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POSEIDON DISASTER
NAVY LEAGUE OPENS FUND.
GRAPHIC STORY OF THE CRASH.
i
We are informed to-day that
the local branch of the Navy League has decided to open a
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HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1931.
No. 27,822
AL CAPONE AND HIS GANG.
COMPETITIONS ON DERBY.
SUDDEN CRISIS IN GERMANY.
Reichstag Convocation
Found Guilty.
SKILL OF NO. AVAIL.
London, Yesterday.
An 'Alleged Conspiracy 3 London Newspapers
Against Prohibition,
5,000 OFFENCES.
Chicago, Yesterday.
are
members
Demanded.
GOVERNMENT MAY RESIGN.
Berlin, Yesterday.
TO-DAY'S, DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
DUNLOP Special
Extra
Construction
For
Overseas
Motoring Conditions.
"FORT MOTOR" CYCLE TYRES.
LOCAL BRANCH. -
Pedder Bldg.
MINERS' HOURS AND SHIPPING FRUIT TO ACCOMPLICE
WAGES.
THE FAR EAST.
Consultations with the Transhipment of Apples
Owners.
NO DEFINITE PROPOSALS.
OD
at Hong Kong.
GETZ BROTHERS' ENTERPRISE.
Arrangemente
recently.
were
Rugby, Yesterday. Al Capone and 68 others, many The Daily Mail, Daily Herald, A sudden crisis has arisen as
It was reported to a special completed whereby the California TIMELY ACTION of hom
of and Daily Mirror have been the result of the demand of the meeting of the Miners' Federa- Fruit Exchange has appointed & Co. of San Capone's syndicate, have been in-found guilty in Bow Street Police German People's Party, of which tion this morning that the con- Getz Brothers dicted by the Federal Grand Court of offences under the Bet-Dr. Curtius is a member, for the sultations with the owners Francisco as exclusive distributors Jury for conspiracy to violate the ting Acts for running competi- convocation of the Reichstag the position likely to arise next of Blue Anchor fruit in the Orient Prohibition law,
Jtions
in connection with last next week to discuss the emer month on the expiration of the and Southern Asia. This company The indictments charge week's Derby, and substantially geney, decrees.
present Act regulating working is one of the largest of the Pacific Capone's gang with 5,000 fined.
hours had not yet led to definite coast general exporting firms. The offences.. Reuter's
As the Nationalists also de- proposals being made by the head office, as stated above, is American Service,
Prosecution's Contention. mand convocation, the Govern-mining Association concerning located in San Francisco, and 6 [A cablegram of June
ment's hand may be forced, in the adjustment of hours and the branch offices are maintained in stated: The notorious gangster, the Daily Mail case first, explain-resign.
The Public Prosecutor, taking which case it will undoubtedly protection of wages on a national the Far East. These branches are Al Capone, who surrendered to ed that they offered to distribute
basis.
managed by Americans trained in the Federal Court here yesterday £75,000 among competitors who The Socialists may save the
the export business by headquar- evening in answer to a summons placed the first five horses in the Government, but only if the sumed next Thursday and the this training and their long ex Joint consultations will be reters executives, and by reason of for non-payment of income tax, Derby. Competitors could fill in latter agrees to change some of Executive adjourned till the 22nd periences with the Getz organien $50,000 bail.] has been released on payment of as many coupons as they pleased the provisions of the decrees, inst. to receive a report.
tion, are particularly fitted for so long as they affixed a three-
The Budget deficit is approxim- halfpenny stamp to each.
A Delegate Conference of the their work of handling fruit sales Counsel construed this in the ately £64,500,000 for the year. Miners Federation, called in the markets of the Far East. light of a wager on the result of
an-determine the policy in connec
tion with the hours and wages the race, contrary to law.
It transpired that thirteen com- petitors succeeded in placing the
position, has been fixed for the 23rd inst. first five horses correctly.
Fund for relief of the dependants
of the victims of the disaster to H.M.S. Poseidon.
