CEMENT COMPANY
FUTURE
NEGOTIATIONS REGARDING
COMPENSATION.
CHANGE CONFIRMED.
the
GERMAN OFFICER
KILLED.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1930.
SCHEIDER TROPHY BRITISH COAL FOR IRAK AND HEDJAZ
POWELLS
RESULT OF A BOMB EXPLOSION.
WINNER.
SECRET OF HORSE-POWER NOW REVEALED.
CANADA.
MR. THOMAS'S CURES FOR UNEMPLOYMENT.
IN AMITY.
CONFERENCE ON BRITISH WARSHIP.
10,
Ice House Street.
AN AMAZING FIGURE. COMMONS QUESTIONS. TWO KINGS IN PARLEY.
much
London, Feb. 25.
The Protocol of the Treaty pro- vides, inter alia, for mutual re cognition, the exchange of diplo matic representatives; the outlaw- ing of tribal raids, and the extradi- tion of refugees.
ADVISER TO CHINA.
Shareholders of the Green la-
Hankow, Feb. 18
London, Feb. 25.
Basra, Feb. 26. land Cement Co., Ltd., met this
The death of Alexander von It is revealed to-day that the The unemployment problem was As the result of the weak-end morning and confirmed the resolu- Hornhardt-Froismissen, a young horse-power of the Rolls Royce given
prominence at Conference aboard a British war- tion, passed at an extraordinary German military advisor, to the engine in the Supermarine S6, question-time in the House of ship at Nearchus, a preliminary general meeting held on February Chinese Government, who was kill which won the Schneider Trophy Commons to-day, the Rt. Hon. Mr. ageement has been reached be 5, which makes a change in the ed on Monday morning while teach- and also the world speed record J. H. Thomas being deluged with tween King Faisal of Irak and ing a number of Chinese army of last September, is 1,900. That queries regarding the growing King Ibn Saud of the Hedjaz, on management of the Company..
cers at Liachiamiao how to throw power is enormous for so small a volume of unemployment. Chairman's Speech,
the basis of a Treaty of Amity. The Chairman, M. C. A. da hand grenades, caused a sensational machine.
Replying to Conservative de- When the engine has been fur-mands for details as to the result Roza, said:The object for which rumour here that a foreigner had
been shot by Chinese troops. ther improved, experts believe it of his policy, Mr. Thomas said he this meeting has been called 1s, Liuchiamiao, or Kilometre 10 as it will develop 2,600 horse-power at was continuing to develop a policy - as indicated in the notice which is generally known, is a railway least.
the Secretary has just read, for town only about three miles from
which was calculated to have! the purpose of receiving a report Hankow and following the circula-
In the previous Schneider con- general results, but which could of the poceedings at the extra-tion of the rumour thousands of test in 1927, the horsepower de-not affect unemployment figures ordinary general meeting held on Chinese went to-day to the place to 900. It was an enormous advance
veloped by British machines was immediately. 5th February last, and of take a glimpse at the
He had learned on that morning "executed confirming, if thought fit, as a foreign spy."
to produce an engine with of an order for forty thousand special resolution the resolution The rumour was soon dispelled, power capacity more than double tons which was passed as an
extra however, as it became known that that of the engines used in the Canada, which was to be shipped ordinary resolution at that meet- the German and another Chinese race two years before.
from Great Britain as soon as the ing. You will remember that at officer met their death in an acci- It is mentioned that the two River St. Lawrence was open to
machines in last year's trafic. the above-mentioned Meeting Ident. Investigations conducted by Italian
were each fitted with two explained to you at some length the local German authorities reveal race
He had ever hoped that his dis- Hornhardt-Freismissen why your Board considered it that
was 900 horse-power engines. It was cussions with the Canadian Wheat necessary to alter the future fatally injured by an exploding thought that they would win Pool would lead to a more regular that power, because exchange of Canadian wheat for administration of the Company by bomb mishandled by a Chinese army with severing its very long connexion officer had a bomb in his hand and the
officer. It appears that the Chinese it
not was
realised that British products. combined horse-power of The price for the coal contract with Mesars. Shewan, Tómes & Co., and you will also rememberance with instructions. He tore off that of the single engine in the cargo.
was trying to throw it in accord- these two engines did not equal would be affected by the retura that as regards compensation to the fuse but before he could get rid British machine-British Wire- Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., for of the weapon he became nervous less. loss of office, I stated that steps and dropped it right in front of the would be taken by your Directors party. The explosion proved to be to review this whole question for fatal, blowing the Chinese officer to the purpose of placing the matter pieces, seriously wounding two before shareholders again in others and fatally injuring the general meeting.
German military instructor.
