesterday Dr. Drummond Shiels told Sir launch at about 10 said that the most important had been served him to-day in Causes of the collapse of Lanse connection with the affairs of the
Robert Hamilton (Conservative, when he heard accused using very shire Trade had undoubtedly been Royal Mail Steam Packet Com-
He was addressing The members of religious com-Orkney), that the total annual bad language. the Indian tariff duties and the
munities in many places in the difference between salaries for- no particular person, but seemed to Indian boycott.
He invited the pany, returnable for June 2.
The Attorney-General stated provinces are leaving their con- merly paid on a sterling and now be annoying a group of ten girls. Secretary for Indin, Mr. Wedg-in the House of Commons recent-vents and monasteries, fearing a on the dollar basis was estimated After a time accused walked the short of election by an absolute learned that the Calcutta firm wood-Benn, to indicate the stepsi being taken to press on with they that the affairs of the Royal continuance of attacks on them.
Further details of the disturb- Mail Co. were subject to investi-
anees in the provinces yesterday gation.
[Lard Kylsant. who is 68, is show that martial law was declared Chairman and Managing Director in Murcia, where
two convents of the R.M.S.P., the White Star and the office of the Catholic news- Line, and the Union Castle Line.paper Verity were set on fire.
The explosion of a bomb ex- lle was created a Baron in 1923.]
A Difficult Matter. Carmelite tensively damaged the
Dr. Shiels agreed that it was monastery in Granada.
Only two casualties are reported a difficult matter and a hardship. us a result
necessary measures to implement the conclusions of the Round Table Conference, for the sooner this was done the more likely it would be that the troubles in India would cease.
Mr. Benn said that in some
Emphatic Denial. quarters it was wrongly imagin-
London, Yesterday. ed that the difficulties through
Lord Kylsant said that the al- which Lancashire was passing were solely due to the political legation was that he circulated cause mishandled in India, but it false annual reports for 1926 and must be remembered that in the last 10 years the whole of the British export trade had suffer- el a severe decline.
in
Village Industry, Dealing with the Irwin-Gandhi conversations, he pointed out that the Government of India were encouraging Indian Industry'. The salvation of India's huge agricultural population lay the encouragement of village in- dustry. The economic value to India of this movement was not fully appreciated here, but if the economic position of Indm could be improved the Lancashire cotton trade would benefit.
The total demand for cotton goods in India
was nearly 4,000,000 yards, and as produc tion of Indian mills was only 2,000,000 yards there was a big margin which would have to be filled from external sources, par- ticularly as the demand for bet- ter quality of goods increased.
He emphasised the necessity of restraining extremists on both sides. The restoration of good relations between the two peoples was the first essential. Patience and courage in pursuit of peace
were never more necessary.
Mill Owners to Blame?
CHILD "SLAVERY."
Treatment of Mui Trai in Hong Kong.
London, Yesterday.
In the House of Commons to-day Mr. H. Graham White (Labour, Birkenhead, East) asked whether the adminis- tration of Hong Kong pro- posed to appoint an Inspec- tor or Inspectors to waich the treatment of
over
mai trai in Hong Kong.
Dr. Shiels said that the Governor had informed Lord Passfield that he was sub- mitting proposals for such an appointment.
In reply to a further ques tion he said that there was no evidence of the registra- tion of mui tsai being evad- ed. If Mr. H. Graham White had any evidence of evasion Dr. Shiels would be glad to receive it. Reuter.
provinces.
a
at
com-
on £70,000 annually, the bow of the ferry, and bumped into a salary bill of £450,000. The con-third class passenger, and
Witness than sent of the Civil Servants was menced to quarrel.
remonstrated with him, whereupon not obtained to the alteration.
Mr. Ian MacPherson (Liberal, the latter grew very vociferous, and Ross and Cromarty) asked if it challenged witness to fight. was not a breach of faith with When the ferry landed the pas- the Civil Servants
sengers, accused was arrested by a European sergeant,
Girl's Evidence.
Lau Cheung, one of the factory
of the rioting in the The Colonial Secretary had only girls, said that the defendant had ferry as herself A child was killed by reluctantly agreed to it, but the been on the same
a rifle shot during the attack on position of Hong Kong's finance for about ten days, and was in the convent in Alicante, and the was so serious that strong mea-habit of accusing her and three of rector of the Jesuit college was seriously injured when he jumped from a window to make his escape. An- The trouble continues in dalusia, in epite of the Govern- !ment's measures.
her companions of being undesirable ||||||||(933|3|8|29582){}_X} girls from Woosung Street, and in
Hitherto three people have been in rioting killed and eight injured at Cordova.
