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PLENDE 18/03
Tal, C. 209
五拜型
WAER FRIDAY, JANUARY, 11. 1929.
N. 22,503
ELECTRIC SHROFF WÄNCHAI MURDER
AT THE RACES:
BIG DEVELOPMENT BY JOCKEY CLUB.
RECONSTRUCTION OF ENTIRE'
'STAND BUILDINGS.
AMBITIOUS SCHEMES.
development
SEQUEL,
CHINESE WOMAN IN THE DOCK TO-DAY:
CAPITAL CHARGE.
woman,
- NULL COPY 10 CENTE
TENSE POSITION AT WHAT THE PUBLIC SALVATION ARMY
DOUBTS. HANKOW.
CHINESE DECLARE A BIG STRIKE.'
Chinese A
named JAPANESE ASK FOR CRUISER Pong Lau-tit was charged
TO BE DESPATCHED. this morning, before" Mr. R. E. Lindsell, with having feloniously, on December 30, 40-
HAVE OFFICIALS MODICUM OF COMMON-SENSE?
MAGISTRATE'S VIEW.
SENSATION.
|LETTER DISCLOSED TO NEWSPAPER.
A previous decision was revers- | INTERNATIONAL DEPUTATION
ed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Kowloon Magistraey this morning, when his Worship registered a conviction against Mr. Uno, the
gether with three others known as MORE PICKET ACTIVITY manager of the M. B. K. coalyard.
Fok Chi. Chan Yau and Lo Chiu, (not in custody) murdered Chon Au Ambitions
Lima Chinese woman living al No. scheme decided of by the Jong, Swatow Lane, kong Jockey Club, includes the re-
Hankow, Jan. 10. According to Chinese reports, It will be recalled that on the the violent agitation against the
trains unchanged,
- TO SEE GENERAL.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Telephons Central 1248 or 1247.
35 Wong Nai Chung.......... Happy Valley. Read
SERIOUS MILL RIOT THE KING SLOWLY
IN CALCUTTA.
'EUROPEAN MANAGER HURT IN A FRACAS.
COMMUNIST WATCHES.
Calcutta, Jan. 10. Serious rioting following, a Jabour dispute at one of the lead- ing jute mills in the efly, occurred
WINNING.
A DEFINITE TURN FOR THE BETTER.
NO VISIBLE 'CHANGE IN PAST 24 HOURS.
disturbance being | SOME ANXIETY STILL. brought to an end only by, the arrival at the scene of a large squad of police.
of Yaumati. The defendant was SUNBURY SACRAMENT. to-day, the charged with failing to register two watclamen who were found on the premises on two different oc-
Mr. II. Sumeraet Fitzroy appear- Ted for the Crown,
The defendant said that the men
building of the whole of the night of December 30, or early in Japanese continues and the trueu-casions by Sergeant Walsh. present stands and the introduc-the morning of December $1, anent attitude of the strikers re- Liod of an electric totalisator, the id woman was done to death at Telegraph was informed this morn N6, 21, Swatow Lane and thus a ink.
"The stewards of the chib,, it is of jewellery and valt ande papers were later found to be learned, agreed sonte time ago that adssing. An amah employed in reconstruction, including the in-12 house of appeared after the Iralaction of the TWW "ok" system, should be undertaken and
It is alleged that the arroded an extraordinary general meeting woman is the amah tiba di sappia of the Clay was held last night, following the taneders when. is nadbrstood, vatlari member pave their approval to scheme outlined.
enunder..
the feet ve En powder Late Carmel tac Ding estrate foiz MoRe my that tin de mant was a by- The Jockey Club, has sametioned tufe aneh and that the other a projte which, includes the prime mentioned in the change arc visiour of new stands with vastly of persias posed to have taken improved accommodation of all part in the crime. Fek Chi was sorts, which will place the local the maths of the husband of the Jarkey Club's buildings on equality at least with the imposing structure on the Shanglind rave-
- course.
