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HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, MAY 27, 1931.

SECRET AMMUNITION DEAL “SWEATED”

IN HONG KONG

CANTON'S $1,000,000 CONTRACT

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR MADE BY

NEW GOVERNMENT.

PROPOSED NEW CABINET

LABOUR DEN.

FEMALE SUBMARINE FEARED

LOST IN BALTIC.

Missing After Dive in Deep Water.

Most Objectionable Slum Factory.

WORKERS OVERCROWDED.

A prosention brought agalast

of manager

the

night.

SALVAGING DIFFICULT.

Moscow, Yosterday.

MURDER SEQUEL.

TO-DAY'S closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11.

DOLLAR — The

DUNLOP

› Reinforced Kator Cycle Tyres

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Local Branch. Pedder Bldg. Tel. 24554.

BOOK SELLERS' THIRD CONVICTION.

Photographic Copies of Home Books.

"PIRACY" PROSECUTION.

Macmillan & Co., Ltd., publish-

HAWKERS ON A TROOPS DESPATCHED

STEAMER.

Usual "Ignorance" of

Local Law!

AND OTHER EXCUSES.

Three Chinese were to-day

TO BURMA.

Outrages on Indians and Chinese.

SITUATION CALMER,

Rugby, Yesterday. Newill, in the Marine Court, by issued by india Office refers to charged before Comdr. J. B. The Burma situation report

the Sam Submarine No. 9 of the Baltic ers in London, were complainants Yeung factory, 2, Lower Las- Fleet, during training exercises in un action against the Tai car Row, under the Indus-off Gulf Island on Friday, dived Shing Book Company, 79, Holly Lance-Sergeant Fraser, of the minor encounters between Gov- trial Employment of Women, and did not reappear. Two aero-wood Road, for alleged sale or ex-

Water Police, with hawking ernment Forces and bodies of re- Girk and Young Persuns Ordin- pnes searched the spot and no-position for sale of certain books fruits, acrated waters, bean curd, bels which occurred last week in анее. was dealt with by Mr.ticed oil on the surface of the on which false trake descriptions cooked food and cigarettes on Tharawaddy, Henzidu, and A sensational rumour, which attributes the sudden drop in the Schofield in the Central Magistracy water.

had been amplied, contrary to the board the J.C.J.L. s.. Tjibadak Thayetmyo Districts. None o Hong Kong dollar by one farthing to the political activities in Can-this morning. The charge allered! Salvage is difficult, owing to Merchandise Marks Ordinance, yesterday morning, without the curred in the Prome District, that defendant allowed women and the water being 100 fathoms deep. | section 3 of Ordinance 4 of 1800 permission of the master or an where the rebels are said to have ton, is current in certain business quarters of the City..

The case was heard by Mr. Wofficer of the ship.

failed to obtain adherents and to is to work later than 9 o'clock at Reuter.

Schofield,

In pleading "guilty," the first be now reduced to about 40, who Appearing for the complain-accused said that he did not are hiding near the Thuyetmyo ants, Mr. F. H. Kwok suid that know the regulations of Hongborder. the СЕБС was

action by Kong. He only started hawking| Immediato action prevented Macmillan and Company against yesterday and was unfortunate outbreaks in several districts of the Tai Shing Book Company for to be caught.

Upper and Lower Burma from selling certain infringements of The Magistrate said that it which reports that tattooing was certain copyright books, which, was the accused's duty to find out taking place had been received. constituted arithmetic, geometry, the laws of the Colony, and im- The communal situation is algebra, and English. The books posed a fine of $10.

ported to be under control, al- were used by local schools, und

though occasional attacks on In- were also used for the Junior and The second accused also admit-dians and Chinese occurred in Senior Local Examinations ofted the charge. He said, how-several districts. the Hong Kong University. ever, that he was only a foki of A Rangoon telegram, referring He would like to let other book the licensed hawker. His mas- to the despatch of troops to-day sellers know of the prosecn- ter had a permit, but just before from India to Burma, says that tion in view of the fact that they the arrival of the Police he had an official statement was issued were also vending pirated copies. gone to another ship, leaving him explaining that these were com- Mr. Kwok added that he under- (accused) in charge on board the ing to put down the rebellion and stood from the publishers that Tiibadak. He did not make any prevent outrages against Indians the books sold here were good sale during his master's absence and generally to restore law and ohotographic copies of the hut merely looked after the pro- order. genuine books.

perty.

