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DAILY EXPRESS ON HIGHLANDERS FOR CHINA EXTRALITY BREWER CHARGES OPTIONAL CLAUSE CONTEMPT MOTION REMARKABLE END
"THE CARPET.”
SO-CALLED FORECAST OF SIMON REPORT.
EXCITEMENT IN POLITICAL CIRCLES.
HONGKONG.
THE ARGYLLS COMING FROM TIENTSIN IN MARCH.
REPLACING K.Q.S.B.
The Telegraph is reliably in- formed that arrangements have been made under which the 2nd. Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, now in Tientsin, will SHEER FABRICATION. embark for Hongkong at the end of March and will go into "bare racks at Shamshulpo.
London, Jan. 27.
The Bew is somewhat WI-
expected. It was understood that contemplate replacing the King's Own Scottish Borderers on their departure for India, and the new
orders are
INCIDENTS.
DISCUSSION IN HOUSE
OF COMMONS.
GOVERNMENT LACKS NEWS OF
WUCHOW AFFAIR.
A DEMAND, FOR $7,500.
Information from a reliable source reveals that no agree regard to the sinking of the Tien Hoi, by the Hongkong launch Tung On, at Wuchow recently. It is reported that the owners of the Tung. On offered to pay $3,000 in full settlement of the matter, or, alternatively, to pay for the salvage of the Tien Hoi,
The offer refused, the representatives of the Tien Hof,
WITHDRAWN.
CROWN NOT TO PROCEED ON OTHER COUNTS.
SENTENCE ON MONDAY
There has buena” new develop- ment in the Brewer case, the. Attorney General having citerzą n nolle prosequi in respect, of the indict- remaining counts in the ments.
When Mr. Instone Brewer was tried at the Criminal Sessions, Mr. Justice Wood decided to take the counts separately and accord- chart only, that he made a Statutory Report to the ellect that the total cash received by the stone Banking: Corporation in respect of shares Issued wholly for cash was $876:750, this being a false statement to Mr. Brewer's knowledge,
DEBATED.
CONTROL OF BRITISH
NAVAL ACTION,
POSSIBLE USE BY LEAGUE OF NATIONS.
TO CASE.
EXHIBITS TO BE SENT
IN, SHANGHAL
MR. BRUCE LOCKHARTTM AGAIN IN TROUBLE
TO LAW OFFICER, ANS
TRIAL BY NEWSPAPER:
Shanghai, Jan. 27. | JUDGE DOUBTS GENUINENESS,
In H. M. Supreme Court tortay, ROOF DOCUMENTS: before Judge GW, King, Mr. W. N
Bruce Bocklart, the editor and publisher of the "Showdown" Ap
NATIONAL SECURITY.pened to answer a motion that he ADVERTISING BUREAU.
be committed for contempt of court for publishing matter affecting the Khel action brought against him by Mr. W. R. B. McBain, in which
Two documents, produced by Mr. Y S. When, described as of the Chinese Y.M.CIA., in the action which he brought against The motion came before the court the Advertising and Publicity Inst week and was adjourned to give Mr. Lockhart an opportunity of fil-Bureau in the Summary Court before Mr. Justice Wood, as re- Ing an affidavit.
London, Jan. 27. The question of the use of the tions on behalf of the League of Nations was raised in the House of Commons to-day, in the course of discussion of a motion by Mr. Arthur Henderson ap-
In an affidavit filed by Mr. Read-ported on another page, are to proving ratification of theer Harris, it was stuted that Mr. be impounded and, sent to the signature of the Optional Clause.Lockhart published an account of Attorney General for him to On this count, the jury, of which Sir Austen Chamberlain de proceedings in Chambers and also take such action as may be. Mr. Stopani Thomson was the manded a reservation that the of an affidavit in support. foreman, returned a verdict of British Fleet should be subject guilty His Lordship reserved only to British maritime law. The sentence pending trial the Curervative amendment to
this. remaining counts, and Monday effect was rejected by 278 votes to next was fixed as the day when 19. Mr. Brewer would again appear in Court..
