FRIDAY, JANUARY 6, 1933.
AMERICA STOPS
NEGOTIATIONS
THE DRIFTERS' WAR.
Correspondence.
WITH FRANCE
Little Vessels In A Cruiser Raid.
Debt Parleys Suspended MEDITERRANEAN BATTLE DAYS
Until Payment.
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BRITISH GOLD REACHES NEW YORK.
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Washington. Secretary of State Henry L. Stimson has instructed Ameri- Ambassador Walter E Edge at Paris to drop all nego- tiations concerning war debts, the pending Franco-American commercial treaty and other France such matters until pays the annuity of $19,261,432 which she defaulted December 15.
It was understood that Edge! would not inform France of the in- structions, but would merely allow such negotiations to lapse.
RECALLED.
TOCH MEETING.
To the Editor, "China Mall."] Sir, It would be a great kind- neea if you could draw the atten- tion of your readers to the meet-
and
THE CHINA MAIL.
To-Day's Short Story.
THE LADY. OR THE TIGER
I lived a
By Frank R. Stockton,
(By Rear Admiral C. V. Usborne.)
When a subject was accused of a the very olden time there!
sem barbaric king crime of sufficient Importance to in- This is a story of the drifters" ing which is to be held at 6.30 pm whose ideas, though somewhat tereat the king, public notice was and The War.
Operating in the Mediterranean 31essrs. Jardine, Matheson
next Tuesday, January 10, in polished and sharpened by the given that on an appointed day the were two flotillas of drifters, Company's Board Room, when Mr. Progressiveness of distant Latin fate of the accused person would be were still large, decided in the king's arena-a neighbours. catching enemy submarines, and on Toc H and the chances of ea- which set out nets in the hope of H. P. Chappell and I hope to speak forid and untramelled, as be-structure which well deserved ita
{kept watch.
came the half of him which was name; for, although its form and tablishing a group here. It is a The support of these drifters was meeting for men only and His Ebarbaric. He was a man of exu-plan were borrowed from afar, its the who, every cellency the Governor will preside. berant fancy, and, withal, of an purpose emanated solely from
authority so irresistible that, at brain of this man, F.. E. FORD.
his will, he turned his varied barleycorn a king, knew no tradi Hong Kong, January 6.
fancies into facts. He was great-tion to which he owed more alle- ly given to self-communing; and, gience than pleased his fancy, and THE STOCK EXCHANGE.
when He and himself agreed upon who ingrafted on every adopted To the Editor, "China Mall," anything, the thing was done. form of human thought and action Siram directed by the Com-When every member of his the rich growth of his barbaric German submarine captain as he mittee of the Hong Kong Stock Ex- domestic and political systems idealism.
When all the people had assem returned to his base in the Adria-change to point out that the state moved anfoothly in its appointed
entrusted to the Italians, who had cruisers and destroyers based on Brindial, to which force also some British cruisera were attached.
Observing that the drifters were apparently unsupported, the iden of a raid must have- been urged time and again by each
tic. Could
The French Government report edly was not highly concerned for the moment, and would consider without being caught by a superior all debt negotiations postponed Allied force? That was the crux until after President-Elect Frack-of the matter. Finally, it was di lin D. Roosevelt is inaugurated, in cided that they could, and the operised. the hope that there will be change in American policy.
French Think Parley Useless.
office.
Paris.
ation was planned accordingly. I am to add that should the as to make the crooked straight out into the amphitheatre: Direct-
CRUISERS SET OUT.
the
two
To-morrow's short story will be "The "My Adventure at Chiselhurst," by A. J. Alan.
a raiding force get hack ment published in your issue of yes course, his nature was bland and bled in the galleries, and the king, terday, on the subject of cash and genial; but whenever there was surrounded by his court, sat high forward share dealings, in so for a little hitch, and some of his upon his throne of royal state on ns it purports to speak on behalf of orbs got out of their, orbits, be one side of the arena, he gave a this Exchange, is entirely unauthor-was blander and more genial still, signal, a door beneath him opened, for nothing pleased him so much and the accused subject stepped ly opposite him, on the other side The plan was simple enough. Stock Exchange at any time deem and crush down uneven places. Three cruisers passing through the it necessary in the public interest.
