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MEETING OF MINISTERS
London, Yesterday.
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HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1931.
TO-DAY'S
-The
DOLLAR. closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 11d.
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Local Branch. Pedder Bidg. Tel. 24554.
ROBERTS.
GANDHI RETURNS TO PEER IN THE DEATH OF SERGEANT “FLYING THE MODERN ALCHEMIST
LONDON.
Student Days Recalled
by Visit.
TO REPRESENT CONGRESS.
Rugby, Yesterday.
The India Office has issued the names of those invited to serve on the Federal Structure Committee
of the Round Table
Conference,
DOCK
LORD KYLSANT ON
TRIAL.
"NOT GUILTY’
Popular Officer Passes After Long Illness.
SAW ACTIVE SERVICE.
'The death occurred in the Kow- loon Hospital at 8.10 o'clock this
PIGEON"
ETHICS EXPLAINED AT ASSIZES.
IN TROUBLE.
Said to Have "Made" Gold Out of Copper.
CASE DISMISSED.
Wang Sik, a Chinese, made an ap- pearance at the Kowloon. Magis-
morning, of Sergeant William MIXED EVIDENCE tracy this morning, charged with
Thomas Roberts, of the Police! Force, after a long illness. De-
obtaining $85 by false pretences on
which is to resume its sessions in COMPANY LIVED ON ceased leaves a wife and daugh- JUDGE REBUKES THE July 6 and also with obtaining $18
London in September. The mem- bers have been nominated by the Prime Minister according to the procedure adopted by the Confer- ence. The original 21 apart from Bir Pramoswami Aylar, "now acting law member of the Viceroy's Coun- eil, have been renominated and
Ministers conferred for two hours to-day, when Mr. Ramsay MacDonald outlined the causes of the_German_crisis and the world depression. He hailed President Hoover's moratorium as an act of courage and statesmanship, also a good stroke of business.
Germany's emergency must be met before it overwhelmed the whole of central Europe, and investors' confidence in Germany must be restored. What could be done must be largely reserved for Pethick
Secretary hankers and financiers, but he concluded that agreement here will with the re-inspire the peoples with confidence and courage,
There will be a plenary meeting to-morrow at ten o'clock,
FOR GOOD OR ILL
·
Immense. Interest,
Rugby, Yesterday. Within an hour of their arrival
new members for the most part drawn from former delegates. The new British members are Mr. Lawrence, Financial
to the Treasury, who, Lord Chancellor, Mr. Justice Sankey and Mr. Lees-Smith, will represent the Government, and Lord Hallsham for the Conserva- tives.
The chief interest, however, at- inches to the new Indian nominees who did not take part in last year's
Absence Regretted.
ITS OWN FAT.
London, Yesterday. Lord
Kylsant and Mr. Morland entered the dock at the Old Bailey to-day and pleaded "not guilty" to charges arising out of the affairs of the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company.
'ter with whom much. sympathy will be extended in their sad bereavement.
Sergeant Roberts, before join- ing the Police in 1922, was a storekeeper in the Royal Garri- son Artillery with whom he saw active service during the War, when he was gassed. He gained three medals Victory, General Service, and the 1914-15 Star.
Traffic Duty.
At the age of 25 years, Ser- The Attorney-General open-geant Roberts joined the Police ed the case with a specch last-on August 18, 1922, as a con- ing nearly five hours. He said that he did not disapprove of the creation of secret reserves, but submitted that the use of them over a long period in order to show that the Corn- pany was running smoothly was to present an absolutely untrue view of the Company's! prospects and business.
The company lived on its own fat for five years and in 1926 was rapidly becoming a skeleton. Large sums were taken from reserve to keep the pot boiling. Sir William McLintoch had re- ported that between 1921 and 1925 the sums taken from re- served totalled $2,800,000, and items of a non-recurring charac ter brought up the grand total to £4,400,000 Reuter,
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald em, thinks the Conference should proceedings and among whom is phasised that the present conserve. He expressed the view Mr. Gandhi who has been invited ference might be the turning that for good or ill the present to represent the Indian National point in the history of the world moment might prove one of the Congress. for good or ill. If no solution to turning points in the world's his the crisis were found none tory, for if no solution were found could foretell the political and of the present crisis, the political
The absence of Congress last financial dungers that would en- and financial dangers which year was generally regretted and sue. If a solution were found, might fellow could not be fore- following on the agreement between it would be a striking proof of told. If a solution were found the former Viceroy, Lord Irwin, the growing effectiveness of in-then it would be a striking proof and Mr. Gandhi, which ended in ternational co-operation.
of the growing effectiveness of the Civil Disobedience Campaign, Mr. MacDonald dined inform- International co-operation.