A considerable sensation was created in political eireles over the military authorities did not ment has yet been reached with ugly Mr. Brewer at first faced one British Fleet for warlike opera damages of $50,000 are claimed, the week-end by the appearance in the Daily Express, on Satun day, or a plausibly detailed
taken to indicate the article, purporting to be 11 summarised forecast of the willingness of the British Govern, ment to comply as far na possible Simon Commission's Report. with the Chinese request for a Immediately after the publica- | reduction of military forces in tion, it would appear, Sir'dohu | China. Simon interviewed the, Attorney- The Somers L.. will take the General, and as a result an oficial place of the K.0.5.8. at Morrny Inquiry wes made into the waela Barracks, we understand. affair. The article was, of course, The Argyll and Sutherland `sheer invention, but revelations | Highlanders
- passed have been made vindicating the Shanghai in November last Daily Express,
their way from the West Indies toed by the Chinese authorities, who Tientsin!
refused to hand them over
time on the ground that sume extrality had been abolished.
In the House of
Common Excited.
through
0311
Their arrival in Hangkong will There was some excitement in mark the first appearance of a the House of Commons to-day | "kiltle" regiment in the Colony when it became known that Sir for a period of over twenty years. John Simon had put a question on The Inst to be seen here were the the Order Paper dealing with the Queen's Own Cameron High- Sir John landers, who stayed in Hongkong article in question. Simon, who is the chairman of the for some months, on their way Commission, invited an expland North.
ilon.
Replying, Sir William Jowilt, K.C., the Attorney General, stated that the chairman of the Daily Express had placed himself un-
The Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders are commanded by Lieut. Col. R. G. Maelaine, M.C.
31
reservedly in his (the Attorney BYRD EXPEDITION
IN NO DANGER.
General's) hands and had assisted him. to discover the source of the article.
Provided by Indian,
ICE BARRIER EXPECTED TO BREAK UP SOON.
WHY
demanding $7.500.
I will be recalled that
Ewo
British subjects, members of the crew of the Tung On were arrest
for
yesterday, Mr. Arthur Henderson Commons said he had received no report of the Wurhow,
developmenta
recent
Commons Questions.
он
י,
of
necessary...
His Lordship made this decision Mr. Lockhart said that as Mr. McBain's affidavit, had been pub-to-day when he gave judgment for shed, he published his own. He the defendants. In the course of was as much entitled to protect his the judgment; his Lordship sain he was not satisfied that, "efther. good name as Mr. McBain. ·
document was genuine.
Judge King ordered Mr. Lockhart to refrain from any further com- ments pending the trial of the libel action, and also to pay the casts of the contempt proceedings.
"
In moving મ resolution authorising the Government to The first of the remaining counts ratify the signature the which the Attorney General aus Optional Clause, binding Britain decided not to prosecute relates to to submit disputes to the Per- a balance sheet ending April 30, manent Court of International consisted of accounts receivable on anid that the signature was ment in the event of disobedience. 1928, and stating that the assets Justice at The Hague, Mr. Hender- He threatened him with imprison amounting to 3221360.87, an important development of the The Court was not disposed to to- lateral, security loans $349,630, old treaties of arbitration which,lerate trial by hewspaper-Our mortage and long term loans $200, before the War, this country put Own Correspondent, 630, stocks, shares and investments into u180. $484,831.80, uncalled capital $1,-
Ambiguous Terms, 420,940 and that the Habilities consisted of capital issued and " These old treaties were ‘agree. between 'Governmenta subscribed $2,613,200, customers menta deposits $406,400.25*5*
But experience showed that they Another count mean the same had important limitations. They items and accuses MP. Brawer of afl contained the old reservation being a director. Id publish the relating hanout and total balance sheet filed with the Re-interests, which reservation was the account to be false, with intent each Government to suit itself, gistrar of Compantes, "knowing subject to an interpretation by with the Chinese Government for to deceive 'or defraud certain and the result was that in a given
London, Jan. 27. Replying to questions by Bir Kingaley Wood and Captain Eden in regard to the extrality situation in China, Mr. Arthur Henderson" expressed deep sympathy with Sir Miles Lampson, the British
Minister, in his and bereavement.
Sir Miles, he added, had already entered into détailed negotiations-
the gradual abandonment of British extraterritorial rights in China. These negotiations bejcan
It was provided to the piper by an Indian journalist named Vishnu Karendakar, who was carrying on a so-called Indian News Service. At least; he pro- MISSING NORWEGIANS. on January 9 and were still in
vided the "farts" upon which the article was based.
Oslo, Jan. 27.