Clock Tower,
-
Mr. Litalsell enquired if it was kisch where than threg wens and Inspector Lane replied that Löne at least or possibly twn, were in' Fatshan, but in some peraliar manner they got warned and had
A high clock tower will be a dominating feature of the
new since abaconded. The police were stands, work on which will pro- searching for them up there. bably start in the very near future, A week's formal remand was The stands will have an imposing | applied for and ranted. exterior to the roadway and will de equally impressive from the course, extending for a consider
able distance or both sides of the clock tower and providing much better accommodation in Why for both members and the xoneral public.
every
THE REPARATIONS
COMMITTEE.
ALL EXPERTS EXCEPT U.S. NOW CHOSEN.
London, Jan. 10. "In view of the fact that the terms of the General's letter, (tu the High Council) have been cam- municated, without the knowledge of the High Council, to a London
[
It is believed that the mill hunds were incited to riot by Communist AR the agitators, particularly
London, Jan. 10.
It was learned authoritatively. this morning that His Majesty' had passed a fair night, though. 'there was no sign of any further Improvement in his general con- dition.
A general strike of Chinese were Jemployed as, tallymen and journal, the Council has decided employees of Japanese firms and were paid by the work done. Wil-to release the resolution for pulsantorious "Red" agent, Spratt, was servants in Japanese residences ness was under the impression fication.".
an eye-witness of the trouble: was declared yesterday morning that as they were employed 43 This significant phrase in the
The affair resulted from a dis- It is generally conceded in and as it is estimated that up-tallymes, he could use them as official communique issued from pute at the Clive Jute Mill, where Buckingham Palace circles that' wards of 10,000 Chinese have, becawatchmen - without registoring | Sunbury-on-Thames this morning
jn strike bad broken out. The the King has at last taken a working for Japanese employers, them.
has created something of a sepaa- the Chinese authorities are most. apprehensive of the situation.
Picket Corps Formed. Some 200 labour agitators have been chosen from, the Labour Guilds to form a Picket Corps which is to be divided into three large divisions, each division to consist of six groups of pickets.
So tur, no serious incident has occurred, the pickets being able
to preserve order on the one hand and to encourage the strike on the
other.
There are four Japanese gan- boats in harbour and it is report
ed from a Chinese source
If they had to be registered the tlon, and bus aroused grent public employers have declined to accede definite turn for the better. defendant pointed out that be interest in the happenings regard-mill is closed, over six thousand himself would have to be registering the future leadership of the ed as a watchnan, as he invari | Silvation Army. ably watched over the coal for an hour on two at times.
fis Worship pointed out that there was a distinct difference be tween a man specially engaged as a watchman and one. who, drawing a buth salary, merely watched for a short time,
The communique stated that without a dissration, vote, the High Council of the Salvation Army has decided to ask General Bramwell Booth to retire from the leadership of the Army.
Seven Deputed, Seven members of the Counell will see the General in his sick- room at Southwold, in Suffolk, and convey to him the decision of the Council contained in the following resolution:
to the workers' demand and the
The recent improvement al- operatives being thrown idle.
though extremely slow is certainly A large band of the strikers not slower than anticipated. The visited the offices this morning and
important thing a that His gradually got out of hand, even- tually attacking the building. In Majesty continues on the upgrade. the course of a serious frena, aix of that there can be no possible of the mill commissionaires and a woman were injured, while the doubt, and it is apparent that he is European manager, who tried to slowly regaining health and pacify the rioters, was
attucked strength. and slightly injured. Police were soon
on the scene
and dispersed the mob, five of the
Mr. Fitzroy drew his Worship's attention to the definition of watchman, pointing out that, a watchman was a man employed to protect any property, prevent crime and maintain order. Mr.
ringleaders being taken that
That the Council places on re- Fitzroy said that if his Worship "greed with bim, he was simply asking for a conviction and noth-cord its high appreciation of the life and labours of the General, ing else.
His Worship acked Mr. Fitzroy joining him in gratitude to God
the Japanese Consular authori. ties have wired to Shanghai for the despatch of a cruiser, which is expected to arrive very shortly. Tense Situation.
The central portion of the new building, that is the base of the clock tower, will have A wide verandah running along the upper floor. This in turn will give TO DECIDE PAYMENTS.asking for assistance from their
ACCESS
either to the stands on side. High up will be huge in- dientor boards which will show the wners and placed horses and the amounts paid by the totalisa-
tor.
one.