A China Meil representative was informed by an authoritative source this morning that the decline of the dollar, following a seven-

Prosecuting, Mr. F. Monde, A.R.S.I., Inspector of Factories and sixteenth drop in silver, was due to the fact that Canton was nego Juvenile Labour, said that the wo! liating for the purchase of $1,000,000 worth of ammunitions, and men were actually working at 950) that the exchange contraet had been paid in Hong Kong. Silverm It was a slum factory of the most objectionable type, and was rose by three-sixths to-day, but the exchange remains static.

approximately what le known in}

"swentera den," There were 70 women working at sewing machines. They and girls

were packed shoulder to shoulder, and also worked on bunka suspend- ed from the roof. The factory was not a new one. but the ownership! was apparently new.

Several important moves are likely to be made by the pro-Britain as a visional Government in Canton shortly. "General" Morris Cohen, who arrived in the Colony on board the Asama Maru on Sunday, left for Canton last night.

CANTON PREPARES FOR WAR

Chino Mail representative learned from a reliable source this werning that the provisional mill tury government in Cantor is at present concentrating all its at- beaution On preparations for a farpe-scale war with the National Government forces.

Recently the Government pur- chused reveral fighting Jaunker planes through Messrs. Siemens & No, the German agents in Canton, whilst large orders have been

for a number of Bristol

day-bombing landplanes.

116914

Arms from Germany,

of

arms

A reward of $1,900 is being offered for the arrest and con- viction of the person or per- sons who murdered Mr. Douglas G. Carstairs, at No. 2, Luna Buildings, Kimberley Road, on May 21.

The "boy" and the amah, who were detained by Police until yesterday, have been re- leased.

Replying to the Magistrate, the Inspector said that he had referred Banner rabaaffen the premises to the Sanitary De- Chiang and arrived here on Sun-partment for further action. day, when he held a conference with other prominent leaders.

The New Government. So far as it is possible to state, the constitution of the provisional Government in Canton will be as follows:-

President Mr. Sun Fv. Foreign Minister-Mr. Eugene

Chen, Minister for War-Mr. Wang

Ching-wel. Fremier-Mr. Tang Shao-yi. Military Adviser →→ General

Morris Cohen.

It is interesting to note that Mr.

It is reported that heavy ship-Tang Shau-yi, who is a man of a

from Germany,vanced years, was practically the Japan, and other countries have first Premier of the Republic of taken place in the last few weeks China. He retired from active and that at present the Kwang-politics some years ago, since when tung and Kwangsi combined army he has obdurately declined to no- is sufficiently provisioned with ar- cept office of any kind, in spite of

Defendant said that the firm was

a small establishment and they had

a month ago. only come down from Canton about

The Magistrate imposed a fine of

$50.

CLUTCHING HAND.

CHASE AFTER A HANDBAG

THIEF.

TOBACCO VENDORS

CHARGED

Alleged False Trade Marks.

MANILA PLAINTIFF.

www.

"Only u Foki."

re-

The troops will be stationed at For the defendant firmi. Mr. The Magistrate convicted and the Headquarters of all districts J. M. d'Almada Remedios tender-imposed a fine of $10.

where the rebellion continues ed a plea of guilty to a technical The third accused pleaded "not with detachments at out stations offence He said that the firm guilty.”

and other places, muinly in the was twice convicted for a similar In the witness box Sergeant dry zone, whilst extra Military offence once about five years Fraser said that about 8 a.m. yes- Police will be maintained in the ago, and again about two years terday he went on board the s.5. rebel areas. -- British Wireless Mr. D. E. Blake on behalf of the ago. A former manager, Choi Tjibadak which had just arrived Service. "Planters of Manila," brought an Ping-vat, was naked to resign in port. He saw the accused on action in the Kowloon Magistracy about a year

Earlier Cable. and a half ago. the after deck of the ship. He this morning.

