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NO. 23,714 五拜禮 號五十月正英港香.FRIDAY.
WITNESS ACCUSED ALARMIST LABOUR
OF MURDER!
DEFENCE PUTS DIRECT QUESTIONS.
SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS IN ROYAL ARROW CASE.'
PETERSEN'S INJURY.
. Some hint of the line of defence was given by Mr. O... O. Marton at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning when the Royal Arrow murder case was resumed bofore Mr. E. W. Hamilton.
Allegations that Bernson, the presecution's most important wit ress, had caused the death of the decensed, were put to the ofler, who was recalled, but the ques met with emphatic
los were denials.
Arising out of the eronk- examination of Bernson this mo ing. Detective Inspector Lane desired that the witness be asked if allegations were made against him by defendant when the two were taken ushore after the affair on
Saturday morning. His Worship
Intimated that the question should be put to the Police witnesses and adjourned the case for the officers to be recalled and questioned on the point.
T
Bernson Censured, The caso
was to have been resumed at 9 o'clock this morning,
ARTICLE.
FEAR FOR ANGLO-AMERICAN
RELATIONS.
AMERICAN COMMENTS.
HSIN WAH WRECK SEQUEL.
DIRECTOR ACCUSED OF NEGLIGENCE.
MOVE FOR COMPENSATION & PUNISHMENT.
Shanghal, Jan; 21. The wreck of the C.M.S. Hein
JANUARY 25, 1929.
THE KING.
CONDITION STILL IMPROVING.
TO LEAVE FOR BOGNOR IN ABOUT TEN DAYS.
QUEEN TO MAKE READY
Lazdon, Jan, 24.
PER ANNUM
BITABULE COP 10 GENT
DICTATORSHIP
JUGOSLAVIA.
THE SILVER ANNIVERSARY BUICK.
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IN NIGHT CLUB BRIBE A DIFFERENCE IN
· ALLEGATIONS.
BENEFICIAL RESULT
EVIDENT.
KING GRANTS A SPECIAL INTERVIEW.
INNER STORY SHOWN.
EX-SERGEANT GODDARD AND HIS FORTUNE:
HOW MONEY WAS-MADE
London, Jan. 24. The defence has opened in the sensational Police bribory case, to- day being the fourth day of the. hearing at the Old Bailey.
VIEWPOINT.
SHAFORCE QUESTIONS IN COMMONS.
SHANGHAI CHAMBER'S PLEA REVEALED.
HANKOW BRITISHERS.
"
Giving evidence on his own be- half, Sergeant Goddard, who was
£18,000, in connexion with which points of the Conservative dismissed from the Force aftor he came an official inquiry, explained. how
Inta
London, Jan. 23. possession of A decided difference in the viow- he is charged with receiving Labour parties regarding the necessity for the maintenance of British troops in Shanghai was revealed in the House of Commons
He declared that he had made £5,000 from the purchase of the
New York, Jan. 24. "Anglo-American relations are growing increasingly unhappy** declares Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the British Labour leader in an article in the current issue of the HUGE LOSS SUFFERED. Natim.
Mr. MacDonald says effort should be spared to check that no
The slow progrese Inthe King's this tendency, and suggests that
condition is continuing, and it is both Governments should appoint Wah has brought forth a demand House, near Boguer, where he la and convince yourself of the real
expected that His Majesty will bo
Belgrade. Jan. 24. five or six muistanding man
well enough to travel to Craigweil
“Go anywhere and everywhere discuss the various points of dif-missal and punishment of Mr. Bogluning of the week after next.
toin. Chinese circles for the disgoing to recuperate, about the ferences with a view to a
sentiments of the people." Lion.
solu- Chia Tich-chino, Director-General |
This challenge was uttered by bribes. The Queen. It is stated, willKing Alexander of Juzo-Slavia He further declares that and other members of his staff. the American cruiser programme,
to-day
at the conclusion of an arriving at Craigwell House in the as recommended by President
Mr. Chiang Chen-an,, one of the middle of next week to supervise Coolidge is carried out, it will be leading shareholders, who has the preparations for receiving the correspondent.
great blow to the untion from been a thorn in the side of Mr. King. which the Kellogg Pael originated, Chao ever since he assumed office, and a bad thing for every move has stated to the Chinese press ment towards world peace, that aineo Mr. Chao became The New York newspapers com-Director-General of the company, ment on the article
very re-the company has met with that Mr. Ramany survedly. The World suggests fortune, so it is necessary that a should press Mr. Baldwin to take held without delay.