New Member Enclosure.) - „The left wing, of the new stand, that is, the one nearest the Crai- gengower Club, will extend a divi tance of 178 feet from the central t¥*1* * Turi.
On the ground, will he the members belling space. The entrance will leal the cash sweep counters an sile while in the other will be 31 "late" hoxes reserved for members, Between the tolalisator and the cash counters, there will be a wide oper space. On the floor above there will be pantry and service arrangements, tiffin room, private boxes and boxes for H.E. the Governor and H.E. the General Offeer Commanding.
In the central portion of the building there will be the "tote" machine room, jockey's changing room, stewards' room and so on.
£ Tele Boxes.
The stand extending to the right
Paris, Jan. 1.
In accordance with the wishes of the Governments concerned, the Reparations Commission has made the French, Italian, Belgian, and Japanese appointments to, the Committee of Experts which is shortly to go into the whole ques Una of German geparation pay
menia.
to address him on the word "em ploy."
His Worship replied that Mr. Uno was then perfectly right in saying that he himself would have to be registered.
Yesterday the Ilankow Kuomin
Mr. Fitzroy pointed out that the Lang members sent a number of
man found by Sergeant Walsh circular telegrama to leading was, as admitted by the defendant, Kuomintang and public organisa-employed for that particular night tions in various cities of China to prevent theft, with a view to arousing publie feeling against the Japanese and compatriots to support the strikers, Another report says that the situation, was much easier yester- day afternoon, consequent on the arrival of Chinese Government officials to open negotiations with the Japanese consular authorities, no In the evening, however, satisfactory reports regarding the were available, and conferences the situation again became ttuse.
The appointments are as fol-}· Luys!
Fratee: M. Marowi and M. Bar antige.
Italy: Signor Pirelli and Pro Fersor Suvitch,
Belgium; M. Franequi and M.
Guy.
OWN
Mr. Fitzroy said that possibly the Ordinance was wide enough to cover that, but he said that the noliec and the oflicers of the Crown possessed a certain mo- dicum of common-sense........
His Worship-It's extremely diflicult to fel the public to be liege that, Mr. Fitzroy,
custody.—Reuter,
.
Milk From Holland,
SZECHUAN WAR NOT cream is boing transported d
DECIDED.
YANG SEN'S RETIREMENT MERELY A RUSE.
A rather remarkable announce- intoment was made to-day regarding the measures taken for the build- ing up of the King's strength. It la reported from The Hague that a daily supply of Dutch milk and
London by air for the King,, and that the first consignment was. delivered in the course of the day, Hitherto, the King's diet has consisted chiefly of raw eggs, and extracts of beef and chicken.
The change of diet is looked upon as a good sign, as it indicates
ment.
for his partial restoration to health, and hoping the improvement will be maintained; but the Council is unable to aso the practicability of the suggestion by General Booth, realising that it is very unlikely, at his advanced age, that he can recaver sufficiently to take up the burdens under which he collapsed. JOINING A NEW BAND. less disinclination for nourish-
Co-operation Asked.
Was
"The King has passed a quiet day. There is no change to report in His Majesty's condition. The next bulletin will be issued to-morrow even. ing."
(Signed) Stanley Hewett,
Dawson of Penn.
The Shanghai, Jan. 10.
following bulletin It, therefore, takes the oppor-
The latest news from Szechuan issued from the Palace at 8.15 p.m. tunity of requesting him to co- operate with the Couell'in secur- confirms the reports that the war this evening: ing the future welfare of the is coming to an end, General Yang re-Sen having suffered a very deci- Army and to that end, solves that the General being, sive defeat at Minhsien and retir s the doctors assure us, capable to the foot of the famous Liang- of considering impurtant questions shan Hill: Here the majority of and giving decisions thereon, the Yang Sen's troops have been dis- President, Vice-President and five persed by the pursuing army,
The leader of the other side, Mr. Fitzroy:- That may be so.
members of the High Council be His Worship registered a deptrted to see the General and sug-General Liu Hsiang, has wired viction and citioned the defen-gest he now retire from. office, from Chungking to Nanking a full deft..
with retaining his tle of General and report of the recent war continuing to enjoy the honours and Yeng Sen and concludes by asking dignities attaching thereto. It had the Government to order the been intended to make no communi-arrests of Yang Sen, Lai Usin- It shows that the King Is holding cation to the Press concerning this huck and Lo Tsui-chow.
on steadily to the ground already resalution until the General had
Later. guined, and that the chances of a had time to receive and consider it.