When his client took over the had some bean curd and cookerl

Secunderabad, Yesterday. The defendants are

The 12th. Infantry Brigade and To-day Chan Tai appeared

the Great managership of the firm, he was food and was mixing with the

leaving fore Mr. E. W. Hamilton

Eastern Tobacco Co., of Shanghai not aware of the presence of the Chinese at the

steerage passengers the 3/16th Punjabis are Kowloon Magistracy charged with Street, who are alleged to have ap- hooks.

with a box of cigarettes in his for Burma to-night. false trade descrip- Mr. Remedios stated that he possession. Accused was tin-

Other troops are also waiting for snatching a handbag from Wong

tion to cigara in their San-kun in Wong Chuk Street, session. They are also alleged to the books had been sold, but sub-board and was arrested.

pos- would not question the fact that able to produce a permit to be on orders to leave, but the military au- thorities are reticent regarding the Accused pleaded not guilty." have had the

Complainant said she was walk-

cigars in their mitted that his client was inno-

altuation. Not His Stuff! possession for the purpose of cent.

Accused said that the stuff re- The 1/17th. Dogra Regiment is ing home at about 10.45 p.m. and at

Оле the corner of Wong

sale, trade or manufacture, and

The Magistrate registered a ferred to by the Sergeant was already stationed in Burma.

plied to the goods.

be-

Chuk Street,

plied

A

maments to hold out for at least persistent entreaties by Chiangtwo men came up, and one whom having a false trade description ap- conviction, ordered the return of not his. The hawker to whom it Indian infantry regiment is pro-

rix months against the forces of President Chiang Kai-shek.

of an am-

Power Behind The Throne.

defendant.

The case was adjourned sine die.

the confiscated books to the com- belonged had gone forward to get creding there this week, two more Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for plainants, and ordered costs of water just before the Sergeant Indian regiments from Secumdera- to leave 350 to be paid by the defendant came on board, He (accused) bad have been ordered

was merely one of the hawker's later, and the 2nd, B. Manchester customers.

Regiment have been warned that Asked by the Magistrate what they may be wanted for Barma. he was doing on board, accused

Kai-shek to do so. Recently, how- ever, he appears to have emerged she recognized as accused), snatch-i ed her handbag. The action was It is stated that a meeting was from his seclusion and his name

violent she fell held in a certain local Hotel on has been prominently associated

down, but Her husband Monday between leaders of the with the moves of the anti-Chiang managed to call out.

who was waiting for hur at the provisional Government in Canton Kai-shek politicians. and the foreign agent

foot of the stairs near her home, REASON FOR LOWER munition manufacturing company, Mr. Tang, who is a clever and heard her cry out, and chased the

PRICE OF PETROL. and that a contract was signed for skilled diplomat, is likely to take men. the purchase, in gold, of $1,000,000 un important office in the new worth of shells, bombs, grenndes, cabinet. At present he is regard

ran into the arms of an several thousand rounds of id as the 'power behind the throne finally

in the anti-Nanking movement. mmunition.

Indian constable.

"General" Cohen's Mission,

One notable fact about the

Accused said that he picked the It is not known at present what ern revolt is that, for the first time bag up, bat did not snatch it.

and

outh-

The husband said he chased the

man with the bag and the intter Affected by Soviet's Five

Year Plan,

is the exact significance of the in the history of China, rival Twelve months' hard labour was visit of "General" Morris Cohen factions and parties have sunk their imposed, besides 24 strokes of the to Hong Kong, Mr. Cohen, who differences and united in one poli- birch. was born in the East End of Lon-, tical coalition against the North. con, came to China soon after the A few months ago, for instance, the declaration of the Republie, and notorious Communist, Wang Ching- for many years acted as a personal wei, was unable to visit

Canten, bodyguard to Dr. Sun Yat-sen. where the authorities held a death On his death, "General" Cohen warrant for his arrest. He WEB was taken into the service of Dr. wanted in connection with the Sun's son, Mr. Sun Fo, who until atrocitles of 1927; when the Com- recently occupied the post of munists took Canton by force and Minister of Railways at Nanking, held City for three daya, massacring

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SILVER ALSO BLAMED.

firm.

ROYAL BIRTHDAY,

QUEEN MARY CELEBRATES HER 64th YEAR,

SHIPS DRESSED IN PORT.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Further troop movements will de-

id that he was there as a bug-pend on the situation and the ae-

gage coolie.