Among the borrowed notions by of the enclosed space, were drifter line by night were
become doors, exactly alike and side by alde. barbarism had .to up-
to issue a statement of policy, it which his The French Government conproach it from the south at earliest will do so only through and by the somified was that of the public it was the duty and the privilege of siders war debt negotiations with dawn, attacking the ends and the authority of its constituted Com-arena, in which, by exhibitions of the United States ended until the centre.
valour, Destroyers from Durazzo mittee and Officers, and no outside manly and beastly
TO-MORROW'S STORY, Roosevelt administration takes were to support. Submarines were
to lie in the waters off Brindisi, individual has authority to speak minds of his subjects were refined
jand cultured. A. NISSIN,
But even here the exuberant and Stimson's warning that France mines were to be laid off Brindisi
Secretary of State Henry ready for the Allied cruisers, and for it, or on its behalf.
Secretary, barbaric fancy asserted itself. The must pay the December annuity of itself.
Hong Kong Stock Exchange, arena of the king was built, not to $19,261,432 before there can be
give the people an opportunity of any discussion of debt revision
hearing the rhapsodies of dying convinced France that negotiations
gladiators, nor to enable them to the person on trial to walk directly would be uncless under the exist
of view the inevitable conclusion of to these doors and open one ing American regime.
open either door conflict between religious opiniona them. He could England to Start Negotiations.
and
but hungry. jaws,
for he pleased: he was subject to no London. Dec. 28.
purposes far better adaptad | guidance or influence, but that of to widen and develop the the aforementioned impartial and mental, energies of the people. This incorruptible chance. If he opened The 33rd anniversary of Messrs. vnst amphitheatre, with Its encircl-the one, there came out of it a has been instructed to seek im-the first warning when they en-Sincere's will be celebrated ing galleries, its mysterious vaults, hungry tiger, the fiercest and most mediately preliminary arrangements countered three Italian transports Sunday, when a dinner-party for and its unseen passages, was an cruel that could be procured, which aimed to lead to new debt negotia-and engaged them, sinking one and Colony residents over the age of 80 agent of poetic justice, in which Immediately sprang upon him and tions after the inauguration of damaging one, while the third years, will be given by the manage crime was punished. or virtue re- tore him to pieces, as a punishment President-Elect Franklin D. Roose-made good her escape., The Italian ment of the store. in the roof-warded, by the decrees of an im- for his guilt. The moment that the velt.
destroyer Boreo, who was with garden.
Presentation of silver pears will them, was also sunk.
Meanwhile, the cruisers had sebe made to each of the guests, and, parated, according to plan. Some if the guests agree, their photo- of them were seen and were mis-jgraphs will be hung in the store. intaken for friends. Carefully tim-
The London Daily Express, re-
About eight p.m. on the night of ] May 14, 1917, Capt Horthy, in the cruiser Novara, accompanied by the cruisers Saida and Helgoland, loft Cattaro and steamed southward to
the barrage.
A few destroyers supported from ported that the British ambassador Darazzo, and moved independently
to Washington, Sir Ronald Lindsay, southward. It was these who gave
British Gold Renches N.Y.
New York.
The first shipment of British gald to be received in this country
the December payment of annuity of $95,550,000 arrived board the Majestic.
on
The payment was made on sched
ule by placing gold car-marked for
News In Brief.
effective.
SINCERE'S 33RD ANNIVERSARY.
Dinner Celebration For Old Residents.
on
But the heart of Joseph Watt was
partial and incorruptible chance.
DEATH OF MR. CALVIN COOLIDGE.
The
ease of the criminal was thus de- doleful iron bells were cided clanged, great walls went up from the hired mourners posted on the outer rim of the arena, and the (Continued from Page, 1.) vast audience, with bowed, beads 15ting their actions, they turned north a bare 100 yards.
and downcast hearts, wended slowly! again, so as to come back to the
Following in his father's foot-their homeward way, mourning drifter line as dawn was breaking. 28 ataunch as that of Sir Rickard steps, he studied law after leav- greatly that que so young and fair, Grenville when he fought the Fifty-ing school, and began practice at or so old and respected, should have FISHERMEN UNDER FIRE. Spread out as has been describe three. Watt meant his ship to be Northampton in 1897. In that merited so dire a fate... the United States in the Bank ofed, a line of drifters is most de fought in the grand manner, and city, he held several official posts. But, if the accused person open- England, and it is this gold which fenceless, he they can be polished cared nothing for the odds.
