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LABOUR'S STICKY WICKET.
CLARENCE HATRY ILLEGAL SEIZURE
COMMITTED.
IMPORTANT EVIDENCE BY ACCOUNTANT.
OF WORKS.
POLISH GOVERNMENT REFUSES
COMPENSATION....
DRAMATIC STATEMENT BY CHIEF DEFENDANT.
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BRITISH DEMANDS.
London, Dec. 16. in the House of Commons' to-day',
the Foreign Secretary was asked
if his attention had been called to the seizure by the Polish authori-
DISMAL PREDICTIONS IN LONDON.
CONSERVATIVES AND COAL MINES BILL.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 17. 1929. BLAA-T
CRIME THREAT TO
SHANGHAL·
LAWLESS TROOPS DISBANDED AT JESSFIELD.
INVADE SETTLEMENT.
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THIRD ROUND OF F. A. CUP.
PREMIER CLUBS IN FOR FIRST TIME.
SECOND DIVISION ENTIRELY OUT OF LUCK.
938 PER ANNUM KINDER OOPT 20 CENTS
Imagine being able to travel the rough nat road with your hands resting lightly on
- the wheel, .... Think of having an automo- bile which you can drive all day at any speed without
ging a single road jolt
transmitted through the steering wheel,
Such are the fine results which ars matchless and featured in the 1930
Buicks.
THE DRAGON MOTOR CAR CO., LTD.
Talapkens Central 1240 or 1247. 33, Wong Nai Chung Road,'....... Haper Valley.
PONY CONTRACTS GLANDERS.
"JOCKEY CLUB STABLES NOW IN QUARANTINE.
NO EPIDEMIC FEAR,
Owing to the discovery of a pony suffering from glanders in the Hongkong Jockey Club's stables over the week-end, the stables have been placed in quarantine pending
any further cases.
"ACTION WAS CLEAN"ties of certain works at Radom, ENTICING AMENDMENT of Greater Shanghai, in ordering BØLTON DRAWN AWAY the examination of the animals for
near Warsaw, in which a promin-
ent British company has great
London, Dec. 16.
Clarence Hatry, who, until
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nancial interests,
He was further asked if he was
London, Dec. 10.. “Without definite steps to im-
Shanghal, Dec. 17. The Municipal Police are under- stood to be keenly · apprehensive, with very good reason, regarding the possible consequences of the ac- tion of the Garrison Commander
the disbandment of a large number of troops.
These have been disarmed at Jess-
lara as compensation, and the po- lice fear that they will embark on career of crime when their re- sources are exhausted.
London, Dec. 16. The draw for the Third, Round
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TROOPS FIRE ON H.M.S. SEAMEW.
SEAMAN SLIGHTLY
WOUNDED.
KWANGSI REBELS DISCLOSED AS CULPRITS.
FIRE IS RETURNED,
The pony concerned was the
The fact that H.M.S.- Seamew property of Mr. C. B. Brown, secretary of the Jockey Club, and has been fred on by Chinese
Linstead and, Davis. Immediately
the crash which rocked the the Polish Government had admi. prove the outlook of British in-field and paid off with a few dol Proper-of the Football Association of his partners in the firm of troops whilst she was on patrol
CANC
dustry, the current tendency to increase taxation at the behest of sentimental theorists would lead the country into bank- ruptcy."
This was the dismal prediction Lord Melchett, formerly Sir Al- fred Mond, a leading Liberal, who has played a leading part in improv ing the relations between employers and employed, in the course of an address delivered at the London Chamber of Commerce to-day.
aware that, despite the fact that ted that the seizure of the works . London Share Market to ith
was wholly mijastilled and illegal, foundations, was regarded as the Polish Government had re- one of the City's most brilliant fused any compensation, and that financiers, and his three asso- unless this decision were altered ciates in alleged swindles, the British company in question Edmund Daniels, company direc-ust apply for the sequestration of the works, involving the closing tor, of Leatherhead. Albert of the works, and also involving Edward Tabor, company direc-serious loss of employment to tor, of
Ashtead, and John British workmen. Graham Goodfellow" Dixon, Mr. Henderson replied that he secretary and company director, was aware of the circumstances of
and had were committed for trial at the his
recently despatched urgent telegraphic In- Guildhall to-day.
