CLAIM FOR
WRONGFUL
DISMISSAL
FORMER SKIPPER OF KWONGTUNG
CASE RESUMED
The hearing was continued before His Honour the Puisne Judge. Mr. Justice R. E. Lind- sell in the Summary Court this morning of the case in which Captain A H. Brown, the for- mer master of the as Kwong- tung, is claiming $1.000 from the Yuen On SS. Co. for wrong- ful dismissal. ·
At this morning's hearing. Mr. M. A. da Silva, who is ap- pearing for the plaintiff. after reviewing the evidence stated that Captain E Rule (who was
THE CHINA-MAIL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1935
The latest photograph of Reichsfuehrer Hitler, from whom Italy is hop-
mate on the Kwongtung when ine for aid.
plaintiff was in command.
1
the low master of the vessel) NEGUS TO REVIEW 50,000
started the ball rolling by. mak-
ing false reports about Captain Brown-
Mr. Silvä went on to say that
he would not make an allega-
TROOPS TO-DAY.
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To-day's Short Story
TREASURE
HUNT
By Peter Fleming
“100D Morning, everybody!” tall but sturdy yew hedge at the quivered
shutting the door with that with an irritation which had its arch benignity which charac-roots in alarm. On the hill oppo- terised most of her actions site the house à field of standing "I'm afraid I was wrong about corn stood no longer. but lay in the weather."
damp, untidy swathes. The pot "As usual, asid her son, loudly,ting-shed had lost its chimney. It emphatically, and truthfully,was the last week in July, Harold was too supercilious to be amusingly rude.
"Will you put it of asked Major Tiler. greatly daring. He The guests made perfunctory, was an old friend of the family. deprecating noises through their
"Put it of repeated Lady kedgeree. You gather that, aLeatherhead incredulously, ringing though Lady Leatherhead had for more hot milk. "But this is actually been wrong, she had come just the weather for a Treasure within an ace of being right; and Hunt Her voice_had__ that? that, anyhow, such phenomenal formidable cooing note so dreaded misbehaviour on the part of the by friend and enemy alike. climate should really be left out “Rather!"" cried Miss Buster. of account as something altogether She had always been known for a beyond the bounds of either pro-jolly girl and though her girlhood phecy or good taste.
was on the wane she was as full
Rain lashed the windows. The of fun as ever, rather fuller i
anything. EDEN DEMANDS
悲
"I should just say it was!" agreed Mr. Rusk, in the kind of
ABSOLUTE BAN ON modulated shout in which all his
ITALIAN EXPORTS
process in another country..
beamed gaily at
enthusiasms were expressed. He the streaming window-pares. It was the first time he had been asked, to
tried too hard.
the
(Continued from Page 1) hether France would be pre-valse at the time of leaving the house, and it was the opinion of tion of this nature unless he tice, when he himself fired a 37-under the League Covenant in the pared to fulfil her obligations
last place of despatch outside his fellow-guests that he would be had some grounds.
millimetre gan twice and hit a event of Italian aggression against Italy is due to such finishing lucky if he was asked again: he The plaintiff then entered small tree over 1,000 yards distant England the witness box. He stated amid plaudits.
M. Laval is said to have con- The goods at present being Lady Leatherhead sat down at NO PROMISES FROM ITALY - that he first came to the China ·
tented himself with promising to supplied under existing agree the head of the table and began to Coast in 1898 and has been re- Addis Ababa: Italy will give study this problem" and to have ments are not excluded from the spread gooseberry jam on one of siding in Hong Kong perman-no promise not to bombard
urged the British Government to prohibition. but those at present those pockmarked wafers, known ently since 1905. From 1905 unfortified towns according to an out an end to their mobilisation in transit are freed from its pro-as Swedish Bread, which combine
official Abyssinian until 1925 he had been employ-
announce in the Mediterranean.
with the plays of Ibsen to produce "Pertinax ed by various steamship comment, but has indicated her wil
concerned in the mind of the average Eng- panies In 1925 he joined the lingness to guarantee some French Government's attitude is have been requested to fix a dateļlishman so cheerless an impression defendant company and remain measures of protection to Earo-clearly not satisfying British ex- on which prohibition comes into of Scandinavian home-life. ed in their employ until Jan-peans living here.
pectations, and he goes on to operation in their countries. No uary of this year."