Martial inw has been declared at that Granada.
It is now stated four have been killed and 10 wound- ed at Cordova, where the rioters looted a gun merchant's shop and the police had great difficulty in restoring order.
It is alleged that arms and am- in discovered munition were monasteries in Valencia, also docu- ments showing that the monks were plotting against the republic.
Cardinal Segura, whose resigna- tion le being demanded, is reported have fled from Toledo in a motor-car escorted by police.
to
The Minister of Finance, Senor Prieto, explains that the stock ex- change has been closed because well-known financier was trying to cause a collapse with a view to res- toration of the monarchy.
WARMER.
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory stutes:-
Depressions lie over N.E. and SAR Chl and an anti- cyclone is central to the NE. of Japan.
Forecast:-N.E. or variable winds; generally overcast; rain and fog; warmer.
Rainfall.
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day-0.15 inch. Total sinco January 1- 15.42 inches against an aver- age of 15.77 inches-deficit 0.35 inch.
Temperature.
The temperature at certain specified centres this morning
at 6 o'clock was:--
Hong Kong
'71
Macao
70
a
Praias Island
74
Manila
79
pro-
Foochow Chefoo Shanghai
66
58
58
claimed at Valencia, following
addition made many other insult- Ing remarks.
This evidence was supported by three other girl workers.
When questioned by His Worship, the defendant dented making the alleged remarks, and stated that he said to himself, "For two cents ! can get three separate dishes of food," to which the girls replied, "If you are not pleased with us do not let us get on board the ferry. You can stop us if you like." When the ferry landed he expressed the intention of going to Street.
Woosung
Public Nuisance.
Baker sald that the Sergeant
He man was a public nuisance.
and had no fixed abode
no em- ployment, but hung around the ferry all day, travelling on the launches, and collecting the tickets,
majority, the prospects of M. had failed and he had, therefore. Briand in the second ballot are to procure the gunny bags In the regarded as black. It is already through other sources, rumoured that M. Briand will meantime the plaintiffs had sold withdraw his candidature. The the shipment to a Japanese firm name of M. Herriot as a dark in Dairen, thus suffering a loss
of 785 yen, it was claimed. horse is now mentioned.
M. Briand Withdraws.
Versailles, Yesterday. M. Briand has withdrawn his
DISASTROUS FIRE.
Over 2,500 People Homeless In Japan.
Tokyo, To-chy. Over 500 buildings have been razed to the ground, in- cluding a bank, Post Office, town hall, temple, and then- tre, and 2,500 people ren- dered homeless whilst 80 people are missing, as the result of a fire which broke out at Shiranemachi, Niigata Prefecture.
The fire, which is believed to be of incendiary origin, raged for six hours before it was brought under control.
Tokyo, Later.
A report from Shirane- machi says that one person was burned to death, 20 seriously injured, and 50 slightly injured, damage being caused to the extent
which he was not authorised to do.of a million and-a-half-yen,
In convicting. His Worship said
that he was determined to stamp out that sort of thing at all costs. It was becoming far too prevalent, both in this way and through the A state of siege has been
medium of the mosquito Press.
A fine of $50 or one month's 1927 in order to mislead share holders. He entirely denied the attacks on several religious estab¶¶¶¶¶¶n imprisonment was imposed on the $100 or two allegations and would fight the lishments during the night.
eures were necessary. However, first charge, and case to the hilt. He had no fear The death roll at Cordova is the Finance and Currency Com-months' jail on the second charge, Mr. Winston Churchill said of the result.-Reuter.
mission were at present examin-the terms to run consecutively. that the Imperial Parliament was [A cable dated February 12 The Bourbons royal Summering the whole position in Hong responsible for the welfare of the stated: Sir William McLintock, palace at Santander is reported Kong and Dr. Shiels hoped to NAVAL AGREEMENT | peoples both of India and Bri- whom the Trade Facilities Act to have been broken into last have their report in a few months. tain, and until they parted with advisory committee instructed to night by some unknown persons, Mr. MacPherson pointed out NO FURTHER STEPS TAKEN BY that responsibility they had examine the position of the com- who stole a large quantity of that the dollar had fallen heavily | power and lawful rights to act in panies in the group, said that | valuables, including several of! in the last few years, and again the interests of both. He declar- the White Star Co.'s assets were Alfonso's gold and silver yachting asked if it was not a breach of ed that the boycott and demands estimated at £8,394,000, and the trophies.
for
tariffs prohibitive
directly injurious to the
being of the mass of the
There was scarcely any
com-
now five.
faith.
are the convents at
being
CHANCELLOR ILL,
SERIOUS SETBACK IN HEALTH
ANXIETY OVER BUDGET.