Mr. Churchill's Little Joke. structions to the British Ambassä-
or at Warsaw, whose reply had His views were endorsed by Mr. since been received and communi-Winston Churchill, the former cated to the British ́company in Chancellor of the Exchequer, who
speaking
nt simultaneously question.
Mr. Henderson said he had alao Unionist, gathering in London, de- instructed the Ambassador, by aclared that far from curing unem- despatch, to present to the Polish ployment, every step the Govern- Government the company's claim ment had taken bad tended to in- In respect of losses incurred by Ferense the number of able-bodied them. The future poleg of the paupers. "The actual losses' of the Hatry British compant could only be de- The Labour Government, he de- companies are placed at u much elded by the company themselves.clared, was secking to transform higher figure; but fraud is not-Britial Wireless, alleged. In connexion with the.
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An application for bail minde by the counsel for the defendanta was refused.
The charges involved a total of over £2,000,000, including over £1,350,000 in connexion with Iron Industries, Limited,
Accountant's Evidence.
entire amount.
Bir Gilbert Garnsey, a partner THE ANGLO-SOVIET
in the world-famous firm chartered accountants,
of
RAPPROCHEMENT.
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the country into a vast soup kitchen. Mr. Churchill told his audience that he Intended increasingly to direct attention to the grave im- pending developments in Egypt ultimately, perhaps in
which Messrs.
Price, Waterhouse and Company, who has been investigating the
the not distant future, would lend 10 a serious effusion of blood," He added that the same pro-
affairs of the whole of the Hatry DELAY IN PRESENTATION OF posals which were cajoling us out
company since the sensational
crash of two months or so buck.
gave evidence to-day,
He stated that the Kross
CREDENTIALS.
Jinbilities of the companies NO REASON YET GIVEN.
amounted to the enormous figure of £29,500,000, which did not in- clude the issued share expital of £3,110,000.
London, Dee. 16, The newly appointed Russian Ambassador in London, M. Sokolnikoff, was received at the Foreign Oflice tiny by the Foreign Secretary, Mr. Arthur Unsecured claims totaled £13.-Renderson, their conversation 760,000.
lating for over an hour.
inge det that M. Sokolnikoff
Enormous Deficit..
Me stated his opinion that there was a very small prospect of ä dividend for the unsecured eredi- Lars. The deficiency apparently, will total over £13,500,000.
will be received by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales in a few days for the presentation of his credentials from the Soviet Government,*
The matter of the resumption of In the course of his evidence, diplomatic relations with which caused something of a stir, Soviet was again raised in the Sir Gilbert Garnsey anid that House of Commons today when
Hatry rung himm tag) on
Hatry's Admissions.
the
the Mr. Arthur Henderson was ques-
of Egypt are at work in India on a far larger scale.
IN
"Dole" Bill Passed. Meanwhile, In the House of Commons, the third reading of the Unemployment Insurance Bill
It is definitely known, aaja matter of fact, that the disbanded soldiers belong to a mutinous regiment with a very bad record, and that the demobilisation is due to the de-. termination of the Nanking leaders
WEIRD AND 'WONDERFUL SCHÈME,
Chinese Pinn To Fill In Whangpoo River,
AND MAKE A 'NEW ONE."
Shanghai, Dec. 17.
The Harbour Bureau of the Municipality of Greater Shünghai is reliably riported « to be sponsoring a grandiose scheme for Alling „4“ the Whangpoo River and opening a new, river which was adidas, made available to forem Vessels. Our Own Correspons dent.
to have no troops in arma in the Nanking or Shanghai regions that cannot be absolutely trusted to sup- port the Government.
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Cup Competition was made to-day, the disease was diagnosed by a duty in the West River is reveal- resulting as follows:
veterinary surgeon, the animal ed in a message from our was destroyed.
Canton correspondent, to hand this morning.
Scunthorpe or Rotherham v. Notts
Forest
Charlton A. v. Q. P. Rangers. Chesterfield v. Middlesbrough. Wrexham v. West Brom. A. Birmingham v. Bolton Wand. Corlachiune v. Millwall, Coventry. Sunderland. Arsenal Chelsea, West Ham Notts County. Tottenham II. v. Manchester C. Wednesday v. Burnley. Derby County v. Bristol City. Walsall v. Swannen.
Fulham v. Carnarvon or Bourne-
mouth."