Alleged Lies
After-3 short cross-examina-
by Mr. Silva.
the
visions
states
that the
The Governments
A neutral zone will therefore point out that the existing diver- decision was reached on the
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con- be submitted to the Compensation the Committee, which has been re-
named the Committee for Recip at rocal Support, but against it no
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be established at Diredawa and gencies between the two countries British motion since it first must When Mr. Silva put it to him the most important stations
on mag
entail, disagreeable that on December 28, when the the French company's line from sequences for France in
was sailing, Captain Djibouti to Addis Ababa.
future. Rule' had deposed to the effect
The French Government: it is The British delegation that he had to give the necessary understood. has secured Italy's Geneva, so "Pertinax" adds, is re-active opposition was displayed. - "We start at eleven.”” 3he an- orders. the witness declared that agreement to respect this area, solved to have sanctions concern Some delegates, amongst whom İnounced, sweeping the assembly it was a lie as he had taken the
ing Italy's export, trade approved were those representing Switzer-with a glance reminiscent of ship out himself.
A committee composed of the by the League by next Saturday land and Spain. made reserva- temporarily well-disposed ́basilisk. Abyssinian official members of at the latest, if necessary in the tions, and the Polish delegate Eleven o'clock found the house- the diplomatic corps will depart teeth of French opposition where-announced that he would make a party rallied in the hall. He stated also that the evi- for Diredawa this week in order by, according to "Pertinax. Eng statement, but it is generally mackintoshes rustled. nervously. dence of Mr. T. X. Chan, manager to define the boundaries of the land is assured of the support of assumed that the resolution will They grumbled to each other in
the Little Entente. the Balkan be adopted to-morrow. of the company, to the effect neutral zone-
whispers. Even the hardiest were that on being handed the letter of MINISTER VISITS VINCT League and Soviet Russia..
The smooth progress of the wishing they had brought thicker dismissal he had pleaded for
The French Minister here visit":
RETICENCE IN ROME Rome: Official Italian circles sub-committee's labours has been shoes; the less resolute weighed another chance, was a tissue of ed the former Italian minister. Ties.
Count Vinci, yesterday, in the maintain great reserve regarding considerably impeded by the fact the respective advantages of al presence of the chief official of the rumours of M. Laval's renew that a large number of delegates head, which might be alleged to ed attempt to bring about a peace. displayed unusual ignorance on ache then and there, and an ankle tion by Mr. F. G. Nigel, who is mander of the Imperial Guard, inful settlement of the Abyssinian the question of imports and ex which might be supposedly twisted appearing for the defendant order to assure himself that, the conflict. Little importance is at-ports, to the exasperation of those as soon as the hunt began
tached here to last Tuesday's con-who were acknowledged experts and all felt intolerably put upon. firm. the witness stepped down. and Mr. P. A Dixon was called being treated well
Count was in good health and wasversation between M. Laval and in this field-Trans-Ocean Ser-and looked extremely unhappy. “
Lady Leatherhead appeared on the Italian Ambassador, Signor vice. The French Minister is also
Cerruti in Paris, and between M.
RAPID ACTION URGED
the staircase, a commanding figure He stated that he had imown arranging the necessary formali-Savich, the French Ambassador, Geneva: The plenary Coif ever there was one. She came the plaintiff for about four years ties for his departure as soon as and Signer Chamhran in Rome, ordinating Committee adopted to them fresh and fiery from an He had visited captain Brown on the two consular agents who are which had given rise to expecta-supplemented list of War argument with Harold. Harold New Year's day and they had had now on their way to the capital tions of reconciliation
materials drawn up by the mili-was writing a novel about middle- two drinks together.. He had arriveTrans-Ocean Service.
