FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1933,
EUROPEAN
SHOT
MR. H. W. MOON
FOUND DEAD
IN SHANGHAI
WEAPON CANNOT BE FOUND.
FORMERLY OF JARDINE'S IN HONG KONG
in
Shanghai, To-day. The body of Mr. Henry | W. Moon, well-known Hong Kong and Shang- hai, was found yesterday afternoon in a ruined house in a Shanghai suburb, a bullet wound in the chest.
Mystery and dread is given the discovery by the fact that the weapon which fired the fatal shot is nowhere to be found. The fatal shot fired at close range and death must have been almost instantaneous.
was
A note, allegedly left by Mr. Moon, states that he was not feel- ing well but contained no further intimation of intended suicide.
the dead man.
Talks with Hitler
Andre Francois-Pontet. European political observem attach considerable significance to the meeting in Berlin between Andre. Francois-Poncet, French Ambassa dor to the Relch, and Chanceller Adolf Hitler of Germany. The dis cussions, held in secret, are seen as the first step toward Franco-Ger-
msan agreement on arms.
HEIR TO JAPANESE
THRONE
Crown Prince Named.
ELABORATE RITUAL AS NATION CELEBRATES
Tokyo, To-day. Time-honoured customs and
The missing weapon is puz zling the police: the cartridge elaborate ritual, dating from case and bullet were lying near remotest antiquity, marked this morning's ceremony at which the Crown Prince, who was born on December 23, was named Tsugunomiya Akihito, literally, the princely heir of enlightened
The theory has been ad- vanced that the revolver may have been taken by
some
benevolence.
THE CHINA M
GEN. LIU DESERTS Today's Short Story.
GOVERNMENT
Forces Now Moving West.
CHARHAR GOVERNOR'S REPORT
VICTORY
Aldington:
MOTOR despatch-rider, work of the company was perform-
Peking, To-day. A with a broad blue-and-white ed by his second-in-command, a tall
General Sung Tse-yuen, Military band on his khaki arm, chugged young man, who submitted to his Governor of Charhar, has wired to and bumped along the pave road. superior's fantasies with bored re- the Peking, authorities reporting the He slowed down as he came to signation-an attitude he adopted latest movement of General Llu two infantry officers, arguing to the whole war. Kuel-tang's troops which are alleged over maps, and straddled his legs Tch, tch, tch! Now what are to have deserted the Government (out like a hobby-horse rider, as to make of this, Ellerton? Another forces.
he handed over a slip of folded of these wretched counter-orders{"
Ellerton glanced at the despatch. His main body, according to paper, General Sung, is moving, in a."From: Division, air. Crgent." It was marked "Urgent," and con westerly direction, while General Captain Baron, commanding": "C" tained a peremptory order to all. Liu Kuei-lang himself is staying at Company, shoved his transparent-units—not to cross the Mons- Yenching, on the Hopei border. map case under his arm andšrritably Maubeuge road. Baron mechanical- General Sung Je of the opinion thrust back his tin hat, which was ly pushed up his ill-fitting helmet that General Liu Kuel-tang's troops new and chafed his head. He, was again, and continued Irritably:"-"," could at best take shelter within the a plump, stuggy little man in gold-What do they want us to do? Armistice Line and could never be rimmed glasses, in peace time the First we get-urgent orders to push able to slip to Luantung in view of head of the clerical department of on at all costs and establish contact the vigilance of the Government ja large London commercial firm, and with the Bochethe Colonel strafed forces. Central News Agency,
NOULENS EMULATES
GANDHI.
Communist Convict's "Fast Unto Death"
INSISTS ON RELEASE OF MRS. NOULENS
Nanking, To-day Paul Noulens, has begun a fast "unto death" unless he is uncondi-
enormously devoted to all the vast me not fifteen minutes ago because paper apparatus of war. His con- I hadn't made good that bally-road. scientiousness. In answering paper I sent Hogbin' with a' chit to War- questions drew down on him and burton, telling him to take his his cursing aubalterns, unending streams of chits and reports. Be spent hours a day in useless writ- ing.
