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TRIPLE SUICIDE OR MURDER?
SENSATIONAL FIND IN THE HARBOUR.
THREE WOMEN WITH WRISTS TIED TOGETHER.
MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.
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Tal. 0.269 FOUNG R-AT THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1929. Яя
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Bound together with large handkerchiefs knotted round their wrists, the bodies of three young Chinese women recovered from the Harbour this morning, presenting the police with a profound mystery, which is now the subject of a vigorous investigation.
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The sensational discovery of the bodies was made shortly after 9.30 am. when they came to the surface in the vicinity of the P, and O. Pier, near the
· Post Office, and were seen by beat people.
The police were immediately in- formed and the victims were
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A STARTLING INDIA GERMAN DUMPING NEW YORK'S SHARE A MACAO ESTATE CRUCIAL TEST FOR SCHNEIDER RACE
DEVELOPMENT.
VICEROY'S PROCLAMATION KEENLY AWAITED.
DOMINION STATUS?
London, Oct. 30.
The fact that the scope of the Simon Commission's Enquiry will be widened to include the rela tions between British India and
OF WHEAT.
STRONG PROTESTS IN
THE COMMONS.
MR. BUXTON REFUSES TO CONSIDER TAX.
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London, Oct. 80.
the Indian States, is revealed for OUT OF THE QUESTION. the first time to-day in correspon- dence which passed between Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and Sir John Simon and which has been issued for publication.
It is shown that Sir John Simon suggested the widening of the terms of reference..
He pointed out that this would involve an alteration in the proce-
dumping in Great Britain of A strong protest against the Germany bounty-fed wheat and other cereals produced under subsidies in Germany, to the detriment of British farming made in the interests, was
CRISIS.
HAS MARKET WEATHERED'
**THE STORM?
ENORMOUS LOSSES.
New York, Oct. 30.- The Stock Market will not open to-morrow until hoan "and will be closed entirely during the 1st and 2nd of Novembor to enable bankers
DISPUTE.
**
LITIGATION IS RULED NOT BONA FIDE.
HONGKONG PROPERTY WORTH TWO MILLION INVOLVED.
?
FOUR PLAINTIFFS LOSE
GOVERNMENT..
NATIONALISATION OF THE MINING ROYALTIES.
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PROPOSALS OUTLINED..
London, Oct. 30. The Government's anxiously awalted mining proposals wore yesterday submitted to the Minera" Federation and the Mine-owners" Organisation.
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ABANDONED.
R.A.F. NOT COMPETING. IN FUTURE.
GOVERNMENT CONTRIBUTION TO HIGH SPEED.
MUCH TOO EXPENSIVE.
London, Oct. 30.
and brokers to wipe off the ac- cumulated work of the market,
It is learned, that they provide, arising from the frenzied selling
The Chief Justice (Sir Henry inter alia, for the reduction of Gollan) this morning delivered working hours of the miners: by An important announcement, this morning, United States Steels lis pendens action wave of the last ten days or so.
The Exchange opened strongly judgment for the applicant in the half an hour daily, the new hours the nature of which was fore- heard nto come into effect from April 6th shadowed by Lord Thomsoni being quoted three above yeater-October 8 concerning the adminis-next.
shortly after Britain's brilliant, tration of the estate of Lo Kan. day's closing..
Mining royalties are to be na success in the Schneider Trophy A somewhat better feeling pre-who died, ut Macao in 1907..
tionalised, with compensation fur contest last month, was made by vailed, but few dealera venture the Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by the owners, while a levy will be the Air Ministry to-day. The Wilkinson and Grist, was for the vide financial assistance to the Royal Air Force will not again
while Alr. applicant,
Leo port trade. D'Almada, jnr., Gnstructed by
compete in the Schneider Con- Messrs. D'Almada and Minson, was does not entirely meet the demands
The decision regarding hours tests. for the plaintifs.
of the miners, who are urging com- plete abolition of the Eight Hours' Act at once, and a restoration of the seven-hour day.
dure after the, issue of the Report, House of Commons to-day, when opinion that the Market has struck Mr. D. H. Blake, ot Mesas imposed on output in order to pro- Government has decided that the
and he suggested that the Govern" it was pointed out that Germany ment should meet the representa-is. encouraging exportation of a tives of both British India and the large proportion of the wheat Indian States in order to secure the greatest possible measure of crop when importations are
heavy. agreement.