He was elected a councilman ined the other door, there came forth "Fight to a finish-three cheers 1899, and was City Solicitor from from it a lady, the most suitable to is now being transported to the off piecemeal, and the plan of the United States.
cruisers in attacking separately for the King!" called Watt; And to 1900 to 1901, becoming Clerk of his years and station that bu from both ends and at the centre it they went, with their little gun the Courts in 1904. From 1907 majesty could select among his fair made escape difficult and was very hammering away at the cruiser as to 1908 he was a member of the subjects, and to this lady he was
hard as they could go. The attack began on C. division, Very soon they were under a gal- General Court of Massachusetts, immediately married, as a reward near the centre of the line, at 3.15. ling fire, but their own did not and two years later was elected of his innocence. It mattered not Mr. M. Heimendinger, of Messrs, Dawn was just breaking, and the slacken until the breach of their Mayor of Northampton.. that he might already possess a wife He became a member of the and family, or that his affections Helmendinger and Levy, returned beats were still lying to their nets gun was hit and the gun put out of State Senate in 1912, holding office might be engaged upon an object of to the Colony this morning on the when a large cruiser appeared swift-jaction.
ly from the south, and, slowing, be- A few seconds later a shell hit a until 1915, during the latter two his own selection; the king allowed .s.a. President Madison.
gan to open a telling fire, directed box of ammunition, which explod-years being President of the Sen-no auch subordinate arrangements ate. From 1915 to 1918, he was to interfere with his great, scheme Mr. C. L. Gregory, of the Dairy most particularly on the "wireless" ed, wounding one of the crew. But Lt.-Governor of Massachusetts, and of retribution and reward.
they continued to work at their Farm Company, was among the drifter.
These simple fishermen, who had gun, trying to get it into action In the two following years, ser exercises, as in the other instance, local residents arriving back in the Colony from Manila this morning never been under fire before and again, when suddenly, to their as-ed as Governor of the State. took place immediately, and in the He assumed office as Vice-Presi- arena. Another door opened be- had never seen an enemy cruiser, tonishment, the enemy's fire ceased on the as, President Madison.
might well have been excused if she had passed on to other and dent of the United States for the neath the king, and a priest, follow- term 1020-24, and after the death ed by a band of choristers, and The European Y. M. C. A., Kow-they had been at a loss. But not ajeesier prey.
The Admirable, too, and the of President Warren G. Harding dancing maidens blowing joyous loon, is holding a Ladies' Night on bit of it; their action was perfect-
Jean and Selby all fought their he was sworn in as President, Thursday, January 12, at 9 p.m., for ly correct.
Supported Mr. Hoover. members and friends. The func Slipping their nets, they imme-1 ships to a standstill, but of these, scattered in all directions, and by; tually sank, being abandoned only Lounge.
so doing saved themselves, for it! at the last moment. Miss Olga Basto, who until re-takes some time to sink even Thus the unequal fight want on, cently has been studying at the drifter by gundre, and while one some actually repelling the enemy, University of Hong Kong, returned was being engaged, the rest had soms scattering and so escaping
At the 1928, and 1932 election preceded by children strewing to the Colony this morning on the drawn out of range. One only was him, others being abandoned only 9.8. President Madison, after a short sunk, and the cruiser passed on to when no longer capable of fighting, campaigns, he was a strong sup-flowers on his path, led his bride to
T. group.
THE DRIFTERS HIT BACK. porter of Mr. Herbert Hoover, who his home. vacation in Manila.