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This made him so tired that he was always dropping off to sleep, like the Doriousa in Alics. Under the stress of perpetual insomnia and conscientiousness this mildest of
TO-MORROW'S STORY
To-morrow's story will be "The Mummy's Foot," Theophile. Gautier,
men had become frightfully irritable, platoon and establish posts threa He liked a well-planned unalterable hundred yards beyond the road, routine, and his conscientiousness And now comes this order from Division! What the devil do they "¿was always flabbergasted by Any
scrimsbanking in his subordinates. mean?"
tionally released from prison. He petulantly disapproved of the Ellerton looked slowly round him,
where he and his wife are serving' la life sentence.
open warfare which had suddenly and took a deep breath. The dull come after years of trench routine; misty twilight of a greyish Novem officials explained to the two pri- and decisions had to be made at them. The worn pase road, still Ministry of Justice and prison unexpected things kept happening, ber afternoon was deepening about soners that their release must be once without any guiding precedent littered with debris from the re- secured through the proper legal which was most incorrect. Con- treating German armies, ran with
refused to channels, but Noulens
sequently, much of the practical deary atraightness through - bare abandon his fast and insists that at!"
blank flelds. A few hunded yards least his wife be released.
in front were the meagre leafless trees of the main road from Mau- beuge to Mons.
prowler near the scene, but the clothing con tained money and valuables which have not been touched. As Mr. Moon was thought to
The Noulens were convicted of have been seen last at 9.30 a.m.
which were mingled with the roar Communist activities some months on the day of his death, and as a
of guns on land. medical
ago.--Reuter. examination revealed; The whole nation is celebrating that death had occurred around' 11 a.m., it is believed that he the joyous and auspicious occasion. reached the scene of his death by The city is beflagged while a mon- motor car. Police are investigat ster lantern procession has been Ing all details of the affair and an planned for this evening, which will converge on the Palace. inquest has been ordered for finally
Public festivities are being held all January 4.
In spite of persuasion by the pri- While the anelent Shinto rites
son authorities, Mrs. Noulens re." were being performed within the fuses to Intervene and even threa-| Palace, the guns of warships lying tens a fast unto death herself. in Tokyo Bay were booming salutes,
Mr. Moon first came to Shanghai day-Beuter. in 1909 and, after having seen ser-
vice in the World War, he returned
here. In 1920 he went to Hong Kong, and there was number two in the Jardine subsidiary companies, Canion Insurance Company and the Hong Kong Fire Insurance Company. He returned to Shanghat in 1930 as head of Jardine's Insurance depart-j ment.
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Mr. Moon w a most popular club member, a sportsman and bachelor. Although he had suffered from ill health in recent years, his! many friends here were stupified at learning of his tragic death.-Reu- ter.
ANNUAL MEETING
ADJOURNED.
Hong Kong Amusements Ltd.
COMPROMISE WITH UNITED THEATRES CORPORATION
-
SIMON TO VISIT MUSSOLINI
European Situation To Be Discussed.
THURSDAY'S MEETING IN ROME
London, To-day. The Italian Premier, Signor Mussolini, has invit- ed the Foreign Secretary, Sir John Simon, who la spending his Christmas holl< day at Capri, to visit Rome on Thursday, January 4, for a discussion of the outstand- ing problems of the Euro- pean situation,
The invitation. with a New Year message of goodwill, was conveyed by Sir Erie Drummond, the British Ambassador at Rome.
British Wireless Service.." Considerable political signif- cance, fe attached to Sir John Simon's "holiday" on the Continent,
In view of the possibility of an and it is widely thought that he early compromise on certain mat-will sound Signor Mussolini on ters between Hong Kong Amuse-Italy's attitude to the League"of
the ments, Ltd., and
United Nations..
Hunger Strike Will Avail Nothing.
PROPER LEGAL MEANS MUST BE USED.
Nanking, To-day,
GOLF STARTING TIMES
Fanling Pairings.
THE
HE following are the Royal Hong Kong Golf Club starting times for Fanling during, the holl- days:
..
SUNDAY.
OLD COURSE
m. A. E. Lisaaman F, A.
mond.
To their-left was a dirty little hamlet, intact except for the smoke- blackened, ruins of the church, burned in 1914.
"I should say the war in ending." Baron was amazed and annoyed by this remark.
"Don't talk such nonsense! Why, we're scarcely in Belgium yet, and we've got to get to Berlin. The ald Bocke will make a stand at every! river, especially the Rhine, We're Bed-miles ahead of our transport and most of the artillery You know we're tired out ought to have been relieved ́days ago, The Colonel says we're going so fast the re- Hieving Division can't overtake, va, A regular Staff yarn, ...,
Low G. T. May,
G. Robertson J. W Mayhew.
9.28
9.32
9.36
+
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W
9.40
9.44
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Is an attempt to force the Chin- Jese Government to release him and his wife, Mr. Noulens has again started a hunger strike in the First Jall of Nanking, where he and his wife have been imprisoned for about a yaar. The prison authorities 3.48 have reported the matter to the
9.52., Ministry of Justice and asked for instructions.