it had been anticipated that Mr. ally with Dr. Bruening and Dr. He recalled how in the past Gandh! would be the representative Curtius at the House of Com two years the unprecedented fall of Congress at the resumed session. mons. to-night. Mr. Arthur Hen in prices among practically all The possiblity of his visiting Lon- derson and Mr. Philip Snowden the primary commodities had don recalled the fact that he was A message of June 18 stated: were also present-Router. thrown out of gear the economic here some years ago to study at Two simmonses granted by life of the world. This had ac University College and was called the Magistrate at the Mansion centuated the burden of debts to the Bar by the Inner Temple House have been served on Lord and led to the difficulties for all it was later in South Africa that he Kylsant in connection with the The effects became the champion of Indians' affairs of the Royal Mail Steam debtor countries. at Victoria Station to-night the most acutely felt by the Interna-grievances and to believed to have Packet Company.
theories of non- tional Industrial and financial developed his delegates from France, Germany, States and the special position of violent resistance which have been in the House of Commons recent- Italy and Belgium who had come Germany both as an exporting the outstanding feature since 1920 ly that the affairs of the Royal from Paris to attend the Seven- and a debtor State had involved of his position in India, where he Mail Co. were subject to inves- Power Conference on the German her to a supreme degree in all returned just before the outbreak tigation. financial situation. had reassem- the problems which the other of the Great War. bled in company with representa tives of Britain, America and Japan in the Prime Minister's room at the House of Commons for the preliminary meeting.
The immense public interest taken in the Conference, the im-1 portance of which is fully real ised, was shown by the crowds at the station and later outside the House of Commons, where the delegates were greeted by the Prime Minister, the Foreign
Secretary, Mr. Arthur Hender-
States had to face in a less criti- cal manner. The German Gov- ernment had increased taxation
Other Newcomers.
·
The Attorney-General stated
Lord Kylsant, who is 68, is Chairman and Managing Direc tor of the R.M.S.P., the White
At that time he helped to mobilise Star Line, and the Union Castle but last month felt bound to de- Indian opinion on behalf of the Line. He was created a Baron in proved they would have to use recruiting campaign. clare that unless the position im- British cause and conducted
their privileges under the Young camera
Earlier News,
Rugby, Yesterday.
Prior to a special Cabinet meet-
Other new from India are
FAIR,
To-day's weather report. from the Royal Observatory states:-
A trough of low pressure ex-. tends from the Upper Yangtze Valley to the Sea of Japan with a depression in its East- ern extremity.
Forecast:-8.W. or variable winds; moderate to light; fair generally,
Rainfall,
Rainfall for 24 hours end- ed at 10 a.m. to-day, nil, Total since January 1-45.02 inches against an average of 47.06 inches- deficit- 2.08 inches.
Temperature.
The temperature at certala specific centres this mornok at 8 o'clock was:-
Hong Kong Macao
Pratas Island Manila
Foochow
Amoy
Chefoo *Shanghai
PRISONER.
by similar means on July 20. ↑ He took several pieces of metal, which had been gold-dipped, to a pawn.. broker's shop and purported that they were places of gold. A-statement-that-if-he had
"The complainant, Leung Chül- taken the girl to the Police lam, master of the Sing Tai Pawn Station she might have accus-Shop, 109, Parkes Street, said that ed him of ill-treatment," made the accused.came to his shop at by Chan Ming, charged at the about noon on June 6, and tendered Assizes with rape, brought one of the pieces of metal to his forth several further questions toki, and asked $20 for it. He from the Pulsne Judge (Mr. eventually went away, having been Justice Lindsell) this morning. paid $17. At 6.80 p.m. on the same
The statement was
made
the
during cross-examination, and which he was paid $18 by the same day he brought anathar piece, for Mr. "Whyte-Smith (for Crown) at once asked what second visit that the deception was fokt. It was not until after the kind of ill-treatment," further discovered.. It turned but that the suggesting that prisoner was metal was not gold but only copper afraid he might be charged dipped in gold.
with rape. Prisoner, in reply.
denied that he had used the words "Ill-treatment.”
His Lordship: You did.
Fraud Discovered.
On June 20 about 8.30 p.m. the
Don't tell lles. I heard youman came again with, another piece myself.
of "gold" and asked for $18, and was arrested.
Upon further questions being The foki of the pawn shop cor- put on the point, witness went raborated this evidence, and Leang into a rambling statement, and Kui-ching, a goldsmith,, stated that wound up by again denying that he had examined the metal and dis- he said "ill-treatment."
covered the frand. One of the His Lordship: It is no good pieces of metal weighed 3.6-mace | saying that. We all heard it
and would be worth $36 if gonnine After a further long speech by gold, but he could not state tha. witness, His Lordship said: "He value of the actual piece in question won't answer the question, Mr. until he had melted it down and Whyte-Smith."