MacDonald shareholders' meeting should do
advanced as his own. an altitude.on naval reduction as
ed the opinion that conferences The New York Timen express such as Mr. MacDonald suggesla might not be able to agree and Any it would be "better to let sleeping dogs Be."-Reuter's American Service,
but owing to the absence of BMR. BALDWIN OPENS
9.15. When his Worship sat, Inspector Lane apologised for the witness' absence and said that hel
CAMPAIGN.
had not yet arrived, although he GENERAL ELECTION BATTLE had already left the ship.
IN FULL SWING SOON.
His Worship: If there's going to be any trouble like that I shall commit him to prison. When's the ship aniling now?
Inspector Lane:--At noon to-day as far as I am aware.
His Worship:-How do we stand now, Mr. Marton?
POWERFUL
SPEECH.
and
of the China Merchants S. N. Co precede His Majesty, probably interview lasting an hour exco copyright of certain songs, £4,000 at question-time to-day, when Mr.
,
J
clonally granted to Reuter's speelal front the aule of rock at the J. S. Wardlaw Milne (C. Kidder-
King Alexander, who recently The Queen to-day fulfilled the suspended the constitution and ceremony of laying the foundation promulgated a stone of the new Nurses' Home at into his own hands the entire new law taking the Middlesex Hospital.
legislative and executive authority, The date originally fixed was emphasised in the course of the February 2nd at the ceremony interview, that he made every was brought forward because Her possible effort to Majesty is going to Bognor. The establishment of such a Dictator- Queen had a most enthusiastic re-ship.
Mr. Chao, readers will recall, ception as she arrived at the hospi- ing. consent to a shareholders' meat-since, the King's iness became has for the past months refused total her firat public appearance
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A Period of Disaster. At a dinner which he gave in honour of a number of leading merchants, Mr. Chiang delivered an address in which he said:
has resulted in the loss of "The wreck of the str. Hsin Wah some 400 lives. Never has such a
chiao.
tragedy happened before. It mismanagement of Mr. Chao Tleh- due wholly to the negligence and Since his appointment, more than 10 vessels belonging to the company have mot with dis- aster, Mr. Chao ja responsible for the wreck of the Hain Wah be- cause the second officer, whom he appointed, was inexperienced.
London, Jan, 24. Mr. Stanley Baldwin, the Pre- Mr. Marton-t only want to put mier, opened the Conservative
Compensation Demand, a fow more questions to this man Party's election campaign this and then I will reserve my defence. evening at the Newcastle City Hall remain in office, more tragedies "If Mr. Chao is permitted to His Worship then adjourned where he addressed a vast crowd will follow. It is the hope of the unt the arrival of Bernson. of three thousand people, and shareholders that the merchants Shortly after the Court rose the thousands of unseen listeners, the will fight for the dependents of the
witness appeared and 011 his speech being broadcast to seven victims of the Hain Wah and for Worship returning, Inspector Lane other towns in the North of apologised for the delay and said England.
that although a Police officer went Mr. Baldwin said that the on board at an early hour to bring business prospects all
Stolen Money?
Mr. Marton:-You
the abolition of the Directorate-
General."
avold the
Bitter Party Strife. He mentioned that M. Stefan serious being regarded as gratify-Raditch, the leader of the Croatian ing evidence that upward trend in Peasant Party, who died a fow the King'a condition is well months ago, after the last Cabinet established.