FRANCE.
HOPES FOR GENEVA.
Rugby, Yesterday.
Service.
MARINERS WARNED
as the result of sparks blowing across the river and setting fire to a neighbouring village, reducing tventy houses to ashes.-Reuter.
candidature and is going to Geneva to-morrow.
The Result.
In his judgment his Lordshin stated that counsel for plaintiff had agreed that he must reduce his claim under the contract to
the $376.89,
only remaining loophole for Mr. Prior (counsel for defendant) being the "cir- cumstances beyond sellers' con- trol condition. Had the defen- dant undertaken to supply Anglo- Oriental baga the failure of that' firm might have excused him, asid his Lordship, but what he undertook to procure was gunny bags of a certain kind from Cal- cutta, and these could have been one obtained from more than firm in Calcutta.
Judgment was given for plain- tiff for $376.89 with costs.
gret are evoked at M. Briand's defcat. It is publicly felt that if he resolved to reaign the For- eign Ministry the possibility of was debated in political which circles to-night, and withdrew from politics as a consequence, it would be a serious Europe,
loss to
"Politicians of his kind are rare in post-War Europe," says the Vossische Zeitung. "Nobody in Europe knows who could suc- ceed him."
Not to Resign.
Paris, Later. M. Briand states that he does not intend to resign from the Foreign Ministry-Reuter.
Earlier Cable.
Paris, Yesterday. The stage is set at the historic
The voting on the second ballot Palace of Versailles for the national President election Assembly, con- was as follows:-
alsting of the Senate and Chamber, altting together, this afternoon.
M. Doumer
Senator Marraud
Majority
556
330
226
To the foreign observer, perhaps the most striking feature
of the
M. Hennessey withdrew his preparations is the absence of any "election atmosphere," which is due candidature.
Corrected Figures. The official corrected figures
are:-
504 M. Doumer Senator Marraud..... 334
move.
to the fact that no official nomina- tion is necessary.
This also accounts for the fact that beside M. M. Briand, Doumer and Hennessy (the "cognac king")
were liabilities at £4,442,000, which Strict precautions
Dr. Shiels said that a special well-meant that the whole of the or- taken at
In the House of Commons today arrangement was made to pay India. dinary share capital was lost. Guadalajara, which, it has been lf the salary at the current ex- the Under-Secretary for Foreign The deficiency amounted to discovered, the Communists were change rate, which met the de-Affairs said that there had been modity whose exclusion from £5,000,000.
M. Paul Doumer is 74 and has twenty freak candidates have writ- He said that vot-planning to attack.
mand for remittances, Every no further, written communications India would inflict more injurying trustees considered that the
Gibraltar. Yesterday.
Mr. offering themselves for election. on the Indian people than cotton White Star Co. paid an extra- Violent anti-clerical rioting has effort was being made to meet from the French and Italian Gov- the reputation of being the most ten to the Minister of the Interior
the difficulties, and the matter ernments in connection with the imposing man in France. cloth. No class of capitalist in vagant price, when it took over occurred in towns across the lines. the world in this year of econo- the Royal Mail contract for the Rowdies at Algeciras, San Roque would be reconsidered when the Naval Agreement, although oral Lloyd George has described him They include an unemployed man, a exchanges of views had taken as a "rock" which nothing could landowner, electrician, waiter, and
peneloned railwayman,
At the last moment tips are still place. mic misfortune had made such purchase of the Oceanic Steam and Lalinca, led by Communists report was received-Reuter.