Striking manoeuvring by Gen-setback are becoming less and but in view of the fact that the eral Yang Sen reported to-day less. terms of the General's letter have would seem to suggest that he has. been communicated, without the not been so overwhelmingly de- knowledge of the High Council, to a
been supposed. London journal, the High Council fented in the Szechuan war e has decided to release the resolution for publication.
YOUTH COMMITS
SUICIDE.
International Flavour,
•
The bulletin is encouraging.
Medical Review.
The usual inspired weekly state.
A naval wireless message recoly-ment has not been issued to the ed in Hongkong this morning and medical press this week, but the
that Hin Majesty emanating from Wanhsien reports fact
48, much progress that Yang Sen's sudden retreat making
ruse to as could be expected in view of
Mob Frenzy.
Hankow, Jan. 1o. The anti-Japanese situation is growing more serious. Following un, by the reported beating
of the Japanese Marines of ene [distributors of leaflets arrested yesterday. (alleged in he the Japin: Mr. Mori and Mr. Auki.
brother of the coolie killed by the The British and German experts Japanese naval cyclist patrol), JUMPS OVERBOARD ON WAY
Bureau of For- have already been appointed by officials of the
TO MACAO. their
Governments. Si eign Affairs and of the Japanese Josiah Stamp, one of the Dawes Consulate have been continually
According to a letter sent to the Commission, and Lord Revelstoke, in conference with regard to the director of the Bank of England | situation.
police by the Captain of the s.o. Chinese youth com- Britain, and
Herr Meanwhile, the anti-Japanese Sui An, a
mitled auicide
tragic under represent Schnet, president of the Reichs- agitation is increasing. The mob
circumstances on Tuesday last
The deputation to the General from Liangshan' was a bank, and Herr Voegler, the steel seems to be working up
LI Hsiang's all the circumstances of the illness magnute, represent Germany. frenzy and some of the Chinese whilst the vessel was on a trip to
comprises Commissioner Cunning-separate General Macao.
is the conclusion of the Britisk America has, also agreed to no servants and office workers
At about 9 o'clock in the morn-ham, the International European forces, minate two experts, but their ployed by Japanese have ceased names are not yet to hand. · work but the majority are standing, when the ship was abreast of Secretary. Commissioner David Yang Sen is apparently retiring Medical Journal which gives its Po Yung Island, the youth leapt lay, New Zealand, Commissioner according to plan. A large part of customary weekly review of the It is expected that the Commit-ing fast,
All the Chinese wharf coolies overboard. The ship was stopped Mitchell, Sweden, Commissioner his army, has passed through Chu King's condition,
The journal draws attention to young man was located. Before Commissioner Haynes, the manag- is approximately eighty miles to the slight, but not negligible strike-Reuter,
improvement in the King's general assistance could reach him, how-ing director of the Salvation Army the north-west of Chungking,
It is understood that large num-condition, but points out that with ever, he sank out of sight and was Assurance Society, Lieut. Com-
missioner Yamimuro, Japan, and bera of troops under Generals Lo the exhaustion of both mind and never seen again,
Tso-chow, Li Che-cho, and Chen
conspicuous From a letter which the youth Colonel Mrs. Trounce, Indin,
feature, progress must be very left behind, it was learned that his
Tao-lung are awaiting his arrival, body remaining a
alow and difficult, name was Cham Siu, that he was twenty-one years of age, and was a wireless operator by profession, He lived at No: 3 Prince's Terrace, Caine Road.