ship with another man, and from Wembley Exhibition in partner- £2,000 to £3,000 from speculation in foreign currency,
Ex-Sergeant Goddard declared that he also made money by bet- received bribes, ting. He denied that he had ever
garding the strength of the Shang- minator) sought information re- hal Volunteer Corps and hinted at a possible reduction in strength. Mr. Milne asked the Minister for War for figures, available, of the strengths of the various nationalities- comprising Shanghal Volunteer Corps, Volunteer Strength,
the
ruptly accepting as an Inducement Goddard is charged with cor- or reward for doing or for for bearing to do certain acts £260 Mr. A. Duff Cooper, replying night club, £155 from Mrs. Mey-figures, but according to informa- from Ribuff, the manager of a said he was unable to give exact rick, the notorious "Night Club tion available to the War Office, Queen" and £10 from Ana Gadda, the total strength of the Corps at Ribu and Mr Meyrick are the end of May, 1928, was fitoon- It has been officially announced crisis before his death, proposed charged in connexion with the hundred. that the Prince of Wales will leave to the King the appointment of à alleged bribery, and other counts. London on Monday evening to military officer and thus to bring neutral Cabinet "headed by a
Reuter. visit the distressed mining areas
The visit will be strictly unofficial in Northumberland and Durham, an end to the bitter party strife.
His Majesty said he rejected GHANDI'S BOYCOTT patron of the Lord-Mayor's fund.would have been in the Prince's pacity of
that proposal. In any event, he unable to find to form, a
British Wireless.
London Jan. 25.
sufficient neutrals Cabinet,
SCHEMES.
optimistic note in this week's re-increasing chaos
The modicni Ereas strikes an King Alexander sald that the DEMANDS NO FOREIGN CLOTH view of the King's liness.
In political matters, having its climax in the
Lime it
in the course of events a definite turn of the tide-Reuter.
The British Medical Journal acea
FOR INDIA..
How that figure was reached, the was unable to say, but of that strength at least 700 wore of
in the Japanese Company and 140 British nationality, while there were approximately 160 members mombers in the Chinese Company.
The prociso figures were not
was responsible for the Corps. available as the Shanghai. Muni- cipality and not the War Oflee
Mr. Wardlaw Milne suggested that a reduction in the numbers of
defence of Shanghai would, in the the Shanghai Defence Force meant practically, therefore, that the real
event of disturbance fall on the British mercantile community.
Chamber of Commerce Plea. Replying to further questions
The Lancet refers to the King's killing and wounding of Deputica wonderful recovery," and anys: in the Skuptahina in June last it is an open secret that for a year, made the Dictatorship in COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. Jong
required Her evitable. Majesty's constant assistance to At the beginning of the month ensure that nourishment of any after vainly attempting to got the
and handed them a Proclamation, well-known Nationalist leaders, along these lines by Mr. Miles,
Bombay, Jan. 24. kind was taken."
In pursuance of his view that views, he summoned the Ministers khaddar (homespuns), Gandhi, the party leaders to reconelle their the salvation of India Bes in which had been drawn up by has drawn up himself and which none of them programme for the boycott of Secretary for Foreign Affairs, sald a most elaborato Mr. G. Locker-Lampson, the Under had previously seen,
foreign-made cloth in accordance that representations against the with the resolutions of the Cal- further reduction of the Shanghai It declared that the hour had
cutta Congress..
Defence Force had been received come when there could be no stood, will shortly be submitted to morce in Shanghai. The docu The scheme, which, it is under-from the British Chamber of Com intermediary between the King the Working Committee of and hia
people,, that "blind Congress, provides for volunteers regard to service in the Yangtze, the ment contained inaccuracies in political passions" had been a to visit every village and town As far as the Government knew abused that Parliament had ho-
THE R.A.F. BOMBING TRAGEDY..
WOUNDED OFFICER SUC. CUMIS TO INJURIES.
New Delhi, Jan, 21.
Shouldered Responsibility,
Mr. G.
over the The familles of the victims of the witness, there had been some country, with the exception of the affair are understood to have. delay on account of Bernson pack-certain
districts, were
much formed an association to demand ing his luggago.
brighter, and the maintenance of compensation and punishment of His Worship:-I told him to ly on the result of the General
that improvement depended large-the responsible parties; pack last night.
Election. Bernson then went back into the
Mr. Chao's Statement. The Premier dealt at consider- witness box for cross-examination. able length with the question of Communications, Mr. Chao admits of the misreading of a signal, an make a fundamental change in the
The latest figures regarding the come an obstacle to all profitable in India to collect and burn all these disturbances did not exist. Replying to the Minister of war yesterday, when as the result
R.A.F. bomb tragedy near Pesha-work on behalf of the State, foreign cloth, and to receive orders Mr. Wardlaw Mine:-Are the nationalisation which is the main that he was negligent so far as the aeroplane dropped a bomb on present regime, and authorised visit all dealers and persuade gular troops in Shanghai would be
Ife, therefore, was forced to for Khaddar.