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, after consulting the leaders of the other parties, approved the suggestions. -Renter
New Delhi, Oct. 30.
Lord Irwin, the Viceroy, will ine sue a Proclamation on Dominion h out of the water at about Status for India on November 1st. of and calling a conference in London ten o'clock, a large crowd excited spectators having to discuss future constitutional sembled by this time...
development.
rock-bottom.j
Sales
více.
millions
The Judgment,
It is estimated, that share values G$35,000,- have shrunk at least 000.000 since October 1st.
The Market closed to-day with a feeling of optimism. Prices took a definite upward tendency in the course of the day and gains between Giving judgment his Lordsnip five and twenty points were said: The plaintiffs in this
The owners: contend that a re- Brokers, have reported action claim, as four of the next-duction of hours will lead to a re- common. strong buyers by powerful inter-of-kin of La Kas (deceased)
duction of output; and an increase .ests.
against the defendant. who is exceeded ten shares.-Reuter's Americiin Ser-sued as the administrator of the in the cost of production. They catate of Lo Lim-yeuk (deceased) therefore contemplate a reduction a declaration that certain lease of the basic rates of wages, which Amsterdam, Oct. 30. Losges in the twelve leading hold properties in Hongkong the Government is endeavouring to
"the avoid.--Reuter. stocks on exchange in the last two thereafter referred to as days are "estimated total disputed properties") formed part £36,750,000. There was a better of the estate of the said Lo Kзo, tone at the opening to-day, Royal and came into the possession of Dutch being quoted at 380, though the sald Lo Lim-yuek as the this compares with 400 two days executor of the estate of the said
From Berlin, It is learned that He said that the German sub- sidy on wheat was approximately the Stock Ex bange there has not 13/64. per quarter; obviously at been severely fected by the New that rate,
the British farmer York crisis owing to the present could be undersold. The attack is low prices of industrial stocks. the vacation of a lis pendens re
Reuter. seriously felt 45 the German
It was the contention of Mr. Noel Buxton that nothing can be done immediately to check the dumping as the taxation of tocdstuffs is prohibited by the pledges of all political parties. The matter was raised in the House by Sir Edward Iliffe (Con.) who moved that immediate stops taken by Government to Lending Indian politicians who be Young and Good-looking.
have already been informed of the counteract the injurious effect of Young and good-looking, their purport of the Declaration have the dumping upon British agical deaths under the very
received it well. It is understood | ture. tragic circumstances revealed, haven Gandhi welcomes t-Reuter.
intense interest and aroused speculation.
Were the unfortunate women murdered? Or were they the victims of a remarkable suicide pact?
These are the problems being Investigated by a large police squad which is now combing the Colony for clues which may lead to identification.
Police Theories, Police oficials, sounded, regard ing the possibilities of the case, said that it appeared to them to be a case of suicide deliberated in the form of a triple pact.
Until the investigations alrendy commenced have produced further light on the mystery; however, they are not disposed to accept this as the only explanation for the fact that the bodies were tied together.
Age and Appearance.
A enreful examination of the remains, now lying at the Kowloon Mortuary, has made it possible to estimate the ages. of the victims as approximately 28, 24 and 20 respectively.
The eldest was dressed in black cotton clothing with shoes and socks of the game colour.
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- BOXING SUSPENSION
SENSATION.
Heavy Subsidy.
PROMOTERS AND MANAGERS quality competes with British
UP IN ARMS.
London, Oct. 30.
As a sequel to the recent suspensions of Ernie Jarvis, Loving and Mutt Wells, now shown to have been based upon a mis- apprehension, an extremely stormy, meeting of promoturs, managers and boxers in London to-day, decided by 20 votes to seven, to form a new "Boxing Federation." The three suspended men atated their case against the British Boxing Board of Control, Matt Wolls declaring that he had no knowledge of why he was suspend- ed.