The fears entertained in the Kurendikar had since signed a confession in the presence of Sir Dalted States for the safety of the John Simon and the Attorney. Byrd Antarctic Expedition, which General, to the effect that he is now installed in camp in Little fabrlinted the whole story, though America, with their supply ship he based his conclusions upon the available wing to the un- "result of a close study of the precedentedly heavy ice barrier, is not shared by the Norwegiane hi "situation."
The vicinity.
|
progress.
M. Henderson recalled that in fre British aidė mendira of
December 20, the British Govern- ment agreed that the process of the gradual abolition of extrality should be regarded as having begun in principle "as from datuary 1, 1930.
No Knowledge,
shareholders, or with intent to in- duće others to become shareholders for to intrust any property to such
public company.
menning the Instone Bank.
اد
́UNUSUAL SHANGHAI
ACTION.
LI
OVER FORTY YEARS
.i
IN CHINA.
SIR JAMES JAMIESON GOES
* ON RETIREMENT.
A
Plaintif claimed $750, being $150 due for salary kept back by iciendants for guarantee and 3600 an alleged loan to Mre. B. Thomf son at Kwong Chow Wan.
Plaintiff · produced two docu- ments signed by Ms. Thompson, one being an agreement in the following words:"1, the under- signed, agree to pay to Mr. Y, S. When at a monthly salary of $100 (one hundred dollars) as a clerk
and out-door manager in my office. Payable $60 cash for monthly and: the balance $50, to be deposited (from the first payment) na caah 2 seenfity. The totaal will be $500! 4five · hundred dollars) in 10" -months. I "shall-- gay all the 10% traveffing expenses, and commission,"
CANTON SERVICES:
Mrs. Thompson's Case, case a Government could refuse recourse to arbitration.
The other document purported Shanghai, Jan. 28. The Optional. "Clause removed
to lie a receipt given by Mrs. all the defects of the
Sir James Jamieson, K.C.M.G. Thompson acknowledging a loan) pre-war, arbitration ayatem. It conferred British Consul-General at Tientsin, of $600, but Mrs. Thompson's chee." jurisdiction upon the Permanent is leaving for Home by the P, and was that plaintiff had filled in the Court in all international dia 6.8. Mantua to-day on retirement, writing himself on blank sheets of putus which could be settled by after 44 years' service in China paper which bore her signature.
I say
we
Reuter.
Mr. F. C. E. Rendall was for means of law, Under its terms no State could refuse to allow a Sir James William Jumluson will plaintiff and My. H. J. Armstrong
be best remembered as Consul-defended, ! dispute to go before the Court.
Mr. J. Church said he No special agreement for the General in Canton, a post which be COURT PINDS IN FAVOUR
submisson of a dispute would be hell continuously from 1909 to engaged plaintiff for the Bureau.. OF COUNCIL.
as the result of an advertisement required. No State, by dishonest 1926, when he was transferred to
an out-door representative quibbling, could avoid the obliga-Tientsin. His most troubloas per-as Shanghai, Jan. 28.. Apparently, Hard Up, ·
The Norwegian Government, In answer to further questions, The Court of Consuls has found tion it was under to obey the fod was during the anti-ritish and general assistant, at a salary strike and boycott of 1925, and it of $30 a month, on trial. Towards following the American request he said he had received an report in favour of the Municipal Council couri
so because the British is interesting to recall that a crowd the end of September, witness de- hedu send assistance to Renr-Admiral | of the alleged incident at Wachow, in the case in which Khoo Zaza, He also roufëssed · Phat
ed public meeting held at the cided to give notice to an employee fabricated the story in order to Byrd, have been in communication (mentioned by Sir Kingsley Woodling Khoa Chi-ping, sought dam-Government so often in the past Theatre Royal, Hongkong,, in, that named Hing and to take plaintiff get money.
with the masters of the only namely, that the Chinese au-ages on behalf of his family arising has desired, and in future. year passed a resolution expressing permanently on
to
a monthly basis The Attorney-dieneral added Norwegian whaters in the neigh thorities had refused to hand over out of a polied raid in a "Wheel" believe, will always desire,
confidence in and admiration of the in his place at a salary of $50 a arbitrate in international that he was fully satisfied that the bourhood capable of foreing a to the British naval authorities, ease.
ability with which Sir James was month, Mr. Church baked plain- good faith of the Daily Express passage through the leg, and have two British subjects, the pilat and The plaintiff alleged child-birth | putes,
handling a very difficult situation.
tiff for a guarantee, but he was was beyond question, and he received replies to the effect that
A Loglea! Step.,.
Joining the consular "service in unable to give one. acknowledged the assistance given the somewhat hazardous venture is swain of the Hongkong launch complications, following the com-
Witness" went on to any ' that by the principals of the puper, not likely to be necessary, The Tang On, in the ground that motion caused when the raid was
bad been made,
We regard the acceptance by China in 1880, he served as chin- The Court held that the damages this country
ese adviser to the Burma-China (there . Was of the Optional Frontier Delimitation Commission between them in writing, and agreement without which, he said, the in- whalers anticipated that the ice extrality privileges formation, 8o necessary, could not will break up and release Rear abolished.
Sir Kingsley Wood then drew were too remote, in character Clause as
a logical consequence during 1898-99, and was for a time plaintiff did not ask for an agree Admiral Byrd in February. have been obtained.--Renter
On the Council-Our Own Cor Peace Pact of a year ago. respondent.
If the Pact was to be of realtion in China. From 1905 to 1908, posits from the staff."
he was seconded for service under value, and if it was not to become the Colonial Office as Superinten
Indin's Debts,
N
*
dis-
no
Apparently Byrd is not suffering attention to the "serious incident" enable responsibility to be fastened of our commitment to the Paris Commercial Attache to the Legament. The firm did not take de
from shortage of supplies as was stated earlier. ...
Sir Arthur Hirtzel, the Perman- Meanwhile the manager of the ont Under-Secretary for India, Norwegian whaler, Kosmos, has replying to a correspondent, says requested Rear-Admiral Bryd to that certain idian securities, search the waters round Balleny while issued under the authority Island for the Norwegians, Lier of an Act of Parliament and and Schreiner (the latter being charged on the revenues of India, the ship's doctor) who left the are not guaranteed by the British Kosmos in a Moth aeroplane on December 27th and have not been Government.
The Secretary for India, he seen since..
Byrd has promised to do his
says, cannot deal with hypotheti-atmuust to assist in the search- cal contingencies, but he au Renter. thorises a statement that the present British Government has no intention of allowing a state of things to arise in India in which t repudiation of debt could become A practical possibility, and that it 'is inconceivable to film that, in
SAVELI LITVINOFF ACQUITTED.
dealing with any scheme of cor! | ALLEGED ACCOMPLICES ALSO
stitutional change in India, Parlia ment could fall to provide safe- guards, should they be needed against a breach of the conditione under" which these loans issued. British. Wirclens,
wore
WUCHOW NOW TO BE DEFENDED.
DISCHARGED,
in connexion with the arrest of Commander McBride at Hankow.
Mr. Henderson promised to en- quire into the matter and to see what could be done.
Replying to Captain Eden, Mr.. Henderson said that the Govern- ment had been corresponding with other owers in regard to extrality. Replying to Mr. Wardlaw Milne, My. Henderson said he would, not so far as to say that the etion of the Chinese Government was quite wrong,
DEATH OF DR. E. W. EMERSON.
SON OF THE FAMOUS ESSAYIST.
The Government were of
No Need to Borrow... a serap of paper, its word must dent of Chinese Jabour in the be followed by actual deeds. It Transvaal.
When Mrs. Thompson went to' Kwong Chow Wan she took a was, in part because the Govern-
He received the Coronation Medal letter of credit with her for $8500 ment believed they would be
In 1911, having been made C.M.G. strengthening the power of the the previous year, was knighted in and at least $60 in cash. She had Pact of Paris that they had 1923, and was made Hon. LL.D. of ample funds for the journey and desired, as one of the first actions Hongkong University in 1918. He would have no occasion to borrow in their foreign policy, to accept is a Fellow of the Royal Geographi- $600 in Kwong Chow Wan. Mr. Concord (Mass.), Jan. 27.
and ratify the Optional Clause. cal Society. Sir James was horn Church continued that the firm. The death is announced of Dr.
in 1867, and is unmarried. His was not in the habit of giving Edward Waldo Emerson, son of the opinion that a general acceptaneo many friends, in the Far East. will receipts such as produced by Mr. Milne then suggested that famous, essayist, Ralph Waldo of the Optional Clause by all the wish him every happiness and the plaintiff. Witness signed receipts,
in the ordinary course." while negotiations were proceed-Emerson.-Renter's American Ser-members of the League of Nations best of health in the Old Country.