Magistrate:

Who

WAS in

charge during the hawker's ab- sence?-No one. I was eating

beside it.

The Sergeant admitted to the Magistrate that he did not see

con-

London, Yesterday.

Queen Mary to-day celebrated the accused make a sale.

Remarking that there might her 64th birthday at Sandring- The main cause in the fall of ham, Norfolk, where she received porsibly have been some oil prices, according to the report presents from members of the fusion, his Worship discharged of the Royal Dutch Company for GOLD MINE FIRE.

1930, is not over-production but Royal Family, Including her the accused. under consumption, (which affects grandchildren, and many mess- ABOUT THIRTY MEN NOT all commodities), owing, firstly, the world.

ages of greeting from all parts of to the practical disappearance ACCOUNTED FOR.

The Royal Salute of 21 guns from the market of 160,000,000

at Hyde Park, flags was fired Russian consumers, who are Oorguum, S. India, Yesterday,

"forced drastically to lower the were flown on all public buildings, The death roll in the

and all warships in Home porta : Nundy- standard of living in order to

dump commodities in foreign were dressed over all. is now 47, including seven

The Court returns to Bucking- who

markets and so acquire funds for As a warning to Communists the died in hospital.

ham Palace to-morrow.--British the Soviet's expensive five-year Government, following wholesale It la understood that 25 to 30

Wireless Service. plan," and, secondly, owing to the executions, erected a stone tablet in miners are still unaccounted for. fall in the value of silver-

and Mr. T. V. Soong, Dr. Sun's whole communists and setting fire droog mine, in the Kolar goldfields

aon-in-law. Sluce then "General", to houses. Cohen has held several advisory posta in Nanking.

Hurried Departure.

New light is thrown upon the the city inscribed with the names Rescue parties are making streau-Reuter. departure of Mr. Sun Fo from of the Red leaders. Wang Ching-ous efforts to find them.-Reuter. Nanking. The former Railway wel's name was prominent on the Minister i3 said to have stone, and, owing to his sudden re- left the Northern capital aurrep-turn to favour among the political and hurriedly, being leaders, the tablet wa destroyed

Kai-shek's, about two days ago. by Chiang secret agents all the way to Shang-

titiously

watched

SHOCK FOR "TECS.

INTERVENTION IN A STREET

FRACAS.

According to a Police repert,

Another feature of the present hai. In Shanghai, Mr. Bun Fo movement which is causing much entered a hospital on the ground anxiety among merchants and bank- that he was suffering from some ers, is the fact that the new Govern- complaint, and, in the meantime, ment proposes very shortly to levy two Chinese detectives of the his passage to Hong Kong was a double taxation from all classes, Criminal Investigation Depart booked by "General" Cohen in an- or ralne large private "loans," in ment-Chan Kee and Wong other name. Mr. Sun Fo thus elud-'order to meet the expenditure of the | Cheuk→ were subjected to

agents of President forthcoming war.

ed

the

MORE WILL-MAKING.

Big Increase Of Somerset House Staff. Since War.

+

while another is the encouragement of thrift. Many of the wille con- cern aums as small as £20, for which, before the War, no will would

rather rough treatment at the hands of two Europeans, dressed in civilian clothing, in Queen's Road last night.

The "sleuths" stated that they were on duty near Pedder Street at about 9.80 c'clock when they have been made.

"Wills arrive written on tissue heard the sounds of Police paper, ruled foolscap and notepaper, whistles being blown. They pro- The probate staff of Somerset while others written on pigelin, ceeded in the direction, and, on House has been largely increased identity discs, and shirt cuffs have alnce the War to cope with the been admitted to probate. growing number of wills flowing "It is curious how the public mis- More than 500 wills a week trusts a codicil. It frequently hap-

in..

arriving at the scene, saw two Chinese being man-handled by two Europeans.