The meeting passed a resolution declaring that the suspensions were unfnir-Reiter,
TREATY WRECKERS DISCOMFITED?
THE GERMAN" REFERENDUM
home grown qualities, whereas Canadian and other wheats do not, The same subaidy system applied to barley, and oats, though the amount varied.
ngo.
to
Canadian Progress.""
Lo Kau.
British participation will, therefore, be left to private en terprise under the auspices of the Royal Aero Clab, in which, connexion it may be noted that the cost of preparation of the world's fastest machines for the September Race cost the British Government more than £250,00
In making the announcement, the Air Ministry explains that
fluenced the Governnicut lu com- ing to this decision.
MRS. BENSON DIES AT two main considerations have in-
SHAMEEN.
PASSING OF WELL-KNOWN HONGKONG LADY.
Shameen, Oct. 30. The death occurred here last evening of Mrs. J. Benson, in her 76th year. Mrs. Benson is a well
High Speed Development.
The matter with which I have
In the first place, owing to Gy?- to deal is an application, which
erament participation in the con has been adjourned from chambers into Court by the defendant, for
tests of recent years, the event has assumed a character not entirely gistered by plaintiffs against dis-
in accordance with the intentions puted properties on August 27,
of M. Schneider, its originator and 1929, but before I touch upon the
the donor of the Trophy,' -*** law applicable to the question known Hongkong resident, having New York, Later.
Secondly, although the entry of The Canadian Stock Exchanges presented to me for decision, it is resided in the Colony for close on after the most hectic week in their necessary that I should deal with thirty years. During the last Royal Air Force machines and the history showed unmistakeable certain facts established by the two years she has.been living in use of all the resources of the Gov- was calculated to give Shameen with her daughter and ernment Apart from the subsidy, it was signs of recovery to-day. Nearly evidence.
Lo Kau died in Macao on Decem-cn-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.much to the development of high- speed aircraft-ard did so notably very difficult for British farmers to all the leading Canadian Issues
in the two latest contests, when Bri- substantial gains and ber 15, 1907, leaving 13 sons living. Watson. self in competition with the Cer-recorded man farmers because of the longer there was a much more confident pout of 16 which were born
Mrs. Benson passed away very tish machines reached speeds vary- him. Plaintiffs are four of the hours of the agricultural workers tone at the close.
at 945 ing between 280 and 330 miles an in Germany and the fact that in. In New York, the consensus of surviving sons and defendant is quietly, but suddenly
having been hour-sufficient data have now beeri yesterday evening, many districts during the sowing opinion is that the worst is now the son of Lo Lim-yeuk, the eldest for only 48 hours, from heart collected for practical development
Exchange, son of La Lau, who diet intestate failure. Besides her daughter min this direction. though recovery will take time and on July 15, 1927,
Shameen, she leaves two sons in It is considered, therefore, that allies will be followed by fresh applied for letters of administra Hongkong, a son in South Africa, the large expenditure of public involved by Government delines. It is generally felt that tion to the estate of his decoased Wall Street has weathered
the father, Lo Lim-yuek, on Septem- and a daughter in England,
participation is no longer just- worst storm in its history with ber 7, 1927, and on November 2, commendabe stability.--Renters 1927, these, were granted to him,
able.
Worth Over $2.000.000. Amaican Service.
and harvesting seasons, women and children laboured in gangs and were paid at a rate approximately of threepence an hour.
Duty or Subsidy? Possible solutions were to put a duty on all bounty-fed cereals com- in from abroad, except those from the British Empire, or to subsidse the growing of those particular cereals in this country.
Mr. Noel Buxton, the Minister of Agriculture, replying, pointed out' that the late Conservative Govern- ment, a majority of whose party, as he understood, favoured Protection, had frequently declined Protection a remedy for the British farmer's difficulties.
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Neither:
The present Government could no more than the Inte Government in pase a countervailing duty to coun- teract the effect of German dumping which he agreed was regrettable and most damaging.