SKIPPER WATT'S "NO The cruiser attacking the right of succeeded him at the White House This was the king's semi-barbarie
SURRENDER.” BAS the line was rather later than the in 1923,
method of administering justice: Mr. A. Dransfield, timekeeper of
After his retirement, his ar Its perfect fairness is obvious. The the Taikoo Sugar Refinery, report Meanwhile, the sound of fring others, and it was not till 4.15 that ed to the Police that on Wednesday had warned N. group on the left, 0. division, already retreating to ticles, for which he was paid at a criminal could not know out of very high rate, were much sought which door would come the lady: he a Chinese male, Cheung On, 32, fell and these, having alipped their nets; the eastward, were attacked, from a ladder, sustaining injuries started to retire west. But no The Morning Star gave a magni- after by the leading journals of the opened either he pleased, without to his right leg. He was removed sooner had they got under way than ficent account of herself, engaging United States, and he also accept having the slightest fden whether, they, too, were met by a four at 800 yards and hitting the enemy cd several Directorsbipa with large in the next instant, he was to be to hospital.
devoured or married. On some oc- funnelled cruiser steering east, repeatedly, and finally driving him business concerns.
tion will take place in the West diately "starred"; that is, to say, the Admirable and Selby even strenuous campaign, Mr. Coolidge and the wedding was promptly and
aira on golden horns and trending] an epithalamic measure, advanced to At the election in 1924, after a whore the pair stood, side by side;
was elected President During cheerily solemnised. Then the gay his term in office, the United brass bells rang forth their merry States experienced a highly prosperts, the people shouted glad hurrahs, and the innocent mán. perous four years.
Passing at close range she sounded off. So, too, did the Floandi, led In social life, he was an exceed-casions the tiger came out of one An interesting wedding ceremony her ayren and at the same time dip by Skipper D. J. Nicholls, who, Ingly popular man, although his door and on some out of the other. takes place to-day, when Mies ped her ensign as a signal to the though hit again and again, fought popularity declined somewhat The decisions of this tribunal were Ma Chol chun, daughter of Mr. little craft, who obylously could not on, with four diled and three after his retirement from the not only fair, they were positively and Mre. Ma Pak-leung, will become stand up to her for a moment, to wounded out of a crew of ten. White House. He seldom smiled, determinate; the accused person the bride of Mr. Lo Kai-kai, nephew surrender and abandon their ves Here, again, the enemy was con- and his reticence, earned him the was instantly punished. if he found of Mr. Lo Lok-chal. The wedding sele
strained to move on, and the four title of "Silent Coolidge."
himself guilty; and, If Innocent, he FUNERAL TO MORROW. is being held at 3 pm at the No mutual support was available remaining men, including the skip-
was rewarded on the spot, whether The funeral will take place atha liked it or not. There was no Gloucester Building, and will be as the drifters were, so widely, per, who was wounded in four followed by a reception.
spaced, and each skipper had to places, worked on to draw the fires, Northampton tomorrow morning escape froin the Judgments of the face his life or death problem alone, stop leaks and keep their ship and the body will then be conveyed king's arena. ved
to Plymouth, Vermont, where it will Chan Cho, the principal witness Since the drifter, must be sunk, it afloat. In the case in which Chan Sik-nifi, appeared, in any case, why not The Coral Haven, too, fought be buried in the afternoon. well-known Hong Kong merchant, la abandon her and so save the lives a mighty fight, but was eventual charged with unlawfully seizing a of the crew? But we can with ly set on fire, and finally sank... business and assets amounting to pride record that in the great ma- It was about 5.15 when the en over a lakh, by means of an alleged jority of cases there was no thought emy: finally drew off to the north- ly forged power-of-attorney, resum of surrender, and the boats were ward, leaving a line sadly diminish-tique, according to the daily ment of uncertainty lent an Interest ed his evidence in Cross-examina fought to the lasted, but with unquenched spirit, to weather tion by the defence Tore MrStop and abandon your
Hick their wounds, reorganise their yals Observatory this morning. otherwise have attained. Thus the and north-easterly masses were entertained and pleas divistons and resume their patrol Schofield at the Central
prevall and rain is pro-ed, and the thinking part of the Court yesterday afternoon the the Gowan Lea from the bridge of with such boats as were still in a
(Continued on Page 10.) hearing was further, adjourned the cruiser towering above him at condition to do so.
Felica came the hail to Skipper Watt
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