Brighton v. Grimsby. Blackburn v. Northampton. Aston Villa v. Reading. Bradford C. v. Southampton, Bury v. Huddersfield. Leeds United v. Cry, Palace. Liverpool v. Cardiff. Blackpool v. Stockport. Portsmouth v. Preston N.E. Clapton O. v. Bristol Rov. Manchester U. v. Swindon T. Barnsley v. Bradford, Newcastle v. York City. Doncaster v. Stoke City, Sheffield U. v. Leicester C. Watford or Plymouth v. Hull City Carlisle v. Everton Oldham v. Wolverine Matches to be played on January 11th.-Reuter.
Glanders is regarded as serious complaint in the veterinary world. Its syinptoms are frothing nt the mouth and none of the animal, and it is extremely inee- tious. To ascertain whether "an animal is suffering from glanders what is known as the Mallein Test Is applied, and the whole of the ponies in the Jockey Club stables will receive this test before the quarantine ban is lifted.
In certain rare cases the disenso can be transferred from an animal to a human being, while it is"de Anitely known that glanders can be given to an animal by a human agency.
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For the present, we understand, there la. no serious danger of an epidemic at the stables, but It is pointed out that every precaution must be taken to prevent the spread of the disease.
One of the bluejackets aboard was slightly wounded, and the Seamow returned the fire, with ́ what effect' is not stated. Investigation of the incident subsequently undertaken, saya i our correspondent, shows that the troops which fired at the gunboat were Kwangsi rubels, who have recently suffered defeat at the-hunds of the Cantoness forces,
Our correspondent further re- porta that there was another the Kwangel encounter between And Ironside rebola and the Cantonese defenders
on Satur day, which for some time gave rise to considerable anxiety.
that
BRITISH POLICY IN Luo was in the hands of the
EGYPT.
PROPOSALS NOT REGARDED AS DRAFT TREATY.
to be negotiaTED.
Advance Repelled. It was auddenly learned
Kwangsi troops under General Wong Shun-hung ggid, that, com- bining with the onsides, they érossed thie: Bamboo River and were advancing towards Canton.
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The Luck of the Draw,
Eupao,- which is only about miles from Canton, wit The luck of the draw has been
the place where the Kwangsi re- absolutely against the Second
bela met their defeat last May Division." Of the twenty-two
when they tried to attack Canton. clubs coming into the competition
On this occasion the rebel forces for the first time, only seven have
London, Dec. 16. advanced across the river and were had the fortune to be drawn at The Foreign Secretary was proceeding near Dai Tong when the
Oldham Athletic. home, these including the present asked in the House of Commons Cantonese under General Chiang lengue leaders, Blackpool and to-day whether he had received Kwong-Nai suddenly launched a
Both Notte any Car-teams and both Bristol teams are Eryption Government regarding the assistance of the noroplanes the very heavy counter-attack and, with among the visitors,
the proposed draft treaty sub-who were bombing the rebels, mitted by the British Government they drove the enemy back neroas Mr. Arthur Henderson replied, the river in disorder, and recap- "No," and he did not expect to
tured Lupao,
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It is feared that an outbreak of has been passed, in spite of strong soldiers have entered the Interna- violent erines will result from the nction. Already many of Conservative opposition.
The Tories moved an, amend-tional Settlement.-Our Om ment for the rejection of the Bill respondent. on the ground that it threw too heavy a burden on the Exchequer
and was calculated to result in a LONG DISTANCE_FLIER
Budget deftelt of al Icast £2,000,000.
GOING WELL.
communication from
The Conservative amendment. was defented by 278 votes to 199 votes before the third reading was FRENCH WARSHIP GETS INTO of the Third Division. The Wed-regime.. passed.
Coal B Tussle.
The next severe tussle between
TOUCH,
proposals,
:
The First Division has had will play before their own suppor- receive any further communica better Juck. Thirteen cluba
tera-both the Sheffield clubs be tiens on this subject until after Another version of the battle Ing thus favoured, while, four of the Egyptian elections and the states that General Chiang Kwang- the remainder are away to teams restoration of the Parliamentary nai's troops purposely allowed the rebels to advance almost without nesday are at home. Lo Burnley, Mr. Henderson 'WAS asked | opposition, meanwhile preparing an Sheffield United play Leicester whether he agreed with the ambush for them near Dai Tong, [City, and Birmingham meet the statement made by a member of If this version is correct, it cer Rio de Janeiro, Dec. 16.