Negotiations Pending. Negotiations with MESSTS. Shewan, Tomes t Co., will be proceeded with as son as we are clothed with the necessary authority which the resolution be- fore you to-day will confer on us, and the result of such negotia- tions will be submitted to share holders for their approval at an extraordinary general meeting which will be called shortly.
As you are, no doubt, aware the resolution before you being a special resolution, is not subject to any amendment at this confirma- tory meeting. I will not detain you further now and will accor- dingly formally propose the con- firmation as a special resolution of the following extraordinary re- solution, namely:"That the firm of Messrs. Shewan, Tumes & Co., be removed pursuant to Article XI (8) of the Articles of Association of this Company from the Ollice of General Managers of the business of the Company hut be paid as compensation for such removal any such sum as the Company in General Meeting may hereafter de- cide." I shall be glad if some shareholder will second that.
Motion Carried.
Mr. P. M. N. da Silva seconded and the resolution WHs carried unanimously.
The Chairman was supported by Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Sir Robert Ho Tung. Mr. C. F. Mendham and Mr. Li Tse- fong (Directors). Mr. Allan Keith (Secretary) and Messrs. F. J. Tavares, H. Dreyer, 1. P. Pereira, M. A. Figueiredo, X. Braga. F. E. Silva, P. M. N. da Silva, A. L. Shields and 1. W. Shewan tshare- holders).
FORGERY FROM CONVICT'S CELL.
BETRAYED BY PRISON
ACCOMPLICE.
'Stone walls do not a prison. make" for the forger, Alves Reis, who was sentenced some years ago for having secured an unauthorised issue of genuine Bank of Portugal notes through a fraudulent link which he and his confederates had founded.
Though Reis has long languished in a Lisbon prison infirmary, he has "kept his hand in" by organising various forgeries to an estimated value of £6,000.
False papers to the value of half this sum are now stated by him to be in the hands of an agent in Lon- don, adds Reuter's Lisbon corres- pondent. The other half has been seized by the police.
Reis pretended to be composing a work in three volumes, to clear him of guilt in the earlier swindle.
This gave him a chance to secure copies of the signatures of direc- tors of the Bank of Portugal and other people.
All went well with Senhor Reis till be quarrelled with a young con- federate, who had been a porter in the Bank of Portugal.
This youth had a record of for- gery, and Rels recognised the young reprobate's ability, and em- ployed him to forge the signatures promising to pay him handsomely.
But later Reis curtailed the pay- ments; and his young assistant re- venged himself by informing the authorities.
Searching Reis's cell, the police discovered many photographs of official signatures, documents and bundles of forged notes, also a load- ed pistol.
Seeing the game was up, Reis confessed.
Hornhardt-Freismissen was hit in the chest and was immediately brought to Hankow to receive medical care. He died, however, on the way.
Hornhardt-Freismissen was only 28 years old having been in China for about one year and in Hankow hardly thren weeeks. He was one
UPSET FOR NAVAL CONFERENCE.
(Continued from Page 1). considered in consulation with all the Mediterranean powers.
of British soft coal for
Asked whether he was able to make a statement regarding assis- tance to the motor export trade, Mr. Thomas replied that he could not indicato what precise steps were being taken, but he could go 80 far as to say that internal arrangements were being made by the industry-Router and British Wireless,
Japanese Feted. Proposing the toast of the Japanese delegation at a dinner given in their honour by the Japan French Socialist View. Society to-night, Mr. A. V. Alexan-
would succeed.Reuter's and Bri- tish Wireless.
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Failing agreement within six months, the frontier dispute will be submitted to arbitration,
Credit for the achievement of bringing the King's together is largely that of Sir Francis Hum- phrys, of Kabul fame, who a few months ago was appointed British High Commissioner in Irak, suc- ceeding the late Sir Gilbert Clay-
ton,
The people of Irak and the Hedjaz have long been at logger- heads over the Irak-Nejd frontier, where tribal raiding has been frequent.
The delicate point was to find a place whore the two monarchs could meet to discuss the problems at issue, and at the same time permit each to safeguard his amour propre.-Router.
FRESH REVOLT IN INDO-CHINA.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Paris, Feb. 25. of the group of German millitary der, the First Lord of the Ad-
has been brought down from the The Socialist leader M. Leon Chinese border. instructors employed by the Nan-miralty, spoke of the naval as-Blum, in an article in the news- king Government and who came cut sociations of Britain and Japan, paper Populaire,
Raids and arrests by the Secret declares the Service Police, continue, the pri to China with Col. Bauer who is recalling that from the days, fifty Socialists cannot subscribe to the soners including many wounded also dead. Hornhardt-Freismissen or more years ago, when British "considerable increase of ton- tirailleurs who were discovered in had a wife and a child both of officers assumed the training of the nage" involved in the French the course of house-to-house whom are at present in Berlin Japanese Navy, right through the naval memorandum, "rigid ad searches.
period of the establishment of herence to which would lead to Japan as a leading naval power, a breakdown of the London con- the relations between the Navies ference, and to the adjournment of the two nations had been of a of the general disarmament con- most cordial character.
ference."--Reuter.
