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F#-#WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1929. A
GRAPHIC STORY OF SHANGHAI STOCK
"MOLESEY."
LIFEBOAT FIGHTS SEA ALL NIGHT.
EIGHT LIVES LOST BEFORE RESCUE AT DAWN.
EXCHANGE.
NOVEMBER SETTLEMENT NOT SATISFACTORY.
SERIOUS SITUATION.
tainty.
SUPPOSED DEAD MAN JAILED.
EMBEZZLEMENT' FROM BRITISH FIRM.
SUICIDE THREAT WHICH DID
NOT MATERIALISE.
CAUGHT IN CANTON.
4
RADIO DEALERS' ARMISTICE ON THE
OBLIGATIONS.
HONAN FRONT.
MUST SEE THAT BUYERS HAVE LICENCES.
A SECOND OFFENCE.
RESULT OF RUSSIAN INVASION?
AT NANKING.
The importance of radio dealers BIG MILITARY CONFERENCE making absolutely certain that pur- chasers of wireless sets and acces- sories are the possessors of proper licences was urged by Mr. N. L Smith, when he prosecuted on be
half of the Postmaster General in MANCHURIA REPORTS. a case heard before Mr.A. W. G.H. Grantham at the Central Magis-
Hankow, Nov. 26. tracy this morning, in which the All the Kuominchun New Moon Company, of 11. Des fronts are now quiet and it is Voeux Road Central, were charged officially stated that every en- with sciling a variable condenser
AUNUM
SINGLE CONCENT
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Trispkums Central 1248,or 1247.
33 Wong Nai Gasaj Road............. Happy Vallby,
KWANGSI TROOPS
ADVANCE.
HUGE CONCENTRATION AT TAKHING.
MINES STORY FALSE?
Wuchow, Nov. 27. Wang Shao-hung, one of the "Big Four" of the Kwangsi Clique, arrived at Takhing on the evening of the 25th and has taken
advance,
over
are
IS MR. THOMAS UP AGAINST IT?
IRONICAL CHEERS BY TORY BENCHERS.
FOSTERING EXPORT TRADE OF COUNTRY.
Shanghai, Nov. 27. The November Settlement on the Shanghai Stock Exchange was carried through yesterday, and the anxiety which has been manifested WASHED OVERBOARD.fied to some extent. The Bettle-
recently, seems to have been justi
ment cannot be regarded us wholly
A "dead" man who came to life A thrilling story of the heroic satisfactory, due to certain oblign-
to-day appeared
before Mr. efforts which enabled the rescue tions not having been discharged..W.G.H. Grantham at the Central of the crew of the London
All business has been hanging Magistracy to answer for a long tramp-steamer "Molesey" which fire and the market extremely re-list of defalcations which he com- I was wrecked off the Pembroke-tricted us the result of the uncermitted when employed as a trusted without the production of a wireless/deavour is being made to win
Inertia characterised the Stock servant of a well-known British lleence by the purchaser, contrary over the revolters by diplomacy, mander-In-Chief of the Kwangai questions and a series of supple-
to the Telegraph Ordinance No. 11 rather than by force of arms General Yu Hwie-chun, recently The manager of the firm appeared deposed from his command by before the magistrate and said he the Government, has now been did not deny the fact that the reinstated and is acting as the variable condenser was "sold, but it was sold by a Chinese foki over the principal mediator "pacifying hind two letters, in the one of which counter to an Englishman, who he confessed to having embezzled handed him a plece of paper large sums of money belonging to written in English which foki his employers, and the other ex-thought was a licence. The foki pressing a touching farewell to his wife.
shire coast on Monday night in a terrific gale, is somewhat marred by the news that seven members of the crew and, the Chief Officer of the ill-fated craft lost their lives. It was ut first thought that all on board had been brought safely ashore, but the stories of the survivors ahow that eight people died
before assistanc coming...
was forth-
The victims were either wash- ed or jumpd overboard during A night of terror. succumbing rapidly, to the bitter coldness of the water, "Those rescued include the cap tain, twenty-four members of the crew, two wives of the officers, and two stowaways. A graphic ac count of the disaster is told by a survivor named Ludgate, who was the boatswain of the Molesey.
Rescue At Dawn.