It is pointed out that- Signor tary sub-committee on exports class life; as he knew very little visited him again the following. AERODROME AT AKSUM Chambran's interview with M. for prohibition to Italy, in the about life and nothing at all about answer to this difficult but in, that deceptively fluted. voice, day. but on this occasion the Asmara: The primitive flying Suvich revealed that there was public session yesterday evening the middle classes, it did not look teresting question. She contented while I explain the rules." latter had had nothing to drink field at Aksum is now being nothing uncommon, since the Am- The Hungarian delegate a like being an outstandingly good herself with pointing out to her Whether their owners wished, it rapidly transformed by the bassador is in the habit of con- stained from voting, while the novel But experience had taught son that he was not Chaucer or not, the faces in the hall auto- At this point the hearing was Italians into a proper military ferring with the Italian Under-Swiss delegate pointed out that him that the Muse makes an ad- Harold looked rather hurt by thismatically assumed an air of eager Secretary for Foreign Affairs chemical and incendiary weapons mirable guardian angel and en remark (of whose truth, however, but intelligent expectation, such as This gives the Italian planes the about three times a week. Never-are already prohibited by inter-itles you to use the word "fritter" he must have long been aware) is worn by schoolboys, before the inestimable advantage of no theless, it is stressed that Pre-national law and therefore when speaking of organised amuse- and his mother left the room with lights go out, at a lantern lecture. longer having to operate from mier Mussolini has repeatedly should not be supplied to Abysments in which you have no wish a slight advantage.
"First of all announced Lady bases in Eritrea far behind their expressed his willingness to re-ginia either. The conference also to take part.
She now confronted her guests Leatherhead, "the clues are all present lines, thus affording them sume diplomatic negotiations on a adopted the resolution submitted "Where do you suppose Chancer with an assurance rather more written on cards like this,” (She a greater radius of action.
reasonable basis, although the by the sub-committee of jurists would have been," he asked his aggressive than usual, like a lion-held one up.) "Now these cards Stores of corn requisitioned by prospects for the success of such which emphasised the importance mother, "if he'd spent half his tamer who enters the cage imme-are numbered,” she went Ras Seyoum and abandoned in negotiations are judged to be of the measures proposed by the time Treasure-hunting
diately after tripping" over the somehow managing to suggest Aksum have been distributed to very small at the present moment, conference being rapidly and ef Lady Leatherhead (and who cat
that this made them immensely the inhabitants by order of Gen-since England appears to be opfectively carried out by all men shall blame her?) could find no Just a minute," she said. in valuable, and the clues are ar- eral de Bono, who further caus-posed firmly to any mediation out-ber States.
ranged in sequence first: No. 1. ed great satisfaction to the pea-side the League, while Italy could
then No. 2, then 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and .on. Do you all understand that?" she asked doubtfully, as if it was practically impossible to
adjourned until this afternoon.
BRITAIN'S STAND
(Continued from page 1)
It is believed that M Laval
made other suggestions which are being closely guarded.
NECESSITY REMAINS
aerodrome.
The resolution recalls that ar
to Engage our Service
sants by promising to pay them never submit to the pressure ticle XVI imposes definite obliga- Feeling Runs High In
whose
London, Later: Sir George Clerk is being instructed to convey to compensation for losses suffered exerted by the latter organ.
tions on member States M. Laval that the necessity for through military operations. Authoritative quarters, how duty it is, therefore, to take the maintaining precautions in the The civic authorities are now ever, expressed their appreciation necessary steps for the execution Mediterranean still remains. returning to Adowa, it is stated, of M. Laval's attempt at media of the measures decided upon
and the town life is now begin-tion and emphasised that any pro- with the least possible delay. ning to return to its accustomed posals which may yet be submit-Trans-Ocean Service. course. Daily reports of deserted will receive careful considera- tions among Ras Seyoum's troops tion, though there is no question general
Laval's Peace Efforts
Foredoomed To Failure
perhaps final attempt to find a
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strikke cried. tunate situation arising out of while the "stay down"
continues.