Lo A
Cm-
of the central tower for a distance Lee will meet at the earliest employed by Japanese. firms are on and, following a brief search, the Brengle, United States, Lieut. IIaien en route to Su Lo Ng, which |
of 280 feet will be devoted to
accommodation for the general
portunity-Reuter,
public. There will be long coun-
ters for the sale of cash sweep: The transport City of Marseilles
роден,
SHOT
DEAD IN SOFIA..
tickets on the ground floor, and 65 is arriving in Hongkong early this TWO POLICEMEN "tote" boxes for betting pur- afternoon with the 1st Battalion, Somersetshire Light Infantry, on The actual stands will be about board. The transport is berthing forty feet high and will command at No. 5 wharf at Kowloon and it an excellent view of the course is expected that the battalion wil and provide accommodation great- be disembarked this evening and ly superior to that available at quartered
present. The scheme is a
very Camp,
costly one but it is understood that
financing it have already been made.
Electric Shroff.
in the Shanshuipo
SUSPECTS MURDER THEIN 'QUESTIONERS.
Sofia, Jan. 10. Two policemen were shot dead
the necessary arrangements for understood that the Stewards have in the heart of the city to-day in not yet definitely decided on the circumstances which have riven Aystem which will be introduced rise 10 ROMO #pprehension. to Hongkong.
Rumoua abroad have resulted in It is further understood that instructions to interrogate aus The plans for the new two well known residents have picious strangers, and the murders. standa have been prepared given advice on this question. were the result of these orders., by Messrs. Palmer and Turner The system common to most The strangest feature of the model has been pre- electric totalisators is for bets to crimes is that while identical in and a
they occurred In pared for members of the Jockey be paid into an automatic machine, character,
PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH SENATE.
M. PAUL DOUMER AGAIN ELECTED.
An official communique issued from Sunbury Court this after- noon, any that the High Council has adjourned until Saturday to give the deputatlon an opportunity of visiting General Booth.
Impressive Ceremony,
CANTON WATER
SUPPLY.
CONTROL,
Anxiety Not Fully Dispelled. Concluding, the journal saya? "All that has been said in the re- GOVERNMENT TO TAKE OVER cent reports about the great weakness of His Majesty coupled After the delegates had joined
with the wasting and the trouble In singing the hymn "Oh God Our
The inadequacy of the water sup. that has been experienced, in Help" a letter to General Rooth,
The position) : coughed in affectionate terms was ply in Canton city, which is in the feeding, will obviously hold good
hands of a Company, has for some for some time, Inid on the President's table.. time formed the subject of com- therefore, is not in any way
An impressive allent ceremony plaints by citizenn.
entirely, free from anxiety." followed as fifty-six members of
To the great surprise of the
"Lancet's" Comment. the High Council, who were prepublic and to the management of
The Lancet comments in a strain: M. Doumer, the President of sent, walked up and, signed the the Water Company as well, the
yesterday afternoon that it would carefully emphasises that any Club showing in striking manner which registers the number of bets different part of the city at times the Senate, was re-elected to the historie document one after the Canton Government announced similar to the Medical Journal. It offee to-day, thet vote being al
"A véritable sacrament" was the take over the control of the Com-atartling improvement in the mast unanimous, the imposing nature of the build-and provides the punter with a leaving little doubt that here were Ings it is proposed to construct ticket. The total money invested two assailants,
M. Paul Doumer is regarded sa summing-up of one of the Company, adding that the Government King's condition le not to be
will compensate those who have expected. which will undoubtedly increase is usually registered and when In both cases, the policeman one of the ablest men in French faisaieners
General Bramwell Booth, now shares in the enterprise. The The slight progress made in the the popularity of the, race meet betting ceases the dividends are stopped a suspect, calling upon politics, having been a member *ings.
automatically recorded. The ad- him to produce his card of Identity, of the Cabinet on many occasions, asked to retire, has been head of Municipal Government, it is known, past week gives ground for With regard to the electric vantage of this system is that the to be answered by a
revolver He was Governor-General in Indo- the Salvation Army since 1912. has been for some time contem optimism, but anxiety has not totalisator, which has been describ-progress of the betting is shown bullet. The murderers escaped in China in the years 1897-1902 He was the eldest son of the late plating the roorganisation of the been relleved entirely Reuter and
the confusion-Router.
(Continued on Page 7.) water supply of the city. ed as an "electric shroff" It is by the indicators.
Havas,
Paris, Jan. 12,
1
British Wireless,