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MR. LEE HYSAN IN SHOCKING NAVAL $1,000 CLAIMED AS PROUD TRADITIONS GENEVA CREATES FRENCH FINANCIAL
LIBEL ACTION.
TRAGEDY.
THE OPIUM MONOPOLY
OF MACÃO.
OFFICIAL RESENTS ALLEGED CORRUPTION CHARGE.
The alleged Bhel was contained
ENGINEER KILLED ON H.M.S. COURAGEOUS.
8 SERIOUSLY INJURED.
London, Mar: 25.
A fatal accident on board H.M.S. Courageous, the magnificient new aircraft carrier, la reported in a communique issued by the Ad- miralty yesterday.
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DAMAGES.
ALLEGED WRONGFUL IMPRISONMENT.
SOLICITOR'S APPLICATION IN
HAYNES CASE.
OF LLOYDS.
KING EULOGISES REMARKABLE ACHIEVEMENTS.
TRADE TRANSFORMED.
PESSIMISM.
DISARMAMENT TALKS DISAPPOINT..
RECOVERY.
M. POINCARE REVIEWS HIS STEWARDSHIP.
NOT OUT OF DANGER.
Loudon, Mar, 25.*. | RUSSIA REJOICES AT SUCCESS.: The opening yesterday, by the
OF HER PLANS. King, of Lloyds' new buildings in the City was an impressive spec- tacle.
In the course of his speech in reply to the Address of welcome, H.M. the King referred to the long Lloyde. history of the corporation of
Bordeaux, Mar. 25. The much-advertised speech. of M. Poincaro on the eve of the Gen- eral Election reviewing his stoward- ship was delivered to-day before about 2,500 guests at a lunch given at the Chamber of Commerce.
Happy Valley.
TENSE SITUATION AT AMOY.
STRONG ANTI JAPAN FEELING.
MARTIAL LAW FOLLOWS BIG STRIKE.
CHINESE DEMANDS.
of
CLAIM FOR DAMAGES. The communique states: "The
THREE DEFENDANTS.
BRITISH PROPOSALS. Secretary of the Admirally regrets A sensational caso relating to to announce that a serious accident A claim for $1,000 damages for
Genova, Mar. 25. the Macao Opium Monopoly open forenoon, during the trial of a was heard in the Summary Court, occurred in I.M.S. Courageous this alleged wrongful imprisonment
The discussions of the Disarma- ment Commission, which have the country's escape from the macl-Amoy, caused by the recent arrost, M. Poincare dealt at length with that the anti-Japanese trouble in Latest reports to hand indicate ed in the Supreme Court before Sirump, resulting in the deaths from this morning, before Mr. Justice Henry Gollau, this morning, when injuries, of a Warrant Engineer, Wood. The case was one in which representatives of insurance es- certain amount of pessimism, the declared that the occupation of the of Korean stadents of the Whom "Lloyda is one of the greatest now closed, have given rise to a strom of depreciated currency and by Japanese consular authorities, Mr. Lee Hyuan was sued by Mr and serious injuries to a Chief Pang Chau, the mannging partner pecially of marine insurance, of feeling of many of the delegatos Ruhr had been most fruitless. Pedro Jose Lobo, of Macao, for Stolter, a boilermaker and a fitter." of the Chau On Transportation which it was the pioneer-and it being that an impression has been damages for libel and injunction to
pos Cadet College, is becoming Ho stated further that if the more intense A Court of Enquiry into the ac. /Company, carrying on business at is the organised system of marine created that the League has re- Ruhr had not been occupied by restrain Mr. Lee Hssan from fur cident is to be held at Devonport C. M. Houghton, Suen Kam-shun the overseas trade from a daring
118, Prayn East, Hongkong, sued insurance which has transformed ceived a set-back... ther publication of the words com-
foreign troops, the Dawes Scheme Shanghai, dug,. It is said, to a ro The agitation has also spread to plained of.
Lo-morrow.--British Wirelcat.