The ship went ashore on Mon- day evening, was badly battered by heavy seas through the night, and a resene was effected at dawn, when the ship was on the verge of going down,
The full story of the affair is old below in a wireless message:
London, Nov. 26.
Seven members of the crew and the wife of the chief officer of the London steamer "Molesey lost their lives through the wreck of the vessel near Wooltack Point of the South Wales coast.
Twenty-nine persons were res
cued.
Life-Boat Crew's 'Heroism." Millions of wireless listeners-in last night heard an appeal broad- cas: from the London Station of
the B.B.C. asking any ship in the vicinity of Wooltack Point to send,
Market all day yesterday, which is usulilly active.
command, it is understood, of the Kwangsi armies now advancing THE MOTOR INDUSTRY. ¡down the West River on · Canton
Over 60,000 Kwangal troops
London, Nov. 26;. war-reported, to be
Takhing awaiting the order to ed to raillery from the Opposi
concentrated at Mr. J. H. Thomas was subject-
tion Benches to-day when he General Li Chung-yen, the Com- ventured answers to fifteen Armies, arrived at Wuchow yester- day from Nanning, and will make mentary questions in the House his headquarters here."
of Commons regarding the steps It is learned that the Kwangal|he had taken for reducing un- purchased: four employment. Mr. Thomas was aeroplanes from France and that asked regarding the progress these machines arrived at Lung of the schemes he had outlined, kow a few days ago, being on their and he was unable to make any way to Wuchow.
very definite statements.
firm in the Colony,
Employed since 1921 with Messrs.of 1928. Brunner Mond & Co. (now the im perial Chemical Industries, China,
leaders have Limited), Ho Lam, the man in
Brokers were conspicuous" by their absence and the consensus of opinion is that the November Set-question, disappeared from his post tlement has not been met. There on September 13th lust, lenying be is a possibility of litigation.
It is feared that the failure, if only slight, may possibly lead to grave complications at the De camber Settlement, and there is a probability of heavy liquidation necessitated by the enormous dif- ferences which have to be faced before the end of the year.
SCOTTISH FISHING
FLEET LOSSES.
RELIEF FUND STARTED IN
SCOTLAND.
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of sum
could not speak English. The pur- chaser also told the foxi that he was
buying the condenser to take up to
Macao.
The Magistrate said that was not the point. The article was sold without the salesman asking for a
licence.
Mr. Smith pointed out that al- though the licences were written in English, Chinese radio dealers were expected to know them when they saw one.
the enemy troops."
It is believed that the armis- tice, which seems to be comp- lete. has resulted from repre- sentations following the Soviet Ivasion of Manchuria. In view of the armistice,
no
further fighting is expected for the present in this region.
The First and Second Nanking
shek's Own-are concentrating Divisions "Marshal Chiang Kai- at Sincheng and Hanchow from the Henan Front, preparatory to re- turning to Nanking.
Exodus For Nanking.
It is further learned that Gen eral Chiang Ting-wen's Ninth Division is returning to Hankow from Hupeh.
to
Three Letters, · These two letters were found on Extreme tension is likely to pre-a camp-bed in the steerage compart vail and the situation is very un-ment of the s.. Sai On, then travel. certain, calling for the utmost cau-ting to Canton, on the night when tion. Our On Correspondent. Ho Lam disappeared. There was also a third missive to the compradore of the ship, direct ing that
$6.30 (subsequently found left behind
The case was agиru- on the campbed) be handed over
vated by the fact that, only a fort to Ho Lam's wife. The inference night before, they had sent one of suggested by this request and by their staff to buy an induction coil other declarations of a gloomy nu-from the defendants, and it was ture was that it was the intention sold them without any question The Government's German mill- of the writer to take his life, ob-being put to the purchaser regard-tary advisers have returned viously by throwing himself froming the possession of a licence. Hankow on their way to Nanking, the boat upon which he was travel- They warned the defendant then, while most of the important gen- and, after waiting a fortnight,erals from the various fronts are No-one subsequently saw the sent another man to their shop to leaving for Nanking as soon as of the East-Anglican Herring Fleet desperate deed being carried out. purchase the condenser, and again possible to attend a conference were involved in the disaster strong easterly wind was blow- they failed to ask him to produce there. Reuter. wrought by the storm in the Northing on the trip to Canton and a licence. Regarding the ques most of the passengers were under tion of sending the articles to Of these, 542 were registered cover. Consequently, there was Mucao, they could always get Scotland. The total number very litt.e confirmation of what Ho exemption from the Postmaster of nets destroyed was approximate-Lam had intended doing with him- General in exceptional cases like
27,800 and their value was about self, except for the fact that when £60.000. The cost of replacing the Sai.On arrived at Canton, the nets would be £143,000. A fund camp-bed was found deserted and fishermen totalled nearly £13,000 nent position so that they would being raised in Scotland for the the letters left behind in a promi- and was growing. daily.British not be overlooked. Wireless.