The Hon. Treasurer of Navy League is at present ab- the Sent from the Colony, but pend- ing arrangements being made for the appointment of a responsible official, all donations may be
Watch
HAUL OF WATCHES.
Wong Ying-nga, accountant at sent to any of the newspapers the Chin, Wai Clock and and by them forwarded to the Company. 19, Bonham Strand, has Navy League in due course.' AÐ cheques should be crossed and reported to the Police that between 7.30 and 9.30 o'clock last night made out to Navy League
Home person broke a showcase out- (Poseidon Fund).
In this connection we publish.
side the shop and decamped, with ed the following on Thursday: seven watches, valued at $150 in
All over the Empire the calamity to HMLS. Poseidon
has evoked widespread regret
all.
and the deepest sympathy move, gathered speed and appear! with the dependants of the ed to be crossing the steamer's unfortunate victims.
path, and according to the inter-
On the occasion of the disas-national code had the right of ter on H.M.S. Sepoy in April way. In consequence the, steamer of last year the China Mail was tried to round the submarine's the first to suggest the opening atern..
of a Fund in relief of the depen.
dants of the victims, the sug
Clash Inevitable,
gestion being taken up by thế At 12.10 the mate, with whistle Navy League and other public blaats, veered a course to the star- budies and resulting in a credit-board.
able sum being subscribed. The Poseidon then again hove to With this excellent precedent and abruptly turned to the left, before us, it should not be con-apparently intending to cross the sidered presumptuous on our way of the steamer. part to suggest that a similar A clash was inevitable. The fund be opened immediately in mate, taken aback, blew danger, aid of the dependants of the blasts and ordered the steamer Poseidon's victims. We have nɛtern at full speed. no doubt that the Navy League, At the danger binst the captain with the facilities: for organ- sprang upon the deck only to find isation at its command, will be the Yuta's bow running in on the prepared to undertake the re- starboard of the submarire. That sponsibility,
was at 12:12.
The Navy "does its bit" by The skipper lost no time in the Colony, every day in the ordering the rope ladders out. year. Let us show that we are The seas were spread over with not ungrateful when the oppor- oil,' apparently owing to the Pósei- tunity presents itself even don's tank being destroyed. under most regrettable circum-. When the Commander and 24 of stances.
"the crew were rescued the sub-
marino disappeared.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
During the Sunday morning ser- vice in the Union Church a special remembrance will be made to the
victims of H.M.S. Poseidon,
It is understood that a memorial service is being held at Wei-Ħal- wei.
SALVAGE HINDERED.
Rugby, Yesterday. Heavy seas were to-day again hindering salvage operations on the submarine Poseidon, sunk near Wel-hal-wel on Tuesday.
en-
It is feared that no hope re- mains for the eighteen men tombed in the wreck, British Wireless Service.
Ar-
Survivor in Hospital.
Chofoo, Yesterday. The American Navy's sub- marine salvage vessel Pigeon rived at Wel-hai-wel yesterday afternoon, and her divers to-day have fastened a wire cable round the Poseidon.
To-morrow. an attempt, will be made to raise the wreck..
One survivor to-day entered hoa- pital suffering from the effects of his prolonged immersion.
GRAPHIC STORY.
Interview With Captain: of
*the Yuta.
Newchwang, To-day, Tadashi Iyeishi, the captain of the auta, interviewed, express- ed his sincere regret at the Posel don disaster, and profound sy pathy with the relatives of thoad who lost their lives,
He states Th
the colllalore be le have lunch
mate
(and the
holdi
leavin
7
Detective's Ignorance.
A detective, cross-examined by Mr. Birkin for the defence, expressed ignorance whether the Post Office offered to encash en- try stamps at a discount of five
nounced to-day.-Router. ended March 31. It was
to
OF HATRY
TRIAL OF GIALDINI CONCLUDED..
FOUND GUILTY
FINE OF 10,000′ LIRE
REMITTED,
Milan; To-day.
John Gialdini has been sent- tenced to five years and 10 months' imprisonment and fined 10,000 fires.
:
One year of the term of im- prisonment and the whole of the fine have been remitted under the public amnesty granted last year on the occa- sion of the wedding of the Italian Crown Prince.