PROBABILITIES. The second woman wore "blue
Berlin, Oct. 30, cotton clothing, with shoes and j socks of the sume colour to match, Although the official figures will while the youngest had black not be available until the sixth of buttoned-up boots, and a black next month, it appears certain that dress. She was, wearing gold ear-the requisite ten per cent. of the rings.
electorate will not be secured in favour of the referendum on the Drewned During Night?
Nationalist Bill-"against the En- It was also stated definitely on slavement of the German Nation." The Bill is one which provides medical authority that the bodies had been in. the water for a few for the repudiation of all agree hours only. It is inferred, there ments or treaties entered into, by fore, that the suicide pact, if such Germany since the war, Including it was, was carried out during the reparations agreements, and also night.
for the institution of a charge of The pollee are, however, Intri-high treason against Ministers or gued by the singular fact of their plenipotentiaries responsible for being tied together. It is said that agreements "enslaving the German the
antion."-Reuter. the method of the bieing would suggest that they would have had
a certain amount of difficulty in A ROUND THE WORLD
doing it themselves, though it
would not have been impossible.
Up to the time of going to presa,
there had been no report to the
TRAVELLER.
As for a subsidy to the British corngrower, the subsidy system was repealed in 1921 and the late Gov- ernment had explicitly repudiated the polley of the subsidy.
Over なぜ
the Stock
NEW CHARING. CROSS STATION:
14
On
to
Defendant
money
The hearse will be conveyed to Hongkong by the s.s. Taishan this evening, and the funeral will take
Aircraft Industry's Triumphs, place in the Colony to-morrow
This decision should not, of- (Thursday), afternoon.. No steps were taken to obtain
The death of Mrs. Benson will course, affect the entry of British representation of the estate of Lo Kau in Hongkong until letters of be regretted by a very large circle machines in future contests. Con- administration were applied for of friends and acquaintances with vincing proof has been furnishs 1 and obtained by the official ad-whom her many activities brought of what the British aircraft in ministrator September 18. her in frequent contact both industry can do and the wide public. 1024; but though that official Hongkong and Canton. She was interest displayed should make it stated In his petition that Lola member of St. Andrew's Church, possible for British pilots and m Kwong-wai, the third plaintiff in Kowloon. Our Own Correspon-chines to compete in what was lii-
dent.
tended to be a sporting internation London, Oct. 30. thla action, had informed him that
al event on the basis of ivate The Minister of Transport made the Hongkong estate of Lo Kau
enterprise.es a statement in the House of Com-consisted of leasehold properties nons regarding the construction worth over $2,000,000, nothing! of the new Charing Cross Station appears to have been done either on the south side of the Thames, by the official administrator or to replace the present station on anyone else, to collect this very
valuable estate. the north side.
TO TAKE FIVE YEARS TO CONSTRUCT.
He said before the construction
SOVIET BLOODBATH
CONTINUES.
It is u fact, of course, that private enterprise was driven out of the competition owing to the heavy cost of preparation and mas chine development, but now that a
made, similar and improved fingr can be followed without involving prohibitive expense.
In 1921, certain of the elder MORE. EXECUTIONS OF THEIR tremendous advance has been
OPPONENTS.
Air Mail to Cape Town.
of the new station could be com- sons of Lo Kau formed some
Riga, Oct. 80. menced, it would be necessary to properties into a kind of trust clear the site and provide housing under the style of the Yuk Ngok
The persecution and execution of accommodation for the people of Estate for the benefit of the sons the working class who would be of Lo Kau and their dependants. persons in Russia alleged to be
In the House of Commons, He hoped, however, conditions
This somewhat indefinite arrange-opponents of the Soviet Govern- diaplayed.
It was estimated that the con-ment appears to have continued ment continues...
The Ogpu (the Secret Police) question-time, Mr. F. Montagu would offer an opportunity for ac-
non-party lines to which all struction of the new station would for about three years, but by deed tion could agree without abating a jot sure or loss than five years from of settlement dated February 18, to-day shot five persons, including the Under-Secretary for Air, state of their principles.
Replying to the argument that the date of the Royal Assent to the 1924, the position was regularised. a priest, near Kostroma, on that proposals for the air mail s3f-
Anglo-German commercial Bin which was being introduced Under that deed, certain of the charge of having encouraged an treaty did not preclude a counter in this session of Parliament.-sons of Lo Kau assigned to four anti-Soviet movement.
Fifteen peasants have just been vailing duty, Mr. Noel Buxton said British Wirelegs.
the benefit of the surviving sons executed at Tomsk where sentence and grandsona of Lo Kau, includ- of death has been passed on two ing the four plaintiffs la this priests. Reuter. action, and there was a further provision that in certain events these properties were to be divided amongst the beneficiaries. Early Dissatisfaction.
It did 80.
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The Treaty. "It is not a treaty we want to denounce or which any Government would denounce. It is a treaty of extreme
police which could possibly throw BARON WARTHAUSEN FLIES which is considered
any light on the mystery,
NEW FRUIT EXCHANGE.
-BUILDING WHICH HAS COST £300,000,
London, Oet..30.
TO HAMILTON.
Toronto, Oct. 30.
LONDON CENOTAPH CEREMONY.
ARMISTICE DAY FUNCTION
TO BE BROADCAST.
trustees specified properties for
vice to Cape Town had now been agreed between the various Govern ments concerned and a survey party consisting of representatives of the Imperial Airways and Air Ministry officials had left for Cape Town for INTERPORT CRICKET. the purpose of visiting countries
en route and of organisation is. consultation with local officials,
MALAYA TEAM ARRIVES IN HONGKONG."
By Air to Singapore!
The service would be operating
value.
"The Government, like its pre- decessor, ia entirely opposed to
It would appear that dissatis- London, Ort. 30. faction at the properties included A message from Hamilton, On- duties on food."-British Wirelcun. When the subject of dumped tario. states that Baron Koenig
The Cenotaph ceremony to be in the deed of February 18, 1921,
The team which is representing half-way to Cape Town by June of Warthausen, who flew from Ber-German wheat was raised in the held in London on Armistice Day early manifested itself amongst Malaya in the Trian Inter-nxt year and he hoped that the bin to Moscow, and from Moscow last Parliament the Minister for will be broadcast from 10.30 a.m. the beneficiarles, for on August nort Tournament, arrived in the remainder would be working six to Japan, in a small aeroplane, Agriculture, Mr. Guinness, said to 11:16 am. (Mean Greenwich 12, 1924, certain of them, includ- Colony this morning aboard the months later or by April, 1981; at has arrived at Hamilton from San the Government was precluded Time) on November 11th, on shorting Loo Kwong-val and Loo Blue Funnel .. Anchises, com- lateat. Francisco.
from taking action to prevent the wave 25.5 metres. Special Sar-Kwong-to, the third and fourth pelsed as follows:-R. B. L. Brad The Government of India Je now- plaintiffs in this action, Issued dell, A. J. Bostock Hill, Dr. H. O. considering the early extension of He proposes now to sail from importation of bounty fed cercala ice... A new Fruit Exchange was open-New
This should be of interest to local writinOriginal Jurisdiction Hopkins, P. N. Knight, W. A. B. the Croydon-Karachi air mail ser from Germany by Article 8 of the York for Germany on
Anglo-German Treaty, completing ed in Spitalfields, London, to-day November
wireless enthusiasts who possess pots Action No. 188, of 1924; against Smith, Lt. Waring, R. G. Gibson, vice to Calcutta, while estimates for 1st,
capable of receiving from this die Lo Lim-yeak and other sons of Lo WA, D. Wynch, A. A. A. Janden, its further extension to Singapore by the Lord Mayor. Its erection circumference of the world, most tracting parties to impose on tance. The reception here..would be Kan (deceased) asking for, the Lal Singh, Evan Wong, A. J. L. and Australia were being examined has cost £300,000-British Wire of the journey being covered by
Reuter and British Wireless. between 680 and 7.15 p.m., Hong-
Idaar
neroplane-Reuter.
а This forbids either of the con-
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kong time.
(Cotnínued on, Page 7.) Donaldson.