London, Nov. 26. Mr. W. Adamson the Secretarying. for Scotland, stated in the House Commons, that 571 boats of
Sea on November 11th.
in
M.. POINCARE'S GOOD RECOVERY.
Confession Made.
that.
The Magistrate-Dld not the defendant appear before me on a
fined him $10. I don't wish to similar charge ten days ago?
Mr. Smith: Yes, and you then
press for a heavy penalty, but we want the question of licences to be taken in earnest, as they are one
Conference Re: Russia?
Shanghai, Nov. 26.
It is learned that a big confer- ence of the leading Nationalist military officers is being held in Nanking before the end of the week. It is tolerably certain that
situation, which is engaging the the conference will mainly con- cern itself with the Manchurian Government
attention of the seriously.
Much uneasiness exists
W
All inland river traffic has been
resumed. H.MS. Tarantula left for Samshui yesterday Wachow morning, leaving the U.S.S. Min danao, the only foreign gunboat in port. The fact of the Tarantul la's departure for Samehui seems to prove the warning of the mining
the Canton authorities.--Our Own of the river to be mere bluff by Correspondent (By Wireless).
Other messages from the West River state that the large body of troops which crossed over the river during the earlier part of this week has now returned to the left bank. A large force of troops is reported to be at Lukpo, mear Shluhing.
The situation in Wuchow quiet at present.""
AMERICA'S GROWING FOOD PRICES.
OUTLOOK REGARDED WITH SATISFACTION.
is
Mr. Thomas was subjected to banter and ironical cheers from the Conservativs Benches when he referred his questioners to pre- vious answers, or fell back upon hia favourite phrase, to the effect that he is "exploring every avenue."
One Kind of Upset.
In the course of his replies, the Lord Privy Seal mentioned in connexion with his efforts to attract industries to start new fac tories. In the areas where most distress was found, that he had hoped to get a silk factory opened in a part of Glamorganshire, and he believed that the Government could have succeeded in its pro-. posals but for a peculiarity of the water which made the project impossible.
Asked whether it was the Gov- ernment's policy to develop and encourage the export trade as a permanent remedy for unemploy ment, Mr. Thomas replied that he had already, on more than one occasion, said that the only real and permanent remedy for gun- employment lay in the extension of our trade both at Home and abroad.. Government's Efforte..
Washington, Nov. 26. The agricultural leaders who visited the White House yesterday
of the Department |- bave continued their discussions with officials
the prospects in agriculture are
It was the Government's policy of Agriculture.
It is the general opinion that to encourage by every means in its brighter than at any time since the War, There has been a general atupward trend in commodity prices
antisfaction.--Reuter's American
power the development of our ex- port trade.
What the compradore did when of the chief means by which we Harbin, and it is reported that and the outlook is regarded with constant touch with representa-
if possible, radio or visual signals SOON ABLE TO RESUME FULL of the Imperial Chemical Indus-
to the "Molesey" which was ashore
and breaking up.
It was, however, a lifeboat from
st
· ACTIVITY.
Paris, Nov. 20.
he found the letters, was to post them to the people named on the envelopes. In due course, Mr. J. C. Bollard, assistant manager
tries, received one of these com- munications. It contained a con- fession by Ho Lam that a busi-. A bulletin issued by M. Poincare's ness venture, had committed him doctors to-day states that the to, spending monies to the extent former Premier has completely re- of $6,609.04 belonging to his em- also hinted The lifeboat was launched at Covered from his two recent opera-ployers. Ho Lam eight o'clock last night and tions and that M. Poincare was out therein that it was his intention
of bed for a few minutes yesterday. to take his life. struggled against terrific sensRenter. throughout the night reaching the ship at dawn."
the village of Angle, near Milford Haven, which eventually rescued those aboard the wrecked ship.