United Press.
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS. The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks. Hongkong Bank, $1350 s. Chartered Bank, £16 n. Mercantile A. & B., £29 n. East Asia $102 b.
Insurances. Canton Is., $745 b. Union Ins., $380 8. North China, Ins., Ts. 160
Yangtze Ins., $50 n.
China Underwriters, $1.70 n. China Firos, $340 b.
H. K. Firo Ins., $880 h.
Shipping,
Douglares, $25,
5,
H. K. Steamboats, $26 b. H. K. Tugs, $2. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $70 Union Waterboats $251 b.
Mining.
Benguets, $52 b..
Kailans, 50,- n.
Langkots, Ts. 13.60
n.
II.
Raubs, $144 b.
Tronohs, 21/- n.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $155
n.
Whampoa Dooks, $32
b.
B.
b.
British admiration and respect
American Press Discussion. for the courage and efficiency of
New York, Feb, 25. the Japanese Navy had been great- ly enhanced by the support and co-
Newspaper editorials examine operation received from it during the methods for appeasing the the Great War.
French demands for security at
Military Tribunal.
For the first time in many years. the Military Tribunal, much dread- ed by the natives. has been revived, to deal with offerences under the Political Law. It the 15th, began to function on with a preliminary enquiry into. the circumstances of the rebellion. before trying individual cases.
It was not surprising, therefore, the London naval conference
The history of this special tri- to find the Japanese delegation without involving the United labouring sincerely for the success States "in coercing other nations." bunal, which only sits in times of political emergency, is interesting. of the present Naval Conference.
The New York Times suggests it first came into existence in 1908. Mr. Alexander Confident,
that there should be Д simple
at the end of the Poison Plot of proclamation by Mr. Hoover to that year, when the then "We
ad- may not yet have com- the effect that the United States ministration felt that some special pletely adjusted our respective must inevitably be interested in instrument was necessary to copo viewpoints on all questions of de-anything menacing the peace of with the threat that was being con- tail," said Mr. Alexander, "but it is the world, and could be counted tinually directed against its
good to be able to record that on to confer with other Govern-jurisdiction
have nlready obtained ments in order to avert hostilities,
we
of Hanoi. for which the assistance was secured
a large measure of agreement, and No treaty or document requiring by anarchists to kill the whole In that year, a plan was formed I can express the confident hope joint signatures would be neces-French warrison that the matter remaining for dis-sary. cussion between us will be brought The New York World points of the native troops and those to a satisfactory conclusion." out that Article twenty-one
He was convinced that all the the Washington Treaty is all the delegations would.. gather round treaty any statesman really needs the Council Board once more this to assure himself of America's week and would make a continuous presence at a conference table to
of forming the native personnel of the army kitchens. A poison known as datura was introduced into the food of the French troops. At the eleventh hour, an anony-
S'hai Explorations, Tls. 1.30 n. and sincere effort to arrive at an prevent a serious European crisis. mous letter was received, accord- agreement as desired, and that The Herald-Tribune warns the ing to the military records, by the this would lead to further United States against entering Garrison Commandant, informing disarmament on land and in the into any agreement renouncing him of the not. Prompt measures air."
its rights to trade with nations then taken averted what would Mr. Wakatsuki, replying, said he engaging in a non-defensive war. have been a tragedy without pre- was confident that the Conference-Reuter's American Service.
cedence, although not before three soldiers had been affected by the poison.
China Providents $5.50 Bongkews, Tls 196 - b.
New Engineerings. Tls. 7.80 b. Shanghai Docks. Tls, 120 s. Cottons.
Ewo Cottons, Tls. 16.40 sa. Orientals, Tls. 2.30 b. B'bai Cottons, Tls. 83 (old) b.
Lands, Hotels, etc.
8.
b.
H. and S. Hotels, $12.50 sn. H. K. Lands. $65 S'hai Landa Tis. 220 Humphreys, $14. n. Realties, $8.30 8. Chinese Estates $98 s.
Public Utilities. Tramways, $19.90
8.
Peak Trams, (old) $11.75 n. Star Ferries, $68) n.
China Lights, (Old) $19.20 s.
b.
H. K. