ENTIRE CREW AS PLAINTIFFS.
BIG CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF "GORJISTAN."
EXTRA COSTS GIVEN.
The entire crew of the 8.8. Gerjistan, including, European officers and Chinese seamen, were present in the Supreme Court this morning as plaintiffs in actions for waxes due. This ship was arreste ed by the bailiff of the Court and the Master, Capt. J. W. Riddagh, claimed $3,879.86 being nine and a half month's wages from August 15, 1927, to May 31, 1928, and
THE DISARMAMENT
PROBLEM.
LORD CUSHENDUN DENIES OBSTRUCTION.
BRITAIN DEFENDED.
London, June 19.
In the House of Lords, Viscount Cecil moved a resolution stating that it was desirable that the Pre- paratory Disarmament Commis- sion at Genova should again meet at an early date, and, in any case, before the next meeting of the League of Nations Assembly.,
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, * 1928,
BIG CONFERENCE WHARF SEARCHING
INCIDENT. AT SWATOW.
RECONSTRUCTION MEASURES POLICE. RESERVIST CHARGES
TO BE DISCUSSED.
NEW ROAD SCHEMES.
The Conference is to meet for
[five days from to-day and consists
SEARCHERS.
WARM TRIBUTES TO SPEAKER.
COMMONS UNANIMOUS IN
VOTE OF THANKS. .
SEQUEL TO QUARREL. MR. WHITLEY RETIRES.
London, June 19. In a characteristic speech, Mr. Stanley Baldwin, in the House of Commons to-day, moved a resolu- tion which was unanimously pass- od, tendering the thanks of "the House to the Rt. Hon. J.-H. Whit
ment from the Speakership.
The Premier paid a warm tri- bute to Mr. Whitley's wide'
phasised his special interest in the Empire Parliamentary Asso- ciation. Mr. Baldwin said he was convinced that the hospitality of to the the Speaker extended
visiting Dominions legislators England had been one of their most treasured recollections when they returned Home,
$4,192.10 for disbursements rande said no progress towards disarina of mombers of General Isu's the complainant and the case was humanity, and particularly 'em-
by him.
A second claim concerned the other ofleers and members of the
crew.
The mover of the resolution
ment had been made since, the spring of hist year. He criticised the British Government's negative attitude.
Lord Cushendan pointed out Mr. C. G. Alabaster, who appear-that difficult problems had con ed for the plaintiffs, said that instantly arisen when the disarma the second action the total amountment question was considered. He of the claims was $18,233.23.
Captain's Claim.'
An incident which occurred on Swatow, June 16.
the 8th instant at the Yaumati General Hau King-tong, who la Ferry Wharf, between a Chinese in command of the 5th Army, and Police Reservist, a Chinese police in control of the Eastern District searcher and a woman searcher, of Kwangtung, has called a Con resulted in a summons being taken ference of executive officials out by the former against the two throughout his district to consider last-named for assault at the Cen-ley on the occasion of his retire- measures of reconstruction.' tral Polico Court this morning,
Mr. P. M. Hodgson represented
headquarters in Swatow, all dis-heard before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. trict magistrates, civic officials, and finance, education, communi-
Mr. Hodgson, in opening his case, said the alleged assault took eations, and police officials.
place when the complainant arriv- Subjecta for discussion are divided into four groups. Theed at the Yaumati Ferry Wharf, first deals with matters of inter-on the Central Praya. He was nal defence, measures against hen being accompanied by his defended the Government's at Communists, village militia or-i titude towards the proposats made,ganisation, and go on. The second A police constable on duty there and repudiated the suggestion by includes communications and in-as a searcher, demanded to search Giving evidence, Captain fld-Lord Parmoor that Britain had dustry The third is concerned the complainant, why then told dochjsaid he joined the .s. Gor- neled obstructively.
with education public health, him that he was a member of the Jistan in February, 1925, and had "We have done infinitely more local customs, and philanthropic Police Reserve, not in any sense been master sinee that date. His to promote and resort do arbitra, | activity. The fourth includes of resisting the search, but in that monthly salary was $511.20 and tion than any countly except the problems of administration and was anal for a Police Reservist he also received a bonus of one United Sintes,” declared Lord finance, with other matters that to inform the regular members of month's salary for, every year's {Cushendum, "and we have been may come up.
the Force that he was such, service. This was in accordance foremost in, directing practical with an agreement between the disarmament."
Not Exempt. owners and the China
Coast
In Confiscated School.
wife.
Lord Cushendua further declar- "General Hsu himself will pre-
Of course, continued Mr. Hodg- Offeers' Guild and wax is lica ofed that useful decisions with re-site, and elaborate | Instructions] passage Home and leave given by gard to disarmament could only be fare issued as to the method of on, that did not mean that Police some shipping companies,
arrived at by the greatest for bringing proposals before the Reservists were exempt from those There was due to him for wages,ance.
Conference and rules of debate. searches, and the complainant in apart from a bonus, a
He suggested the substitution of There being no suitable public this case allowed himself to be $3,879.85, to which $1,414.29 had the words "if possible" for "in, any hall in Swatow, the Conference is searched, after proving to the con- to be added for bonus. He had enso" in Viscount Cecil's resoluto meet in the Assembly Hall of stable that he was a Police Resur- also puid in disbursements a sumtion; and this was agreed to the first Municipal Middle School, vist by showing his badge, anwunting to $3,077.81, which Renter,
of ממנו!
included the steward's missing account for himself and other bilizers, from August 15, 1927, to May 1, 1928, an amount paid to 1r Carbin, the 2nd Ollicer, wages the crew for April and other dedit cash disbursements,
Officer's Dues,
The other officers, Mr. A. C. Tait, Che Oficer; Mr. N. N. Birtley, Third Offers, MT., Robson, Chief Engineer, Mr. A. R. Amok, Scend Enginer, and Mr. Wong Chu, Fourth Engineer, were also plain is in the case.
BREEDING MOSQUITOES.
MAN, FINED FOR IGNORING, A
/
NOTICE.
prosention, insufficient time had heen allowed, a man who
was hanged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowloon Magistracy this mor
Under this name is disguised the Apparently, for some reason or Anglo-Chinese College of the other it might be that the con- English Presbyterias Mission, stable considered himself as exer- confiscated under the boycott, and cising a higher authority in the nat "yet restored to its rightful sense that he was there as a search owners and trustees,
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, Mr. Lloyd George, Mr. T. F. O'Connor, the "Father" of the House, and Mr. Saklatvala, the Communist Member for Battersea, joined in the tribute.
Mr. Whitley returned thanks to the House in an eloquent speech. The House then adopted a reso. lution praying His Majesty to confer a signal mark of honour at the House's expense.--Reyter.
MOTOR SPEEDWAY
RACES.
RIDER BADLY THROWN AT WHITE CITY.
At the White City's opening of its motorcycling speedway by Lady Strathspey the dirt track was turn- er the constable was not pleas-
ed into something resembling a mud ed about it, for he took up a
trnek by the torrential downpour hostile attitude. Mr. Hodgson
just before the races, and the Recent acclients, which, it said he had no doubt that words riders' speeds were somewhat must be acknowledge only serve were exchanged betwen
Railway Dangers.
iheni
were competing, and in spite of the an excellent exhibition.
conditions they managed to give
Alf. Metcalf won the White City Arthur handicap, and Frank secured the Gold Heimet race for the fourth time. Both riders put up a wonderful performance on the
adden
surface. Another rider
Although, as admitted by the to throw into relief many years of after the search. The 'constable/duced. Many Australian cracks
immunity, on the Swatow-Cha-said that wat only could he search chowin Railway have led to action the complaisant, but that he also on the part of the authorities. had the power to arrest him, and The Railway is ordered to sub-proceeded to suit the action to the ing with failing to abate amit proposals for the reconstrue words by grasping the complain- nuisance by preventing the breed-tion of the line and replacement ant's shirt front. No doubt, there of mosquito larvae, was fined of rolling stock, these on being was a scufile as complainant re due to the plaintifs, Captain it being stated that no passed by the authorities to be aisted. Eventually, he was taken Riddoch said Mr. Tait's claim was attempt whatsoever was ever made immediately undertaken, in order to police quarters in the building who rode extremely well," but had
being $1,728.561 try a abate the nuisance.
The defendant in reply in the wages and $569,70 bonus wages, Mr. Birtley $1,565.88; Mr. Robson mens said that it was impos- $1,502.00. Mr. Amos $1, 906.30 and sible to clear the entire premises in two days, as he "had several Bar. Wong Chang 971250,
hundred barrels on the land.
Giving details of the amounts
for $2,298.26,
Mr. Tait also gave evidence, and the Paisne Judge decided that it
was unnecessary to call other mem-
bars of the crew to corroborate the amounts due as given by the Cap lain in evidence.
provide for the safety of the opposite the wharf. travelling public.
New Roads,
4.
bad luck, was Billie Lambont.
One of the riders, Bishop, was rather seriously injured. His machine got out of control at a
2 Woman Interferes. General Hsu is giving special In reply to his Worship, Mr. attention to the question of com-Hodgson said the woman searcher high speed, and threw him for Inspector Sinton, in reply to his munications and has ordered the interfered during the incident some distance on to his head. Ho was carried aut unconscious, but it the complainant. was announced later that he was was possibly not sufficient timetentes to proceed with and to She now appeared as the other suffering from stight concussion but pointed out that the defendant complete the cross-country road defendant in the case. bad made no effort to comply with between the two places. This The notice served on him.
Worship, admitted that two days Chochowfu and Kit-yang magis-and truck
|
His Worship imposed a fine of $20, reniarking that if the defen- dant had made a start to prevent the breeding of mosquitoes he would have been cautioned.
Extra Cosis. Asking for judgment and costs, Mr. Alabaster said he would ask his Lordship to make a special or der with regard to subsistence, as. decided by the Carolina case. Strictly speaking, a claini for wages stopped on the date of the writ, but the plaintiffs were entitled to sub- sistence from date up to the time of POLICE FRAP EFFICIENT, BUT would be a useful one, and Hes the judgment by way of extra costs.
MOTORIST'S ‹ SATIRE,
only, and that no bones were broken. The attendance was esti mated at over 8,000.
CONTINUING FAIR.
road was surveyed some years In commenting on the purposes age but only a few hundred yards of the summons, Mr. Hodgson said outside Chaochowfu were con-that it was just as desirable to structed. The distance must be maintain the authority of the some 30 or 40 miles and as it is police as it was to preserve the
The Royal Observatory reports plotted through paddy fields it position of the public, but it was that the depression over Tongking would seem unlikely that it will not desirable in any case that in has filled, up. The North China be carried through before harvest, the exercise of auch authority by depression is approaching Korea. and impossible under present the police the position of the The forecast till noon to-morrow conditions that it be done so public should infringed.
is:-South winds moderate fair.. quickly as in a month. The road
Ngan Chi-on, the complainant, through the well populated and said he was manager of the Chun the Police Reserve, the defendant fertile Chaochow plain. It is a Fong Bank, of 16, Des Voeux Road difference; he must search him, West. On the 18th instant, ho was going to Yaumadl, and on ar- section of the highway which is
riving at the Ferry Wharf, on the planned to run from Canton
central waterfront, with his wife, Other projected roads are from he bought their fares, and Hweighow to Kayingchow and about to follow her into the en thence into Fukien. It is intend-closure when he was stopped by The letter alated: "It gives me fed to use the refugees from dis- the first defendant, who was act noble functions. I was passed by on the roads.--Our Own Corres-to put up his hunds. Upon his great pleasure to attend such tarbed and famine areas to working as i searcher, and was told
Baying that he was a member a greengrocer's eart, drawn by the pondcut.
* "LAUGHING-STOCK."
A satirical letter on police Captain T.T. Laurenson, D.S.C., Branch Secretary of China Coast methods was read at Croydon Officers' Culki, was called to prove County Police Court when Derek the agreement whereby the oflicers Kirkland, of Leigham Court-roud, of the Gorjistan received monthly Streatham, was fined £2 for no- wages and also a bonus of one toring at an excessive speed at
Mitcham. month's wages for cach year's ser- vice.
the plaintiffs and oleme oder His Lordship gave judgment for
for extra costs in accordance with most remarkable horse which was
Mr. Alabaster's application.
SHIPPING ITEMS.
RESUMED WEST RIVER SERVICE.
fevidently able to exceed 22 miles
au hour!"
>
He described the Mitcham polico trap as "a laughing-stock."
Kirkland, in evidence, said, hq, knew he was in the trap, because It was obvious to everyone, and continued: "I know it is very cficient, because the last time I had £4 10s, stolen from my coat, played cricket un Mitcham Green I morning after a lay-up of more pocket in the pavilion while three
The ss. Kwong Fook Cheong was berthed at the wharf this
than two mouths, due to difficulties
policemen were buaily engagged
arising from registration ques- watching motorisés round the
Lions,
It is learned that the steamer will resume service on the Kong-
corner.
moon run at 6.30 to-night, under LOCAL BROADCASTING.
the British flag. Captain Gillespie.
will sail as master, with Mr. Best
as Chief Officer.
GOVERNMENT'S MUSICAL
PROGRAMMES.
Further news is to the effect The broadcasting of musical that the B.. Charles Hardouin and Paul Beau are shortly to be placed programmes is now being under- taken by the Hongkong Govern- ment, according to a notification to hand this morning..
on the Kongmoan run, but no date of commencement has yet been announced,
At the moment no details are announced, but to-day's intimation states:The Government Broad- casting Station G.D.W. is
now
A local fishing junk on its way to Takmoon, last Friday, was fired transmitting test programmes of upon and forced to stop by a pirate music from 9 p.m. to 11, p.m. vessel. A prize crew was put on nightiv. on 300 metres."
board, and remained there while.
the cargo of fish, valued at over
$1,000 was being transferred to
the pirate boat. They then releas-
LADIES GOLF.
A Bogey Competition, 18 holes,
ed the vessel and crew. On theirs to take place at Deep Water, return to Hongkong, yesterday, the Bay during July for a prize kindly presented by Mrs. F. Taylor. Par-
crow reported, the affair to the ticulars will be posted on the "police.
notice board.
Swatow.
to
CCAR
ŐSKOR, BY NEL SERVICE, DIC.
The class in natural history,
Was
of
said that that
would inake no
even if he were a Police Reservist. "Police Reservists No Use."
"I then told him that if he did not believe me, he was to carry on with the search, and I put up my arms for him to do so. After he had finished he said:
He
what are you going to do? also said that I was unduly proud Now that I have searched you
of the fact of my being in the Police Reserve, but in his opinion, Police. Reservists were of no use. I told him that he had better keep quiet, as the search being finished with, the matter was closed."
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Witness said that defendant then threatened to arrest him, and, on his protesting, took him by the shirt front. The woman searcher, who was the second defendant, Interfered at this mo- ment. She struck witness, whose wife, after vainly endeavouring to separate the men, said to this woman: "You don't think that be- cause., you are a woman you can atrike a man with impunity,"
Eventually witness was taken to new 'Government Building across the way, where the police water- front searchers have their head- quarters. The matter was there explained to Sergeant Kinnaird and later to Inspector Murphy, the officer in charge of the waterfront searchers:
The case is proceeding.
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