The relations of the great would have proved barren. (alias Suen Sui-Cong) and L E. and hazardous speculation to the Powers have not been improved, M. Poincare appealed for the despatched a consignment Built during the war as one of Haynes, all of In an exhibit attached to a petitioner Fisher's famous trio of Trade Protection Association, 0, exchange of commodities on which duced into the discussion by the until France had completely, negoti Amoy. The anti-Japanese feeling
port that a Japanese cruiser has" the South China orderly and smoothly working largely owing to the tone intro-postponement of Party squabbles ammunition to the Consulate at to 11.E. the Governor of Macao, ous has just recently been re-floated
"hush-hush" cruisers, the Courage Queen's Road Central, and suggested, among other things, after having been converted into plaintiff and Mr. R. A.. Wadezon Mr. E. et Arcul was for the
modern civilization depends. Soviet delegation, especially theated the danger zone, and added in Shanghai is also attributable in $120,000 had been paid by the Yauan aircraft carrier.
Hazards, indeed, remain, but spirit of over-bidding and agita- that now the Budget was definitely part to the failure to settle the Song Company to enable them to
The work of rebuilding hins been present in court. The other two been averted by the introduction of
defended Mr. Haynes, who was their disastrous consequences havntion. acquire the Macao Opium Mono-in hand since the early part of 1924 defendants were in Court but they Lloyds policies of insurance and expressed the opinion that the den of the working classes.
balanced, it would be possible to recent Yangtsze collision in which Some of the delegates have even readjust taxes and lighten the bur- the gs. Atsuta Maru sank a Chinese and has cost over £2,000,000. Awere not legally represented. unerring justice in dealing with Commission will not meet again,
ship, with the result that some a the case was opened, he wished his been your proud tradition,
Mr. Wadeson said that before these policies which has always but this is regarded
The Government was anxious to three hundred lives were lost. 18 too press forward the economie. re- pessimistic. It is certain that covery of the country.-Router. Lordship to make it clear that the cases against the separate defen-of Insurance the community is hold
By the development of this idea the Committee of Arbitration will
its third Session in danls were separate casca.
June Haked together by mutual, duties when it will be seen whether any Is Lordship remarked that he and service and in this way a shock progress towards disarmament has id not quite follow. He under-which would have overpowered an been made. stood that the claim was against all of them. He had read the statement of claim and from it he inferred that the allegation made was made against all three, as a joint act on their part,, that they rofused to let the plaintiff go;
poly.
The plaintiff said that the words like sum or more was expended suggested gross misconduct attach-upon her in the first instance as ing to his duties as a Government cruiser. official. The petition was sent, by Mr. Lee Hyann to H.E. the Governor of Macao in August lant year, and it is now dented that the document was in any way defama- tory.
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, KC., ap- peared for plaintiff, together with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, whilst Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, appeared for defendant.
JARDINE STEAMER FIRED ON.
ANTI-FOREIGN INCIDENTS
ALONG YANGTSZE,
Aftor a long spell of relief from anti-foreign incidents on the Yang- taze, a recurrence is reported in naval wireless messages received to-day.
Separate Cases.
Contained in Petition. Mr. Alabaster stated that the
Mr. Wadeson replied that the plaintiff claimed damages for a
statement contained no particulars libel contained In n document
The Jardine steamer, 8,8. Kingwo plaintiff go, so that as it now came of how they refused to let the entitled "Exhibit Part VI, mark was making her way up river when to taking the evidence, he would ed II attached to a petition to she was fired on from the shore. like to have the, evidenco quite H. E. the Governor of Macao, It is not known who were guilty clearly divided as to which evi- The document in question pur-of the outrage, which occurred dence was against which defen-) ported to be a translation of about forty miles beyond Ichang. dant. letter in Chinese from Fung Fortunately there were no casual- Cheong to the defendant.
ties though the vessel was atrucking for three separate claims?,
His Lordship:-You are not ask- Counsel read the document in in several places. question, which stated that the
Mr. Wadeson arm, I.should writer of the letter had consulted At Chinklang, houses in the suggest that you take Mr. Haynes) a friend with regard to the Yau British Concession have been defirst for this reason....... Sing Company and would patcupled by Chinese troops; and a before Mr. Lee Hysan what he Consular protest has been sent to
the Chinese authorities. had been toli.
His Lordship: No.