This letter, as well as that re- Paris, Nov. 26. ceived by Ho Lam's wife, living M. Poincare is thoroughly healed at Temple Street, Yaumati, were after his recent operations and the handed over to the police. Then only with great difficulty doctors state that he will soon be
The probabilities of Ho Lum were the survivors taken off. One able to resume eative activity being still alive and enjoying an of them had been knocked over by Hams a terrific sea and had sustained a fractured leg.
Bosun's Story.
The boatswain of the Molesey,
named Ludgate, afterwards gave
EXPENSIVE LUXURY
YACHT.
1
to Interviewers a thrilling account ( NEW YORK TO PURCHASE THE
of the steamer's ordeal.
The Molesey, he said, ran into a heavy gale Immediately it rounded
́"MAYFLOWER?”,
ensure that people who are listen- ing-in are properly licensed. The licences are very cheap.
A frie of $15 was inflicted.
AMERICAN CRIME "REWARDS."
COUNTRY'S LOSSES TOTAL £100,000,000 YEARLY.
.
New York, Nov. 26. According to the Vice-President of the National Surety Company, Mr. Algire, crime in the United States costs the American people at least one hundred millions ster
existence in obscurity in Cantonling every year. were, however, considered. and the same day a sceptical police officer took out a warrant for Ho Lam's arrest on a charge of em- bezzlement.
He sets the losses out as follows: Embezzlement: £25,000,000. Burglary and Theft: £60,000,-
.000.
.
Forgery and Fraud; £25,000.-
000.
foreignere and Chinese residents alike fear a Soviet attack."
The Manchurian Government has sent repeated, cablegrams to the Nanking Government asking for reinforcements and supplies of ammunition.
In an official statement at Harbin, General Chang Ching-hui, the Garrison Commander, an- that the nounced yesterday Government has concentrated some 30,000 Manchurian troops in and Around Harbin. General Chang assured residents that there is no reason to feel perturbed. He is of opinion that the Manchurian troops at Harbin will be adequate to cope with any Soviet attack.-
Thousands of troope and
from refugees
Khailar and Manchuli areas have arrived at Harbin.
Services
VATICAN INCIDENT
TRIAL.
WOMAN HELD MENTALLY, UNBALANCED.
With this end in view, he was in
tives of the various industries in order to ascertain from them what were their difficulties und in what way the Government could properly help.
1. Apart from his efforts in con- nexion with the steel trade, he had already met representatives of the motor, shipbuilding and electrical trades, and he hoped, as oppor- tunity offered, to meet the repre sentatives of many other indus tries.
Horse-Power Tax To Go.
It is notable in this connexion
Rome, Nov. 23. After hearing the evidence against the Swedish woman who drew a revolver at St. Peter's and was prevented by spectators from aring at Monsigneur Smith, the that representatives of the British titular Archbishop of Paralus, and Section of the Society of Motor watching her demeanour during the Manufacturers and Tradera, head. trial, the Vatican Judge came to ed by Sir Herbert Austin, met Mr. the conclusion that the woman is Thomas at the House of Commona this afternoon, to discuss with him mentally unbalanced,
She will be handed over to the the needs of the British motor car Italian authorities for repatriation industry, with particular reference to Sweden.--Renter.
to the export trade..
MEXICO AND PEACE
PACT.
ADHERENCE NOTIFIED TO
Muling Captured. According to Japanese sources. the Soviets after their "successes" Arrested in Canton.
at Manchuli and Khallar, captured He states that to fewer than Muling yesterday, the 25th instant. 'An interval of more than two months elapsed. Then the Can- seventy banks have been ruined in The same source reports that the New York, Nov. 26. ton police got their first definite the course of the past four years, Soviet troops in the region of number. about. four the Pembrokeshire coast, and it
The City of New York contem-clue which led to the arrest of the 1926 to 1929, as the result of em- Khailar
Brigades. grow in intensity. In the midst of plates the purchase of the Presi- "dead" man in that
city. Tha bezzlement and robbery.
WASHINGTON. The total losses of these banks Several thousands of fresh elements dential yacht "Mayflower" for the missing man was brought back un alone amounts to £6,000,000. the their battle with
Soviet troops are concentrating something seemed to go wrong reception of distinguished guests.
Washington, Nov, 26. der a police escort to the Colony,
He declares that under-insurance on the border and it is anticipated with the steering gear.