Glaldini has already spent a year in prison since his arrest. -Reuter,
A Milan cable of June 5 stated:-Two years after the sensational trial and conviction of his. colleagues in Great Bri tain, the trial opened at Milan to-day of John Gialdini (the
Fruit Trade Development.
the stated: President. Hidenburgh
The fresh fruit trade in [A Berlin cable of June 5
Orient has grown slowly over quite has signed the "emergency de This afternoon's meeting was
some period, starting with the first cree" for raising the necessary held between the Prime Minister shipments made on the decks of revenue to bring at least tem- and the Coal Committee of the trans-Pacific steamers when no re- porary relief to Germany's de Cabinet and three merabers of frigerated freight space was avail sperate financial position. The the Sub-Committee of the Execu-able and when there was little, if decree, the text of which will be tive of the Miners' Federation. any, refrigerated storage space published to-morrow, will come A further meeting between the available in the parts of the into force on July 1. The pre owners and the men having been Orient. Example of Golf.
sent Budget deficit is roughly arranged, the meeting was ad- As the facilities for storage in Italian associate of Clarenco £60,000,000, to which must be journed. British Wireless Ser-the Orient grew, a greater amount Hatry) who left Britain just be Mr. Birkin put up an enter-added a further £40,000,000 device. taining defence, citing exam- ficit from the budgets of federal ples of half a crown entries for atates and cities. Details of the Club golf competitions or offer- "emergency decree are being ing prizes to name the Wimble-kept very secret.] don tennis finalists against the payment of a small entrance
per cent.
fee.
The Bench Unmoved. The Chief Magistrate was not convinced by this argument.
He fined the Daily Mail 30 | und costs of £50, and aimilarly fined the Daily Herald and Daily Mirror, with nominal costs.
The cases are likely to be car- ried to the Higher Courts.- Reuter.
DR. C. C. WU SAYS
FAREWELL.
Determined to Retire
Temporarily.
VARIABLE WINDS FAIR.
The weather report issued by the Royal Observatory at 10.57 a.m. to-day states:
The typhoon has passed to the, east of Tokyo.
The northern depression is central over north Korea,
shallow depression is central to the west of Hainanį Forecast:-East or variable winds, moderatè, fair.
MAXIMUM PENALTY FOR OFFENCES
f
LAND TAXATION PROPOSALS.
Liberals May Not
Force Crisis.
OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL.
Rugby, Yesterday
of refrigerated space was provided at the principal ports, which en couraged the steamship companies in providing refrigerated space on board the steamers, and finally the Dollar Steamship Company arrang ed a regular schedule of steamers with refrigeration facilities that has helped greatly in the develop- ment of this business.-
fore the Hatry erash in June, 1929.
In connection with the crash, it will be recalled that Hatry was sentenced in January, 1930, to 14 years penal, servitude, and his colleagues, Daniels, Dixon and Tabor reagived lesser sentences.
At to-day's opening of the pro- ceedings, Gindini nleaded not guilty. He denied all responsibi- lity for the Hatry, crash and de clared that he acted at all times in all good faith. He was no- thing but a "guinea pig" director, doing what he was told.
It was alleged during the trial-in Britain that Glaldini was In spite of the severe handicaps, the man behind the frauds. particularly in Southern Asia, to Gialdini was unable to be ex- the development of fresh fruit tradited from Italy, owing to the business, particularly because of nature of the Treaty, but the The leaders of the Liberal and the lack of proper transportation Italian authorities eventually Labour Parliamentary Parties facilities, Getz have been pushing agreed to the British demand met. to-day to explore the situa- their fruit shipments season by that he be tried in Italy.
season, opening up many marketa tion that has arisen over the by the means of small sample ship Liberal Party's amendment to an mentor that could be given special important clause in the land attention and handling and have taxation proposals of the Gov- then built on these initial ship ernment's Finance. Bill. The de-menta as a foundation, a constant RATING ORDINANCE liberations will probably be con- ly growing demand for larger
tinued during the week-end. quantities, until they developed
The newspapers express the business for the 1930 season that belief that accommodation is embraced shipments to over forty likely to be found and that the ports. crisis anticipated in Mr. Lloyd George's speech in Edinburgh of business through initial ship An example of the development yesterday may be avoided.