Mr. Wadeson continued that he had a very good reason. During "The Yau Seng Company,"
the course of the proceedings A message from Chenglin states there was some evidence taken be- the translation, has that a smull mounted patrol, pre- fore the Registrar. That was went on acquired this opium monopoly not sumably composed of members of evidence relating to a conversation by successful tender in open com-the local militia, is now stationed between Suen Kai-shun and Mr. L. petition but through the influence on the south bank of the river D. Turner, of Messrs. Johnson, of certain persons. It is Ah Nok about nineteen miles above Cheng-Stokes and Master, which he told (Chinese character sound) and in the new Opium Officer, Lo Bo
to Mr. Arcull over the telephone. (Chinese character sound) who
That would not be admissible as used their influence to put mat-i
evidence against Mr. Haynes.
His Lordship:-Quite,"
ters through The Government] DISASTER FOR ARMED
allowed this Company to do what] they likely. Nominally, it in a Government monopoly run'accord-: ing to law, but in fact it is a case)
ROBBERS.
in which the head of a sheep was TWO DROWNED IN EXCITING hung for a signboard and dogʻsi flesh was sold instead.
$120,000 Expended.
AFFAIR
I
An attempted armed robbery in
the Harbour on Saturday night
the announcement of the Com-Police. pany
the คนม
to
Application Refused.
Mr. Wadeson said that was why
individual man, a family or a part-1 nership, is so widely distributed that it can be harmlessly absorbed. And as insurance creates a bond of union between citizen and so it holds together the nation fabric of civilised society, and is conducive to international peace." -British Wireless.
MISSIONARY MEET IN PALESTINE.
IMPRESSIVE GATHERING AT MOUNT OF OLIVES,
VIGOROUS ADDRESS,
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Rumours Denied.
Hilary Jones, whoso departure The American delegate, Admiral from America was delayed by ill- ness has arrived at Geneva after the close of the Session.
TIENTSIN POLITICAL
ASSASSINATION.
AUTHORITIES MAKE MANY ARRESTS,
The
of
Tientsin, Mar. 25. dastardly murder It is learned that contrary to General Chang Shou-tseng, ox- current reports; his arrival is not Premier of China, in the Chinese connected with supposed converan-city, Tientsin, has been followed tions between British, American by extensive arrests of suspects, and Japanese experts with a view In one case a whole family has to reaching a basis of understand-been taken into custody pending ing with regard to naval disarma- trial. ment..
Protest and Strike.
Ever since the detention, of tho Korean students, more than a fort night ago, anti-Japanese organisa- tions have been extremely active in Amoy, but matters appear to have reached a head on Thursday' last, when, according to Chinese reports, the Foreign Commissioner lodged a protest with the Japanese Consul against the detention of the students and the alleged deporta- tion of two of their number to Japan.
On the following day (Friday) the Anti-Japanese Society decided to call a day's general strike of labourers, students and mer chants, with the result that the Customs House, the Post Office, The ex-Premier is connected, by native banks and theatres shut Amerfean circles here declare the marriage of his son, to down. that nothing will be done in this Marshal Feng Yu-halang, the.
The strike began at aix o'clock connexion until the revision of the "Christian General," and it is sug-in the morning, and all shipping Washington Convention is dis-geated that the murder was was held up for cussed in 1931.
inspired by political motives.
Marshal Chang Tso-lin has German Bitterness.
ordered the arrest of the assassina and the payment of compensation Berlin, Mar. 25. Count
to the family of the deceased. Bernstorf's Jerusalem, Mar. 25.
outburst The slopes of the Mount of during the final sitting of the presentative, General Chu Yu-pu, Chang Tso-lin also sent his re Olives, on which had been erected Disarmament special camps, presented an as-strongly supported
Commission tonishing and impressive sight at quarters and the Press generally. ex-Premier
civil and military governor of
the opening of the Conference of
in official Chibli, to the residence of the late to pay his Last The proceedings of the Commis- respects.
from all over the world. the Protestant Missionary forcession are described as "sabotage" and "asco" and it is declared
Two hundred and forty repre- that they have given the impres- sentatives of 51 countries were in- sion that the main object of the cluded, and half the delegates hail-Commission has been to postpone ed from young native Churches auch
disarmament. as China, India, Japan, Africa and the Philippine Islands.
Lander of the Y.M.C.A., in opening
Dr. John Mott, the International
against Mr. Haynes be taken first, the Conference, defined its object he would suggest that the case
His Lordship-I don't agree.ditions of missionary work, draw- as taking stock of the crucial con- will take them altogether and ing world-wide attention to the Im-
If other Powers do not carry out their obligations to Germany, it is declared; then Germany is
released from hers.