“There are twelve clues în ali,” the local dispute over the em counter-attack in the
On Tuesday the Minister she continued, “and, the twelfth of non-Federation of Mines received ay de- directs you to the treasure. Now are reaching Italian Headquarters at present of any tangible pro-province of Ogaden and, accord-ployment Geneva: M Laval's latest and here.Trans-Ocean Service. positions being under discussioning"" to despatches here,
severe labour
in. Nine Mile Point col-putation of the Federation and no one must on any account take "HOLT WAR” DECIDED ON fighting has already begun, thus liery, Monmouthshire, threatens was also in touch with the a short cut. If you find a clue of holy war" with the object fijiga and Harrar to a standstill in the South Wales coalfield
Addis Ababa: A proclamation bringing the Italian advance on to cause a wide spread stoppage colliery company. He intimat-bearing a number which isn't the ed that the services of the Mines number directly following⠀⠀⠀ the of recovering the sacred city of
On Saturday. last 68 men re-l-Department were available. for number of the clue you found Jast Aksum is reported here to have Rome: A further 5,000 Abys fused to come to the surface in the purpose of mediation in the you must just put it back where been decided on by the Negus in sinian warriors are reported by protest against the employment dispute. The Federation was in you found it and go on looking the course of an audience granted the Italian headquarters.
at of workmen brought into the conference yesterday.
for the blue you were looking for by him to "Abura" that supreme Asmara to have made their sub colliery during a recent dispute. There was some disturbance in before Lady Leatherhead
·PARIS PRESS REVIEWS head of the Abyssinian Coptic mission: they have been trans-As a result of sympathetic action the district in which the coffiery paused dramatically, as if she had ferred to the same quarantine this and adjoining collieries lies yesterday afternoon, when suggested the most fantastic and Paris: M. Laval's allegedly „The Abyssinian offensive will be rejected by the Negus, who dilatory attitude regarding the stated to have already begun to Camp, where the followers of Bas there are now about 2000 under a large crowd clashed with the tinheard of expedient "Now you would be upheld by the League, but sanctions is creating considerable the north-west of Aksum, near the Headquarters: state that they ground and 4,000 on strike above. police who were protecting the will do that, won't you?" she beg
basis of conciliation for the Italo- EARLIER MESSAGES Abyssinian dispute is foredoomed to 'failure, according to Leagre circles, therefore there is no tendency to slacken the procedure for organising the sanctions.
It is believed that even if Signor
Mussolini considers M. Laval's latest proposals acceptable they
French Dilatoriness
Annoys Britain
Church
herhe
Feeling runs high in the dis non-Federation workers- The red in her most suavely menacing it is not believed that the Doce dissatisfaction: in British official river Setif, on the Eritrean bor-will be later incorporated with will accept the proposals Mean-circles, according to the foreign der, whither reinforcements con- the “Sila” Brigade.
†trict and there is a possibility of present dispute has no com
Son voice negotiations
course, Lady while Mr. Eden's proposal of a editor of the L'Oeuvre and, the sisting of 50,000 picked shock Gugas himself will be sent to strike action by the South Wales with the general embargo on Italian ex Echo de Paris, Madame Tabonis troops are hurrying under the the town of Adigrat in order to Miners Federation The owners spect regarding the ports is meeting with almost and "Pertinax who both report command of the War Minister, assist in propaganda work among deny the charge of partiality to Miners Feder universal support, the Little from Geneva that League circles Mulugueta..
the native population.... Entente, the Balkan Entente, the affirm that Laval in the course of The Commander in Chief of the Various infnential chiefs Scandinavian countries and Russis his prolonged interview with the Southern Front. General Nassibu,,Fer Bas Seyoum are also all being strongly in favour of the British Ambassador in Paris wh headqua
the to have deserted to the posal Beater.
“Trans-Ocean Service.
plied evasively to the question of town of Jijiga has ordered
Federation labour, main Britain for
that they have always of wages of two
must continue to which was allow complete freedom of choice August
to join any union or vice.
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