holdere of the Cup. Bolton Wan- the Government in the House of tainly proved a very successful The wireless station at Pernam-derers. It seems probable that Lords that these proposals wore plece of strategy. telephone on September 17th, and tioned regarding an article in the the Government and the Opposi-buco has picked up a Bald he would very much
like Russian newspaper Prarda, fore-tion will commence to-morrow from a French warship which was first round this season. The other treaty but merely as an outline of message the Cup-holders will go out in the not to be considered na a draft
General Ho Departs. to see him.
casting increased ugitation among when the Government's Coal Mines British minora in "preparation for Bill will be debated. The debate in communication with the South finalists of last season, Ports- the battle of April.”
will continue on Tuesday and it Atlantie fliers, M. Challes and Co-mouth, are at home to Preston Mr. Henderson said the article is expected that the Bill will re-lonel Borges, at 8.30 o'clock this North End. The four defendants visited Sir
morning. when all was well. Gilbert at his office and Hatry, as notice of is Majesty's Govern-
was not such as to call for the ceive a second reading.
Reuter. the spokesman, then admitted im- ment. mediately that they had been
Asked the reason for the delay guilty of serious offences in in the presentation connexion with their companies. Sokolnikull's credentials,
Sir Gilbert added that they had Henderson said that was
not a all given loyal assistance during matter resting with a member of the Investigation of the remark the Government. He added that able state of affairs.
the delay was not on M. Sokolni- koff's side but on our side,
Replying to a suggestion that the delay was due to the fact that Questioned regarding the totul the Dominions had not sanctioned remunerations paid to the four, Mr. Henderson replied: "Observatives in the division lobby. defendants by the seven com- no."-Reuter and British Wireless, panies, the accountant said that;
Clarence Hatry had been paid £42,626 since 1926.
Defendants' Incomes,
Daniels had received £20,875| since 1925.
Dixon had been paid £11,565 since 1925.
A Liberal amendment protests against the failure of the `Bill to hasten rationalisation of the coal
but welcomes Mi.industry. .of
the Mr. establishment of a National Wagen
CHINA'S MINISTER
Between October," 1928 and September, 1929, Tabor, the fourth defendant, had received The £5,085 from the seven companies.
TO ENGLAND.
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TO BE RECEIVED BY THE
KING & QUEEN..
London, Dec. 16. China Association this afternoon welcomed Dr. Alfred Sze, the Chinese Minister, and hia None of Money Traced." wife, who are to be received by Their Majesties the Kine and Answering questions by counsel Queen at Buckingham Palace on for the defence, Sir Gilbert Thursday.-Reuter. Garnsey agreed that not a penny of the moneys which formed the subject of the charges could be traced to, the pockets of the do- fendants personally.
Reading a written statement, prior to his committal for trjal, the principal defendant Hatry said: "I am irretrievably ruined,
SOVIET INTRIGUE IN MONGOLIA.
INCITING POPULATION TO REBELLION.
Mukden, Dec, 17-
but I shall prove that my actions Reports from Hailar indicate, were clean and creditable, and I that the Soviet Government is in- shall take whatever punishment is citing the Young Mongols to de- Instore uncomplainingly."-clare independence in the Barga Reuter
district.Reuter.
Board.
Conservative Amedment.
The Conservative amendment, which has precedence, however, has been tabled in a form which fe designed to give the Liberals a chance of joining the COR.
Paris, Dec. 16. Captains Le Brix and Rossi hop- ped off from the Le Bourget acro drome at noon to-day for Benghazi, en route to Saigon, whither the air man Lassalle is also flying.--Haves,
Viry Chattilon, Dec. 16.
General Ho Ying-ching, the Com- The Foreign Secretary replied mander-in-Chief of all the Nation- that the proposals never were inalist forces engaged in suppressing lended as a draft treaty. They
the Kwangsi and Ironside-rebellion, Earlier Round Survivals, had not been initialled. They
left Canton yesterday afternoon on were merely proposals to be sub-board a gunboat for Hongkong and Of the seventeen teams which mitted, to be negotiated subse will be proceeding to Shanghai.im-
will have struggled quently by any Government elect- through the previous rounds, no ed by the Egyptian people.mediately, en route for Nanking,
have
or
fewer than eleven have had the British Wireless.
luck to be drawn at home.