A General Denial.
extracted the gold.
Questioned by Mr. Fraser, az- cused said that he was given the Frisoner's evidence generally "gold" by a friend to pawn, and was to the effect that the girl that when he was in the pawnshop was "flying the white pigeon," he told the fold that it was base (trying to run away) in an at gold. He denied going there on tempt to swindle him out of the the first occasion: gradua $100 he had paid to adopt her.
In dismissing the case Mr. Frasst In giving evidence, and in answer cautioned the pawnbroker to be his counsel, Mr. A. M. Lmore careful when buying gold. Soares, he said that he adopted
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the girl on April 14. He denied.
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that anything untoward happen: NEED OF EXPERTS TO
ed on May 19 or 20, or at aný
time during the five weeks the
girl was at his house. He denied
the girl's accusations of rape."
REVIVE TRADE.
Recommendation of the Far East Mission.
RECEIVING CONSIDERATION.
London, Yesterday.
1928.
Lord Kylsant said that the al- "table, rising to the rank of What happened. was that the Sir Plegation was that he circulated Lance-Sergeant on April 21, 1928, girl's mother came to his house Plan to declare a postponement. Thakurdas, Sir Maneckji Dadabhoy, false annual reports for 1926 and and Crown-Sergeant on January at noon on May 21, and asked the British Wireless Service. and the prominent business men, 1927 in order to mislead share-1, 1929. He was first attached to girl to come back home. She Mr. Iyengar, formerly Secretary of holders. He entirely denied the the. Criminal Investigation De- spoke directly to the girl, and Congress, and Pandit Malaviya, allegations and would fight the partment where he worked for a said nothing to him. · · She car the oldest living politician in India case to the hilt. He had no fear short period. His last post was tainly did not accuse him of rap- and a prominent Hindu leader. of the result:]
that of Traffic Sergeant in the ing her daughter. By increasing the size of the
New Territories. In the middle As regards the sleeping ar- In the House of Commons to- Exchequer, hat. Philip Snowdening held at Downing Street this Committee the depresed classes of BURGLARY AT THE of June he became ill and was re- rangements, witness. Baid he day at question time Mr. G. M.
Mr. Philip morning Mr. Stimson called on the Labour and Indian women are now The proceedings were opened' by Premier and had a half hour's con- represented as well as the interests
moved to hospital
slept on the outside of the bed: Gillett, Minister of Trade, replied He was the Prime Minister, who review-versation.
a very popular and His wife was next him, then came that the report of the Economic ed the situation which the Con-
highly respected member of the his own daughter, and finally the Mission to the Far East did not There is an atmosphere of quiet already mentioned and the Muslim ference had been called to face. but comident optimism in the best-representation has been strength.
Force. He was in his 84th year, adopted daughter, sleeping next recommend the appointment of The Committee will begin Goods to Value of $166 Happy Valley at 5 o'clock this
The funeral will take place at to the wall,
Trade Commissioners, but spe The meeting was still sitting two informed circles of London this work as soon after September 5 as
cialists and experts. morning. It is felt that the con possible.
Why Girl Was Adopted. - His Department and members veraitions in Parla have made. It
Stolen,
Mr. Whyte-Smith then cross of the Mission and trade organ- possible to define more clearly the
examined, witness telling him isations were conferring with
hours later,
Origin of Crisis,
ened.
The date of the resumed meeting |
K.G.C.
ACCUSED REMANDED.
A charge of burglary was
ing goode to the value of $166.35.
afternoon.
:
SHROFF GOES TO that he adopted the girl to help several industries with a view to his wife when he was away marthis recommendation recolving
consideration. kating. He did not adopt a boy the fullest because that would have been Reuter. too expensive. He could not ex-
JAIL
and Gambled.
LUCK DEAD OUT }
plain why the girl waited until The Rear-Admiral Egerton four o'clock on May 21 to attempt whose death was reported by to run away, when she left his Reuter from London yesterday house at noon. She could have was Rear-Admiral Wilfrid Allan casily done so before. She had Egerton, C.M.G., and not Rear- The goods taken were 99 golf
made no previous attempt to es- Admiral Wion de Malpas. Eger- balls, 88 cigars. 120 packets of Gold
cape, although she could have ton, D.S.O., as reported in yes- Flake cigarettes; two bottles of Before Mr. Williams, in the Cen- done so at any time she was in terday's Ching Mail. In order to broaden the basis, brandy, a bottle of whisky, and a tral Police Court this morning, his house.