Government fully satisfied that the plank in the Socialist platform, and Iain Wah was remember quoted figures showing that the
Members of the Congress will reduced number of British re- the last question I put to you on nationalisation of shipping, rail-says Capt. Jensen had been in the that the wounded Indian officer all Ministers responsible to the cloth, and to cancel any orders peace and order in Shanghai?
concerned but squadron of Poona. Horse, show the lasue of the new law making them not to purchase foreign sufficient, even with the aid of the Wednesday was that the main ways and mines in progressive employ of the company for seven has succumbed to his injuries,
Volunteer Corps, to maintain tople of conversation in the countries had
King alone, cabin between 5.30 and 9.30 p.m.loanes.
involved colossal years and Mr. Tung Fu-kai, chlof
that may have been made, of the shipping department, was
Regarding this proclamation,
Shops declining to accede to the think so. was the question whether
Locker-Lampson:-1 appointed directly by the Ministry
King Alexander Informed Reuter's wishes of the Congress and con- had atolen this Boney from
because of the care he exercised Zetterberg?-No; ho did not say
in connexion with his duties.
apecial correspondent that he told tinuing to sell foreign cloth will the party leaders that he shoulder. be picketed provided there is no that. He say he lost his money:
ed the whole responsibility. that's all.
danger of violence being com- The questioner went on to re- for to the position of British rest The scheme also suggests that dents in Hankow since the British He hope that Jugo-Slavia would resolutions shall be moved in all Concession has been handed back date, but they must first get their ernmenta to purchase khaddar, said that as regards the ex-British return to normality at an early Legislatures calling on the Goy-to the Chinese Government. house in order and put an end to and demanding a prohibitive im Concession da Hankow, foreigners In reply Mr. Locker-Lampson parties whose chief idon seemed port duty on foreign cloth.were living and owning property to be to sow dissension and to Reuter. emphasise racial differences,
you The salvation of industry in Great Britain, he declared, lay in the closest co-operation between all concerned, and with the least possible Government. Interference, thorough grip of affairs In the It was hard for him to get a He was pleased to note that the short time he had been Director purely political element in Trade General and it was impossible to Unionism had been steadily losing improve the management after credit since the General Strike of the company had been for ao many 1926, and that there was a new years in a state of corruption, spirit in the country seeking rational settlement instend It is now reported that, as strikes.-Reuter,
result of the disaster, the company has lost approximately $5,000,000. In view of the wrecking of the
Didn't he say, "I am going to And out who took it at all costs? I asked him how much he lost, but he did not any. He just said he lost the money.
Did he say, "I am going to find out who took this money at all costs?"
Witness replied that the de-| ceased did make such a suggestion
of
A
but witness told him it would be U.S. MARINES KILLED IN Hin Wah, the China Merchants
a hard game.
will also
Mr. Marton:-You remember that I put it to you that the only reason why Zetter- berg should have been angry was bocause this money
had been #stolen-He was angry all right. And the person he was really angry with was you?—Yes.
AMBUSH.
GALLANT FIGHT AGAINST ODDS IN NICARAGUA,
Managua, Jan, 24. A courageous fight by American
have been ordered by the Re- construction Council to instal wireless on all their vessels with out delay-N, C, Daily News.
A Noties to Mariners issued by the Hongkong Harbour office un- der yesterday's date is as follows: And you also said that neither marines against odds, three of a wreck of 8.5. Hain Wah is now "The amended position of the you nor Zetterberg accused the party of seven losing their lives N. 20 W. (true) from Waglan prisoner of having stolen this in an ambush set by bandits, is Lighthouse, distant five cables. money 7-No.
related. in a story Managua from North Nicaragua.
reaching Vessels are advised against using Boxing Discussion.
Seven Marinos were
the channel between Sun Kong Now, you went down to the They made up a small patrol re-
involved. Island and Waglan Island.” cabin at five o'clock. Can you with outlaws, when a large band connoitring in a district infested tell me when this question boxing firat turned up7-Almost attack. Three of the Marines of the rebels launched a surprise right away. Petersen said he fell dead at the opening of the was a boxer.