He was the unsuccessful call- vast profits as the Indian Mill Navigation Company, with capi- who arrived from Malaga in lorries,
It was possible that at the forth-
didate for the Presidency a slightly in favour of M. Briand. In Owners. This, coupled with the tal of £7,000,000; also, that too attacked the churches, profaning
coming meeting at Geneva the op- fact that conditions in Indian large à proportion of capitel had the altars and throwing down the
portunity might be found for fur- quarter of a century ago and was the event of M. Briand's election, a
· Mills were lamentably below been raised by preference shares images, dragging them through
ther discussions.British Wireless a former Minister under M. hostile demonstration outside the those of other countries, entitled bearing fixed interest.
the streets with ropes round the
Briand, his chief opponent to-Palace by the extreme Right is fear- day. He was formerly Governor ed, but the commander of the of Indo-China and President of gendarmerie outside the chateau the Chamber of Deputies twice.ald "We have not heard of any im pending trouble. Anyhow we are Navvy's Bon,
thousand men ready to have ten The following notice to mariners,
Paris, Later, outside the chateau.” Mr. Philip Snowden kas had a which was posted at the Harpour
In addition to the votes cast The weather is perfect. serious setback in health."" He Office yesterday afternoon, will be probably overstrained himself in of interest to mastera and officers for M. Doumer and M. Marraud starts at 2 p.m. and lasts two hours, introducing the Budget after his of ships which call at Straits there were 45 among the ten after which the counting lasts half AIR MAIL SERVICES.lness-Reuter.
other candidates, headed by Man hour. The result should be. Settlement ports:
On May 16 (to-morrow), Sultan Painleve, with 13, and 10 spelled known by 4.80, but in the event of 'second ballot, if no candidate REGULAR TRIPS BEYOND
Shoal Light will be altered per papers.
M. Doumer is a navyy's son obtains an absolute majority, the INDIA 7
manently to groups fashing white, showing two flashes every 15 seca.; and began work at the age of 12 result will be delayed until 9 p.m. height 60 f: visibility 18 miles. as a toymaker. He began his
by Voting Starts.
Versailles, Yesterday. On May 16. (Saturday), the new political Career as a Radical in
Communist cries of "Soviet! unwatched light, description un 2808 and was one of the first de- stated, will be established on South Deputies to advocate income tax. Soviet!" rang out against the loud Lima. Island, situated 6.8 miles; He lost four sons in the War cheers of the light and Centre as 288 degrees from Horsburgh and represents, like M. M. Dormer, punctually at 2 p.m., ** Doumergue, a tradition of level roze to open the National Assembly, Executive Light House,
and
them to say that it was in the The book value of the R.M.S.P.necks. Interests of the Indian people that fleet and Investments largely ex- The rioters also stopped and this monopoly should be prevent- ceeded the present estimated burned cara conveying refugees to
Gibraltar, and maltreated ed. Indian mill-owners were fin value. ancial supporters, of Gandhi and At a subsequent meeting robbed the occupants,
The hotels here are full of panle- provided the money behind the RMS.P. debenture holders, by a boycott.
large majority, consented to a stricken refugees.---Reuter, The debate is proceeding.---Bri- moratorium and the raising of tish Wireless Service.
GENEVA PARLEY:
LARGE DELEGATION LEAVES GERMANY:
ARMY OF EXPERTS..
£250,000 by new debentures. R.MS.P. stock recovered to 7% on weighty counsel's opinion that the liability was limited
At a meeting of debenture hold- era of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Co and preference, share- holders of the White Star Line,
م نشستی
UNDER CONSIDERATION.
London, Yesterday.
HOURS OF WORK, MINERS AND OWNERS DISCUSS TERMS:
··INTERNATIONAL-BASIS.
Festerday.
·
Voting
In London, the White Star shares Rugby Yesterday. holders overwhelmingly, passed a Questioned in the House resolution in favour of a sixer Commons regarding re- to montha moratorium in respect" gula
Mall -- Service Jo sions of dividends on £5,000,000 worth Australia, the Under-Secretary
the mine-About May 22, the two vertical headed non-partisan statesman- Though he himself is a candidate cent cun tive pre- for Air, Mr E Montague, said thas mát
hite Star the establishment of a regular Air
rganisation, his after red fixed lights on Outer Shoal ship. He is extremely young for for the Presidency, M. Doumer Is presiding over the Assembly by the Service ond India was "under béon Ed discuss the proposed con- New Beacon will be replaced per his age; although he is 74.
virtue of his position as president enable consideration by the Governments Vention for fixing miners hours ofmanently by a light group flashing
of the Senate. mplete concerned, British Wireless Ber- work on an International baals white, showing two flashes every
(Continued an· Pare^18.)}) British Wireless Service.
tions, an, uZA
for Geneva
and adv
mpanied
submi
scheme of reorganisation.
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Regrety in Germany
Berlin, Yesterday. Remarkable expressions of re
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