London, To-day,
A communique, issued at the nature of the objective for which of the full Conference, to which conclusion of the sitting stated it is the purpose of the London there will be more additions which It is hoped to announce shortly, is that Mr. Ramsay. MacDonald, as conference to devise measures. President of the Conference, ex- Mr. Henderson has indicated that not yet fixed plained the origins of the crisis the exchange of views which he The Minorities Committee, which brought against two Chinese at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning, and the importance of the task in company with Mr. MacDonald, is in special, charge of communal when Lam Ngau and Leung Au confronting them.
had with the French Ministers, problems, is expected to meet early were charged with breaking into and Spent Employer's Money "Afterwards. M. Laval-gave
has been of great mutyal assistance in October. The membership of the Conference an account of is also derived great satisfaction this committee will also be increas-entering the Kowloon Golf Club between June: 7 and 8 and, steal- the meetings which had taken from the recent visit to Paris of ed. British Wireless Service. place in Paris and explained Doctors Bruening and Curtius, on Federal Structure Committee. the spirit in which the conver Europe and even to the world. | a- subject... ef- such Importance . to sations between the French and German Ministers had He said he believed there had been been initiated and a very useful place of preparatory leaders and bottle of linie julen, and Ma Ng-chau, a shroff, was charged How did the girl custoiner, at
Ho set forth in detail the work for the coming London con- Include Congress leaders the Two women, Leung Tai and Fan on two counts with the embezzle your store know how long the Do you suggest anybody else? posliton of France in the debate ference, as to the result of which Fremler has issued 36 invitations Yau, were also charged with re-ment of $2,287, the property of the girl had been absent? I told Well, she often went back to her which was about to begin and he was very hopeful. to the Federal Structure Comcelving the goods at 26, Bal Tau Lee Yu Kes Sanitation trm, 24 Des here
mother's place once more expressed the hope the London stock markets mittee to meet in London early in village plunger Vooux Road Central Accused
On
And where did the girl go?-- The question of ill-treatment of loyal collaboration between this morning the new account September. The delegates last The first accused pleaded guilty pleaded guilty,
To the mother's house. She came then arose, after which... Wong France and Germany for the opened quietly, but although there year numbered 21-Bouter.
The hot but all the others concerned plead It was stated that $2,000 was to and told me that the girl could Sin, prisoner's wife, was called. restoration of confidence and was a cautious attitude, the under
vermano ed not guilty to all charges have been paid into the Bank of not return to my place.
Jury's Question. credit in the world, tone was cheerful as a result of
The hearing was fixed for Tucs East Asia, whilst $287 had been col- But you did nothing about it? Reply to the Foreman of the the Parle conversations, and in they very conscious of the way, in day naxt, when Mr. F. H. Kwok lected from the Tung Bhan Hotel. - intended to go over, but Iy, the accused's wife said that Dr. Bruening confirmed the anticipation of the London-con-which
will appear for Fan Yan, one of the French have nów
Accused said that some time last was afraid of giving offence. she did not object to the girl opinion of co-operation and ex-ference
demands, but they the, accused women.
year ha collected, on behalf of the And what did the mother say sleeping on the same bed because lise the value of the lend-
Arm: $800 from the Kowloon Hotor when the pair were brought the girl'slept next to her, add- by Mr Hen
Bus Company, but he had spent it back? She accused me of aning: There is no such thing as timson:
Not daring to tell his master of offence against her daughter a father sleeping with the daugh- what had happened, for fear of los Then you went to the Police ter ombed from Face ofing his employment, he took $287 Station? Yes. I wanted to re- A female witness who did not
pokajaj (
pressed gratitude for the opporBritish Preas comment this morn also tunity of the Paris conversations, ing has also a hopeful tone.
He gave an account with statie Daily Herald remarks, with satis
derson
tics of the financial condition of faction on the absence yesterday of realise Germany and the measures
further references to the extrac: be
to meet it. He urged the ne
lieve the
sity of providing assistance to re
ation.
hey
suse there can
NINGTU FALLS.
hearing, was called by a Mr.
and set this against the amount. port the girl's having run give evidence at the preliminary Later he collected $2,000 and set away. another/3287" against; this "amount
gambled
of the money, in the hoped
Do you admit that the charge Soares. She said that on May 21
made was a trivial and paltry
pared with that r ainst you? The one made ainst me was false.
thing
she saw the girl and her mother attempting to run away by climb- Ing over the wall of the back ward of the mother's house. On the mother's instruction the girl.
slogs and threw them Bhe forthwith re- ported to the accu
proce