Russian Loud-Speaker, ́·
Riga, Mar. 25.
British Proposals,
London, Mar. 25. Definito proposals involving
DETENTION OF WAR. MATERIAL.
JUGO-SLAVIA ALLOWS TRUCKS TO PROCEED.
Belgrade, Mar. 25.
ister, has issued a statement to
a considerable time, but business shops. opened. again after six o'clock in the even-
ing,
Want Police Disbanded.
At a meeting of the Anti- Japanese Society on the same day,
petition was lodged with the Go- vernment demanding that the Japanese Police force be disband- ed within 48 hours, but the reply from the Chinese authorities was that before taking such a step, the sanction of the Nationalist Go- vernment would have to bea obtained.
J:
A later report says the Chinese Commissioner of Foreign Affairs sent a communique to the Japaness Consul yesterday demanding the. immediate withdrawal of the
On Saturday, the
Martial Law.
Chinese
General Hadjitch, the War Min-Japanese Police Force from Amoy. separate the evidence in my mind.portance of Christianity, to define fled at the publicity gained through ing ure of a goods train at the vicinity of the Japanese Consulate "For obtaining this privilege, had disastrous consequences for tory of the
The Soviet Fress is much grati- the Press with regard to the hold-authorities stationed troops in the Mr Arculli, in outlining the his- an attitude towards new national the Geneva conferences, and talks frontier station and the discovery officials there. No untoward in- not only have much efforts been the desperadoes, two of them be Houghton was an accountant of groups, and developing racial con- of the prospects of further oppor of a huge consignment of explo- eldent has occurred so far.
case, said that
General to protect the Japanese extended by influential persona but the sum of $120,000 has ing drowned, it is thought, while the South China Trade Protection sciousness.
tunities of reaching the masses sives "alleged to be consigned been exponded. According to the third is in the custody of the Association and Suen Kau-shun
He hoped the Conference would through Geneva, which the Com- from Italy, to Rumania," was, until recently, a solicitora promote a united policy of the older munists facetiously describe as
He explained that the railway the shareholders, The men engaged a sampan at clerk employed by Messra, Lyson and younger churches which would "our new loud-speaker."-Reuter. trucks were detained by the Jugo Another Chinese cable states of $10,000 was paid the Mongkok Furry Wharf and and Hall. He was also a member enable the Western impact on the through Ah Nok's hand to Tuk Po told the boat-woman to take them to of the Association,
rest of the world to have Christian
Slav authorities as It was con-that the Chinese authorities; in (Chinese character sound; you Kowloon. In the middle of the Mr. Arculll, Houghton wrote a opinion that if this had been the
ceivable that the war material view of the tense, situation, have He expressed the can find out the meaning of it or Harbour, they produced revolvers letter to the plaintiff asking him to
On January, 18th last, continued background,
might be destined for some other declared Martial Law. who he is) and the sum of $60,000 and attempted to rob the sampan, call at the office of the association bean few race problems, and no disarmament and great reductions now been cleared up and the is not known what decisions they
State than that to which it was case in the past, there would have substantial step towards naval addressed, but the matter had held several secret meetings but it The Anti-Japanese Society has through Lo Bo to Tsoi Teng, (Chi-
A struggle was put up however, Plaintiff called, as requested, at of the exploitation of native labour-day put before delegates of Rumania-Reuter. nese character sound; you
complaints of unequal treaties or in naval expenditude were yester-trucks allowed And in the excitement the craft four o'clock on the afternoon of find out the meaning of it and
to proceed to have reached so far, although it la who he is) and for all other ex-water.
overturned precipating all into the January 19th, when he saw Hough-
--Reuter.
said that to-morrow (Tuesday)) A passing junk picked up ton. Houghton told plaintiff that
they are to call another big meet- penses inclusive."
The letter, as translated in the two children, the other unfor- certain books of the Chau Hing the boat-woman and one of her ho (Houghton) had been handed
ing of all Chinese people in Amoy, document in question, also stated tunately being drowned.