The Third, Division (South) hus A wireless message from Lebrix six home and six away games, and Rossi 'who are flying to The Northern Section has five Saigon, states that they had grass-home and two away. ed over St. Raphael.
Two interesting London clashen The wireless equipment of their are on the card. The Arsenal machine subsequently broke down,meet Chefsca, and Charlton Athle- It will be moved by Sir Phillip but the plane is reported to be tie are opposed to Queen's Park Cunliffe Lister, the former Pre-approaching Bizerta, sident of the Board of Trade, to Reuter..
Tunis Rangers. Seven matches will be played in London altogether, in- morrow. It does not state
any reasons for rejection of the Bill,
cluding very interesting matches, but merely moves that the Bill
Spurs and Manchester City and be read a eccond time this day six
Corinthians v. Millwall. months bence."
Bait' to Liberals.
In this form, it is open for the Liberals to join the Conservatives, though hitherto it has been con- aldered most probable that the Liberals will abstain from a vote in support of the Conservatives.-- Reuter and British Wireless.
London. Dec. 16. Four prominent coal-owners, representing four Scottish dis. trict, have issued a statement opposing the Coal Mines Bill, Reuter.
U.S. INCOME TAX.
Washington, Dee, 10. President Hoover has signed the Income tax reduction bill Reuter's American Service,
STRANGE STOPPAGE OF AIR LINE.
POLITICAL DIFFERENCES
THOUGHT RESPONSIBLE..
Shanghai, Dec. 17. Considerable surprise was caused In Shanghai yesterday by the oud- den and mysterious suspension of the new air mail service between Hankow and Shanghaf.
Carlisle
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LORD CECIL AT THE FOREIGN OFFICE.
SERVING IN VOLUNTARY CAPACITY,
A large crowd of officials gather- ed at the Government Wharf at the end of the Wing Hon Malos to bid farowell to General Ho,
It will be remembered that Gen- eral Ho Ying-ching, recently ar rived from Nanking, to take over command of the campaign from Géneral Chan Chal-tong, the Com- mander-in-Chief of the Cantonese forces. He brought from the London, Dec. 16. North with him some 40,000 men of the the 6th and 8th Divisions. Now Mr. Arthur Henderson, Foreign Secretary, stated in the that he le returning to Nanking, House of Commons today that it fe presumed General Chan Chal- Lord Cecil was "serving at the tong will once more be in com-
:: Foreign Office in a voluntary capa- Į mand here. city."
Welcome to Victors,
All the Welsh clubs with the exception of Carlisle are called upon to travel," while
Government circles stated that have to entertain their formidable there is not the least likelihood of neighbours of the First Division, Lord Cecil joining the Labour Everton.
Party-Reuter.
Local "Derbies" will be played at Bury, Blackpool and Barnsley. League Football,
London, Dec. 18.
At Sheffield. today, in a post- The stoppage was certainly notponed First Division match, the due altogether to the weather, but United defeated the Arsenal by arose, it is believed, through certain four goals to one--Reuter. political difficulties, following the resignation of Mr. Sun Fo as head of the National; Aviation Corpora tion.
LINER DAMAGED IN RECENT GALES.,
DELAY IN SAILING OF LEVIATHAN.
London, Dec. 16. ́ ́ The sailing of the liner Levia- |
General Chan Chai-tong himself has been up in the fighting area for some time, but returned to Canton on Saturday, arriving at the Wang Sha Railway terminus of the Yuet Han Railway accompanied by Gen- eral Chiang Kwang-nal who was quite fresh from his victory over the rebels at Lupso.
The two Generals were given a Tousing reception.In the streets of Canton, Jargo numbers of officials" and representatives of various gulida and societies being present to welcome them ross
Li Mee, a widow, aged 41, of than from Southampton for New It has been notified that Martial.
The service was, however, resum Queen's Road Central, reporta-that York was postponed from to-day ed this morning and it is be about 7.30 p.m. yesterday, she was until tomorrow for repairs to a lieved that an adjustment has been walking along Queen's Road, when crack amidships in the hull affect effected with the Ministry of Com-a man snatched her handbag from ing three plates. The crack is at munications. Our Own Correspon her, containing money and a gold tributed to the recent beavy wea
chain to the total value of $124. ther-British Wireless
dent,
Law has been raised from the city. Everything, hore remains quiet.
but the motor traffle has not yet returned to the streets and it is still impossible to securé « Public hira car or an omnibur 2