0.60.. It is reported that the Ministry 10.00 of Justice has decided not to give 10.04 10.08 sympathetic consideration to his 10.12 demand for the release of himself, 10.16 or at least his wife, If he continues
10.20 This hunger strike Instead of resort-
10.24 ing to the proper legal procedure. 10.28 The Ministry of Justice has 10.32 directed that proper medical atten- 10.36 dance be given to the Noulens in the Jail-Central News Agency,
FUNERAL OF LATE
MR. LAM WOOŁ
Bishop Officiates.
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WN. A Smalley R. Webb.
Major Eastwick Field Capt. Michell.
R. Davidson C, Monar han.
0. É. C. Marton A. K. Mackentle.
The motor despatch-rider had turned his machine and chugged of into the gloom. Ellerton alghed at Baron's eloquent complaints.. Ho more than half shared his peasím-] W. B. A. Moore T. II. Kinxfam about the duration of the war,
S. A Sloap A. H. Penn. -
N. E. Littlejohn J. Forbes.
A Purves EL
though, the Boches certainly were
Thompson 3 funter. retreating in undisguised panic, and D. Humphreys H
Hithert. De had made no attempt at a real stand};
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8. 8. Perry A. D. Coppin. G. H. Bradley D. EI, A Kidd L. A. Calcraft, P. 6. Grant R L Charvill. NEW COURSE 9.32 .. H. N. W Williamson Whimster, 9.40
Mla
for days. Still, you never know with the old Boche. He had blown bridges, culverts, cross-roads, with exemplary military destructiveness. Every railway they passed had each alternate rail most neatly blown about six inches the maximum of destructiveness with the minimum of effort. The whole rallway would have to be re-laid. They must be forty to sixty miles from rail-head. It certainly was impossible to fight cKellar even one more big battle, at pre-
sent. Ellerton sighed again.
Mrs. Smalley Mss. Webb. 9.480. Cordon R. A. Rodgers,
MONDAY
OLD COURSE 8.28 a.m. W. "A. Btewart A 9.32 N. L. "Lättlejolm"
H Hampton H. H. Mundy
9.38 19:40]
REMARKABLE TRIBUTES OF RESPECT
-9.48. 9:52 The funeral of the late Mr. Lam B.66
Theatres Corporation, the 12th He will visit Paris and Geneva, annuel mesting of the shareholders and possibly Berlin, before return-Woo, well-known contractor, finan-10,00 of Hong Kong Amusements, held Ing to London. 17,
at the Queen's Theatre this morn-
Ing, was adjourned for a fort
night.
The proposal was made by Mr.
'D. L. Strellett and seconded by Mr.
P. II. Sin,
Those present at the meeting
were Mr. Lo Kan, Managing Direc=| tor, Mr. JM Noronha, Chairman, Mesars, Ko Leong-hos, Grant Mark, Les Ju-choung and MaTauf-chlu (Directors), and Messrs. Di M. Bigger, D. L. Strellett, P. IL Bin. and Sin Wai-nam (shareholders). and Mr. C. B. Bosselet (Becretary); Before the motion for: adföurn- ment the Chairman referred to the "death of Mr. James H. Backhouse, the late Chairman of the Com
ESTONIAN AND BRITISH TRADE
cler and philanthropist, who died
at his Hong Kong residence on 10.04 Wednesday night took place to day
Rodgera,
E des Voeux A. O. B H.H. Pothick-L. H. Get LB, Holmes: (0,- E^. Major Eastwick
Michell
Buyer Mayhew.
NEW COURSE
at the Chinese Chris 9.32 am, 10. Grove: 0. Gordon Cemetery at Pokfulam
The Rt. Rev. Ronald Hall, Bis hop of Hong Kong, oficiated, as-
Newsted by the Chinese Pastors of
Negotiations For Agreement,
London: To-day.
The
the Anglican Chinese Church."okel
The funeral procession, which was one of the largest ever seen in the Colony, fecluded – many wall- known Europeans, while scores of moto
forali tributes
followe
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I suppose you're right. Pro bable they don't want us to overrun our objective, and get involved. In-a are action. I'll go myself and tell Warburton to bring him platoon back
*All right. På better go and see W. the Colonel again. He told me wa mere to continue the pursuit
expact, he's changed hin
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