The "Mayflower" was once the
The Mexican Government have against loss is most prevalent that they will move into Manchuria The ship was carried at the flagship of Admiral Dewey of arriving on the a.a. Tung On last
through the country, stating that if the Mukden Government formally notified the U.S. State De mercy of the seas and struck the American-Spanish war fame. Lat night..
partment that Mexico will adhere Following a complete admission the public pays only £17,000,000 to engages the Soviet Invaders.
the re- rocks with terrifio force, two of terly it has been fitted out as a
£3,000,000,000.--Reuter's
The refugees from Khallar and to the Kellogg Pact for the lifeboats beleg, washed away yacht for American Presidenta, but of his defalcations, He Lam's approtect
Mt gistrate American Service,
Manchuli are being quartered and nunciation of war. Mr. Hoover discarded it as an ex-pearance before the immediately.
Fifty-five countrics have now fed by the Chinese Chamber of ratified the Pact, the Argentine be There was no shelter at all, and pensive luxury-Renler's American this morning came as a matter of course. Described as a salesman,
Commerce, co-operating with the ing the only notable absentee from the waves came steadily crashing Service.
whose salary and commission
authorities. General Wen Fa-lin, down upon the vessel,
amounted; when in the employ of the British Chemical Industries, to an average of $100 per month, the accused. was charged on four counts.
Then the bridge was swept away by a pounding sea..
Three of the men jumped overboard and tried to reach the shore, but the terrible waves were too much for them and they were seen no more: ·
Stowaways Aboārd.
The vessel was ainking as the lifeboat approached. Among the
ATLANTIC TIDAL WAVE
DISASTER.
AMERICANS SUBSCRIBE TO RELIEF MEASURES.
The charges were as follows: (a) That on September 10, he embezzled $390.15.
(b.) That on September 11, he St. John's Nov, 26... embezzled a further $222.70...
(c.) That on July 23, he embezzl The Prime Minister of New- foundland, Sir Richard Squires has ed a sum of 867.10.
(d.) That on August 19, he em- rescued were two stowaways. received from Mr. Warren, the They did not come out of their United States Consul, a sum of bezzled a sum of $85.53. hiding place until the vessel had G35,000 subscribed for the rellet of On these four charges, Mr. wave dig Grantham sentenced the accused struck the rocks-British Wire-sufferers in the tidals
aster-Reuter,
an aggregate of ten months
Jegr
to
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NEPAL PREMIER'S DEATH.
Bangalore, Nov. 26.
The death has occurred of the Maharajah of Shamsher Jung, the Premier "of Nepal-Reuter,
hard labour.
of, Heilungklang, la mobilizing two the list. Reuter's American. Ser new brigades of troops,
Troops Start Looting..
Peking, Nov. 26.
vice,
OXFORD HONOURS MR. KELLOGG.
A message from Harbin says it is learned that trouble started at Hailar when Soviet aeroplanes MADE DOCTOR OF CIVIL LAW bombed the city. This threw the The accused, it was stated, was Chinese garrison into a panic, the at one time a member of the men fleeing from the city and loot- Police Reserve. ife was previous ing both Chinese and foreign pro- ly before the Court on an opium perty as they went. charge, but was discharged. His resignation from the Police Re- serve followed shortly afterwards.
It is stated reliably that the troops fired the city, which is still
Continued on Page 14.) :
London, Nov. 20. The honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law was conferred on Mr. Frank Kellogg former Secretary of State of the United States, at Oxford University to day-British Wireless.
It is understood that the manu-. facturers suggests the abolition of the Horse-power Tax, which they state handicaps British efforts to compete with foreign manufac- turers in the world markets. The deputation also stressed the neces aity for continuing the tariff against foreign cars and urged the need for some definite statement of the Government policy on this point.
Distinct Likelihood,
Only a few days ago, Ma Thomas made a statement to the Press in which he said he was conferring with a view to finding out by what means other than the horse-power tax the same revenue could be secured, with more. advantage to the motor Industry, Newspapers interpreted this as Indicating an Intention to abolish the horse-power tax, which encour ages the production of a small engine can unsuitable for export, and replacing the tax with creased petrol taxation.
McKenna Dution. In the Bonáe of Commons to day, the definite nature of Mr. (Continued on Page 14.7.