Nelthor the British naval.. thut the writer had been told that
Motor Transportation Company,
authorities in Hongkong nor the the Yau Seng Company had openly had also been picked up, and she amount of $750, but after some Ong of her late "passengers" There was some dispute about an'
Japanese Consulate-General have invited (people) in Hongkong, denounced him, the Water Police talk Houghton requested plaintiff
received any Information of the Canton and Macdo to subscribe towards the share capital and the talding him into custody. Of the to return again the next day.
other robbers, nothing more has limit thereto was $2,000,000. The writer had asked his friend to been heard, and it is presumed Tend him some share scrip of the they were drowned.
can
Yau Song Company for exhibition, "He said he could sell his scrip to
Y
ane ranging from $50 to $1,000 INDIA & PETROLEUM
each and I could buy from him at
any time. Now I have bought a
PRICE WAR,
Locked in Room.
FAMOUS SHIPYARD DESTROYED.
FIRE DEMOLISHES HISTORIC
:DUTCH PREMISES.
Powers signatory to the Washing- ton naval limitation treaty at Geneva.
MARSHAL LI CHAI SUM'S: ACTIVITIES.
This is announced in a com- munique issued at Geneva na follows: "It will be remembered that in the course of his speech
RETURNING TO CANTON IN developments at Amoy. at the meeting of the Preparatory Darmament Commission on Tues-
''A'' WEEK?.
The Shanghai Trouble. day last, when dealing with the
Shanghai, Mar, 25, Regarding the anti-Japanese proposed disarmament plán of the On returning at noon the follow-
Amsterdam, Mar. 25. Soviett Government, Lord Cushen a very any time, attending many called that the Atsuta Maru was Marshal Li Chal-sum is having feeling in Shanghai, It will be res ing day, plaintiff found no one on The Mill De Groot Vorst at dun referred to the attitude of the social functions given by prom ordered to be detained by Mr. the premises except an office coolie Zeandum, well-known for its an- British Government in regard to nent militarists and politicians in Quo Tel-chi, Commissioner of and he was asked to attend again sociation. with Peter the Great, capital ships. at 2.15 on the same afternoon. He who during his first, tour of
2 | Nanking ́in his honour,
Foreign Affairs, pending a settle went back to the office at the time, Europe worked there for some time to the statement made by the with Marshal Chiang Kai-shek op of the Hsin Da Ming, the Chinese- "In doing so he drew attention Following another Interview ment of the claims of the owners receipt for $100 shares and I en:]
accompanied by a friend named as a common shipwright and Jearn-British delegation at last year's Saturday, they paid a visit to the owned vessel which was sent to close same herewith. Inspection
Lau On, and was taken by Suen toed ship building, has been destroy-three-power Naval Conference at famous resort of Tong Shan, Nan the bottom of the river, when thereof will make you understand PROTECTION OF INTERESTS 800 Haynes, Houghton was pre-ed by: treRouter. (all)."
Geneva, suggesting further reduc- king, CONSIDERED.
sent. A conversation took place between Suen and Haynes, and
Ition in the size of capital ships and
struck by the Absuta Maru'on the Teaf Yuan-pol and Wu Tez-hat, night of February 18, "Bribery and Corruption."
an increase in the accepted life of both Kuomintang Commissioners New development in the contro Delhi, Mar. 28:
plaintiff was told that he would Reading from the pleading,
these vessels,"
and famous Chinese scholars, The Government of India has have to pay $750 to a client of the. counsel sald plaintiff claimed that announced that the Tariff Board Association. Plaintiff refused to
"To-day Lord, Cushendun hashavo sent messages to Marshal Livery dast week included a state- the words quoted meant and has been instructed to enquire im- pay, and Suen obtained a key from
addressed a Nobo to the representa-announcing their arrival in Nan-ment by the Japanese that the were understood by those who mediately into the question of the that time in addition to plaintiff, the gun Gud Sheffield United Japan, and Itlay, the afgantors Haynes and locked the door. At
The re-play in the semi-final of tiges on the Commission of the king tomorrow to meet the Can- board of arbitrators suggested by read them and /or heard them rend protection of Indian petroleum the three defendants were inside, takes place to-day, according to a power to the Washington Treaty.
English Cup, between Hudders- United States of America, France, ton leader, mo
the owners of the Hain Da Ming to mean that the plaintiff had against a petroleum price, war.-
It is stated Marshal Ld will re-' must be limited to four members *(Continued on Page 14.) ....
turn to Canton within six or seven and not fivo, na Was recommended (Continued from page 11.)
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days.
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Reuter.
F. A. CUP RE-PLAY!
British wireless message.