mente is well illustrated by the In to-day's conversations the business on apples in Burma and Prime Minister was accompanied India, where Getz, through the ini- by the Charicellor of the Exche- tiative of their Singapore, office, quer, Mr. Philip Snowden, who pioneered this trade, by shipping is in charge of the Finance Bill, first into Rangoon a trial lot of reasons and Mr. Lloyd George and Sir Northwestern apples. Divergence of Opinion.
Herbert Samuel attended on be- The skipper continued:-
half of the Liberals. Then I went to the consort vice.
A full meeting of the Liberal These apples were shipped in whose fate has aroused indignation with the Commander of the A Washington cablegram principal Ordinance a section in Party on Monday will finally de- refrigerated space on Dollar throughout the country. A mass the members of published by us yesterday stated conformity with the resolution cide the action to be taken on the steamers from San Franciace to meeting at the capital unanimously aubmarine. We exchanged state- United States; Dr. Ch'ao Chu- cil on May 7.
rescued from the that the Chinese Minister to the passed by the Legislative Coun- amendment which is tabled for Singapore and placed in cold carried a resolution calling, upon Section 3 raises consideration in the House of storage there, awaiting the de- the Government to take steps in ments regarding the disaster in wu, has tendered his resignation the maximum penalty of one hun- Commons on Tuesday. British the presence of the Commander for political reasons."
dred dollars, imposed for offences Wireless Service. of the consort and other, Com-
under paragraphs (1), (2), (3), manders who hurried to the scene.
Only five of the crew succeeded in coming up to the surface from the vessel,
The Poseidon's consort happened. to be four miles away and rushed to the scene at the news of the disaster,
Poseidon and the crew
: NANKING SILENT.
Washington, Yesterday.
Though Nanking has not ap-
NEW LEGISLATION.
A draft of a Bill is published cepted Dr. C. C. Wu's resigna in the Government Gazette to tion this will not alter his deter- amend the Rating Ordinance, mination to retire at least tem- 1901. porarily. He has already bade. The objects and farewell to President Hoover and state:- Mr. H. L. Stimson, Secretary of State. Reuter's American Ser-
MENDICANCY.
•
·FINE RAISED FROM $5 TO $25.
The draft of a Bill to amend the Summary Offences Ordinance 1845, is published:
Section 2 of this Ordinance substitutes for section 29 of the
(4), (6) and (7) of section 48 of TREND OF BRITISH
*TRADE.
the principal Ordinance: to five hundred dollars and to imprison- ment for any term not exceeding six months.The. penalties hitherto are considered inadequate Expansion on Exports for the offence enumerated. The new penalties are in accord with
of Vehicles. those provided for similar offences under other Ordinances (c.f. sec-
£2,000,000 INCREASE. tions 47, 48, 58, and 59 of Ordin-
Some divergence of opinion WAS revealed regarding fold vision and the time involved in the collision, but the commander of the Poseidon did not deny the course he had taken prior to the clash. The statements were ex changed after being duly signed. All the negotiations were con- ducted in an amicable atmos- Section 10 of the Summary ance No. 40 of 1916), Section 4 phere. I was strongly impressed Offences Ordinance, 1845, as mákes a consequential amendment
Section 2 atatea-
by the gentlemanly attitude of amended by section 8 of the Sum-In Form 1 in the Schedule.
the British officers.
mary Offences Amendment Ordin- ance, 1924, 18 amended by the de- lotion of the words "five dollars" and by the substitution therefor of the words "twenty five dollars.".