The detectives Intervened and

are being admitted to probate, pens that Instead of adding ́ ́a are alleged to have been struck whereas in pre-War years the aver codicil for a bequest a fresh will is by the Europeans' fists. age number was 70.

made, while the old one is not de- Police whistles were again An official said in an interview: stroyed, and on many occasions the blown, but the Europeans ran to-i "The practice of asking all sory-registrar has to revoke his certi-ward Battery Path and disappear- ing soldiers and wallors to make ficate for the probate of one wined. Both detectives showed signs wills in one factor in the increase, when another is found.”

of having had rough treatment.

FAIR.

Today's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is now cen- tral between Kobe and the Boning

POLITICIAN DEAD. POLLED 20,000 VOTES IN LAST ELECTION.

KEEN TRADE UNIONIST.

Rugby, Yesterday.

SCHNEIDER TROPHY

PRACTICE FLIGHTS BY HIGH SPEED CREW.

Rugby, Yesterday.

commodation available.-Reuter.

ON HOLIDAY,

HOW HOME FOLK SPENT WHITSUNTIDE.

RECORD CROWDS.

Rugby, Yesterday. Brilliant sunshine in southern England favoured holiday-makers yesterday, and the resorts at the seaside and in the country were crowded.

The beauty spota in the neigh- bourhood of London have probably It is never proved so popular. estimated that 350,000 people visited Hampton Court during the Bank holiday crowds in the Isle day. Nearly 8,000 passed. through of Wight and resorts on the apthe gates of the London "Zoo," proaches

Southampton and and about the same number at- Portsmouth witnessed practice tended the Crystal Palace.

to

Immense crowds were present at lights by some members of the high speed crew now in training the cricket matches and other Schneider sports meetings, and the Thames at Calshot for the

riveraide resorts attracted a record Squadron Leader Orlebar flew number of visitors.

of the Gloster Napier Six machines, fitted for practice.

Trophy race.

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Congestion of trafle was, how- Al-ever, most acute оп the roade

though its speed was limited

to leading to the new country zco nt substantially below the record in Whipsnade, about thirty miles

Mr. Thomas Lowth, the well-the last race, this machine when from London. Twenty-eight thou- known Labour Member of Parlin- full out can do about 300 miles an sand people paid for admission, ment and Railwaymen's Union hour-British Wireless Service. of

A depression is still central near Tourane. A depression is

North shown to the Korea,

Forecast:--E. or variable winda; fresh to moderate; fair. Rainfall.

Rainfall for 24 hpung):ond- ed at 10a.m. to-day nil. Total since January 1-22,15-inches against an average of 21.38 inches-excess 0.77 inch,

Temperature.

The temperature at certain special centres this morning at 6 o'clock was

Hong Kong và

Macao Pratas Island

Foschave

Amby:

Manka

Chefio

Shinghal

76

79

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Official, died to-day, aged 73.

This will necessitate a by-elec- tion in the Ardwick Division of Manchester, where at the last election Mr. Lowth polled 20,000 votes against 3,000 polled by the Conservative woman candidate.-- British Wireless Service.

FLYING TOUR. HOLIDAY SPENT IN FLIGHT TO NICE.

Rugby, Yesterday.

Eight members of Heston Air

INDIAN AFFAIRS,

THE FEDERAL STRUCTURE COMMITTEE.

but an immense number were un- able to reach the new park, as the omibus services could not accommodate a large proportion of the people who arrived by train at the stations within a few miles of Whipsnade, and it became necessary to cancel the zoo tickets by later trains. Owing to conges- tion on the roads to the zoo, oc- Rugby, Yesterday. Views are still being exchanged cupants of a large majority of pri- between the Secretary for India. vete cars were also forced to Mr. Wedgwood Benn, and the abandon the journey, and it was Viceroy, Lord Willington, as to late at night before the roads were the date on which the Federal cleared of picnic traffic-British Structure Committee of the Indian Wireless Bervice."" Round Table Conference should re-

sume its sittings.

There are indications that the

Club, London, who are spending date originally suggested, June 29, the Whitsuntide holiday in a fly-is inconvenient to many of the dele

CENSORED NEWS.

Shanghai, Yesterday.

The censorship imposed by Nan-

ing tour in their private ma-gates. On that account some post-king applies also to radfograme chines, arrived safely at Nice last ponement may be necessary-Bri- and land lines and Includes out- night British Wireless Service,tish Wireless Service.

going and incoming news-Reuter.