would be a most powerful factor, ing, the position of British vice,
The laje Dr. Emerson was a well- directly, as well as indirectly, in tisidents in China was difficult, ;
known physician, and he also gained increasing international security and perhaps dangerous.
considerable prominence as a writer. against war. They were con- He edited the centenary edition of his vinced that the creation of true father's works; also the life and letters of Charles Russell Lowell, and, international security was with M..Storey, Emerson's Journals separably associated with the He was born in 1844,]
establishment of a strong and com- prehensive system of arbitration.
•
British Interests. Mr. Henderson said he was well aware of the unsettled condition of things in China. They were ́dealing with the situation in the best way possible, and the ques- toner could be assured that the Government have at heart, the interests of the British residents
In China.
SHANGHAI ROBBERS
-
Paris, Jan. 27. Saveli Litvinoll," brother of the Soviel Commissar for Foreign
THWARTED. Affairs, and two alleged accom- pliees, Joffe and Ledorius, were to.. day acquitted on charges brought
Mr. G. le M. Mander (Lib.) sug- MERCHANT TURNS TABLES at the Seine Assizes by the Soviet
ON WOULD-BE ABDUCTORS. Government, involving allegations of gested that discussions with China swindling and forgery,
on the so-called nequal treaties
Shanghai, Jan. 28. that Litvinof drew and attempted by using the powers under Article Mr. Willam Hwang, manager of
The Soviet Government alleged might conveniently be dealt with. `MARTIAL LAW BRING
in
of the League of the China Trading Corporation, to negotiate in Paris, £200,000 the Nations Covenant
turned the tabics on three robbers ENFORCED.
Mr. Henderson replied that the when the latter attempted to abduct Soviet Commercial Mission in Ber- News reaching the Colony'states lin, to which he was attached as Government had already Initiated him yesterday. that martial law is being entorcelan.official.
discussions with the Chinese Mr, Hwang resisted, although he at Wuchow.
Litvinoff maintained that he act- Government, for the modification was unarmed, and during a strug- Preparations for the defence of ed throughout entirely upon the and progressive abandonment ofgle in side his mother-car a bullet the city are being carried out, and orders of his superior, M. Touroff, British rights, and he could not fired by the robbers just mised his at the moment the situation is who was killed in Moscow in 1928, at present see any advantage in kidney and lodged in the cushions of
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the procedure suggested.-Reuter the car. Our Own Correspondent,
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in-
CHINA' INDEMNITY FUND.
WHITE PAPER EXPLAINS FINANCES.
London, Jan. 27.
The receipt and agreement wee shown to witness, who, declared that he had never seen them before. He went on to say that Mrs. Thompson dismissed plaintifr as he, was useless to them. After being-diamisaod, he went to sce witness and said. he wanted to resign. Witness pointed out to him that he had already been dis- British Reservations,
missed but he could send ina Mr.Henderson said he wanted
letter of resignation if he wished A White Paper issued to-day to do so. He did not sent in such to Buy very clearly and definitely reveals that the China Indemnity a letter. that three classes of disputes were Fund for the year ended March A copy of a letter of the type excluded from the British decla- 21st, 1929, shows a balance of mentioned was handed to MP. ration of the acceptance of the 2,863,000, after deducting, £325 Church who said he had not seen. Optional. Clause. They were, firstly, disputes with other expenses incurred by the Secretary it before. When he was settling of State for Foreign Affairs and members, of the British Common-2900 paid as advances to certain leaving, plaintiff refused to sign a up with plaintiff, prior to his weall of Nations, secondly, Chinese Government students who receipt but gave no reasons for rates upon matters falling, within were unable to pursue their Uni-not signing. 1. Witness accord- what was called the domestic versity training in England, owing ingly made out another receipt jurisdiction of a State; and third to the cessation of remittances which plantiff signed.". ly, disputes for submission to some from China. other method of peaceful settl":"
The White Paper Adds that ment.
None of these reservations similar payments will appear In diminished the value of Optional the accounts for the current year
[Continued on Page 7)
-Reuter.
Mist Knowledge. Plaintiff told witness that there was nothing more due (Continued on Pane 16..