Cause of Calamity.. "On the unfortunate day the weather was clear
"There was no wind and the
Thé objecta and reasons state:*: visibility was excellent. The
The fine of five dollars for men- calamity was entirely due to a sudden change of course by the dicaney in public highways or Poseidon which had been hove to streets, has been found inadequate.
and the colllelon occurred on the course which is the heaviest In the traffic of all the courses off the North China Coast.
fore
dle
SCOUTS AND GUIDES EQUIP: CLOWN CHAPELA
"The British had hitherto con Boy Scouts and Girl Guides con- ducted manoeuvres- usually ten nected with Heckmondwike Parish of this course, but the Church Yorkshire, have completed Poweldon was found on the mid- the furnishings and ornaments of a Chapel set aside In the Church for Disclaimed. their special usa “disclaimed trossi The Altar of the
Tina dedicated to the
have Girl Guides^5:
consporated:
time
S.M. RAILWAY:
RESIGNATION OF THE
VICE-PRESIDENT?
Tokyo, Yesterday. Following his chief's example Mr. Ohira, Vice-President of the S.M.R. has also resigned-Reuter.
FLITCH DEFENDER DEAD.
counse Chapel, which is trial Boy Scouts' and
St George, ROV
m. one day In
Rugby, Yesterday.
Fruit Fanned.
- FINNISH LABOUR. Expulsion From Russia Causek Tersion.
- Helsingfors, May 7. Serious tension has arisen be-
tween Finland and Russia over the latter's banishment to the White Sea district and Siberia, of 10,000 immigrants-Finns living across the Finnish-Russiau border-
parture of a fast mail steamer Moscow with a view to inducing from Singapore to Kangoon. This the Soviets to transport the Im- steamer had no refrigeration space migrants back to their homesteads, so the apples were placed under as their banishment constituted "a
awnings on deck and Tamil coolies gross violation of the Dorpat peace were sent along with the fruit to and was moreover a shameful dead fan it so as to provide ventilation without precedent amongst civilia-
during the four day trip, practi-ed nations."
Failing success in Moscow, the
cally along the equator.
resolution exhorts the Government This experiment was of course to appeal to the League of Nations made on only a small quantity and and to world public opinion, to in- after they had been successful duce Russia to reconsider the im- from Singapore to Rangoon, it was
It is under- migrants' position. then tried from Singapore to
stood the Government has instruct- Calcutta the fruit being takened the Finnish Minister at the The trade returns for the ashore at Rangoon, held there in Russian capital to lodge the pro- month of May show a slight in-storage and again re-shipped on a test, and political circles here anti- crease in the value of exports a88 different steamer to Calcutta, compared with those of April und
elpate an acrimonious exchange of March, but as compared with the As a result of these experimental Notes. returns for May of last year shipments, this business has now heavy decreases in both imports grown in sufficient volume to war and exports are recorded, rant the Kerr Steamship Company The imports for the month, operating a refrigerated service valued at £89,600,000, were lower to Indian, porta that has carried by over £21,000,000 than those large cargoes during the season E
As Mourners. of May of last year; and the ex- now ending, of which Getz had ports, valued at £89,000,000 more than half the total shipped.
Just signing the register after... .... showed a decrease of £20,000,000,
In the same way. Getz are buil- her wedding in the village church. The reduction in values, owing ding up a business in worth while at Croscombe, near Shepton Mallet, to the world-wide slump, is to a quantities at most of the Import Somerset, Mrs. Ivy Symen, aged 22, large extent responsible for the sports in the other countries of collapsed
decreases
BRIDE DIES AT WEDDING.
Buried With Wreath And Veil,
Bridesmaide A
the Orient and Southern Asia to She died later without recover- "years" """defending A significant feature of the which there is no direct service, ing sufficiently to go to the home - Dunmow - Filich figures is the,onsiderable expan by having made special arrange-] which her husband had prepared
-a Leicas- sion on the month in the value of ments during the visits of their for herë Leicester ex of vehicles, including travellers for the transhipment She was buried with her wreath
nfectant. Joco
tivas, motor, car
poisoning,
He had and
haa
first written several plays and had set
hich followed. ed as well.
ps, of this cargo ...at Shanghai,, Hong and wall, and ber bridesmaids, sen Kong, Manila, Singapore, etc., to best man, and the spests
fast steamers that will give the wedding formed the nou fruit special attention.
party