Surely the first thing Zetter-the remainder drove their assal conffet, but after a short siege, borz started to talk about was lants off. this money; then Peterson start- ed to talk about boxing?—Yes.'
It may have boon about six o'clock? Yes..
01
Do you say it was seven o'clock? (Continued on Page 11.) ·
The survivors buried their dend in the neighbourhood. Plans for comrades and joined larger patrols wiping out the outlaws in North Nicaragua are now in full swing, -Reuler's American Service,
MARSHAL FOCH MUCH IMPROVED.
ABLE TO GET UP FOR A SHORT WHILE,
Paris, Jan. 24.
ally as under:
The casualty list is given offiel-
Killed. Three Indian Officers, Ten Sepoy troopers.
Wounded. Twelve troopers.
-Reuter,
CHINESE CUSTOMS
TARIFFS.
POSTPONEMENT REPORTS
INACCURATE, /
With reference to reports in the vernacular papers to the effect
Getting House in Order,
The King concluded by protest-
mitted.
ing that the desire of himself and CHINA FAILS TO GIVE
the whole nation was for peace,
Better Position.
The interviewer, who has visit
.
OPIUM DATA.
MEETING.
Hankow Problems,
there, and they were adequately represented on the Municipality.
Foreign Representation. Ho agreed that the ex-German- and the ex-Russian Concession had that the date of enforcement of ed many pinces in Jugo-Slavia in PLEA AT LEAGUE OF NATIONS strative Districts, and had been lost their status as special Admini-· the new Chinese Customs tariffs the past few days, says that the has been postponed from February only manifest algns of the exls- 1st to March 15th, we are asked tence of the Dictatorship is the
incorporated in the Chinese Munf- capality of Wahan, and the ques- by the Secretary of the General absence of political wrangling, Chamber of Commerce to state that which formerly absorbed the news new Permanent Oplum Control
Geneva, Jan., 24.
tion of further foreign rapresenta- indicate that the reports are cians; and the speeding-up of mission of the League to-day that with other nationals as regards tlon therein was now under dis- Mr. Lyall, the President of tho enquiries in authoritative quarters papers and coffee-house politi- Board, informed the Oplum Come added that Britishers had not
cussion.
erroneous.
business of the Government De- since the formation of the new taxation, or representation.--Reu- suffered a disadvantage compared partments.
National Government of India in He also says that the new Nanking, the Leaguo had received Premier, General Zifkovitoh, is not no returns of illicit traffic. or na popularly supposed, the so- Beizures of narcotics. In China. calfod Iron Goneral, who is now
Mr. Lyall Intimated that ho living in retirement.
would like to receivo such data... The Chinese representative, Mr. Wan Ming-ki, undertook to trans- mit Mr. Lyall's observations to the Nanking Government.
INTERNATIONAL AIR TROPHY.
AMERICAN AND GERMAN HONOURED.
:
The Premier served in the Royal Guard throughout the War, and is about the same age as the
Paris, Jan. 24. The International Trophy for King-Reuter, Navigation in the Air, which was not awarded in 1927, has now been conferred on Major Rosenthal, who commanded the dirigible Los Angeles.
SNOWED-UP TRÁIN,
Budapest, Jan. 24,
Ho stated that he had already begged the Government to send details to the League.
ter.
BETHLEHEM ́STEEL CORPORATION.
BIG PROFITS FOR PAST
YEAR. -
New York, Jan. 24. It was announced on behalf of
The Bethlehem Steel Corpora- proved that he was able to get up mander of the Grat Zeppelin.-day, have made their way to
Marshal Foch is so much im-farred on Dr. Eckener, the Com-anowed-up train, mentioned yester- been instructed to approach the
The 1028 award has been con- rest that all the passengers in the now in China and that he had first time since 1924.
It is now reported from Buche-the Assistant Secretaries-General ments on Its common stock for the
the League Secretariat that one of tlon has resumed dividend pay for a short while to-day-Router. Reuter.
The net Income for 1928 was neighbouring village, Reuter.
Government fa this $18,500,000-Router's
Chinese
matter-Reuter.
Service
American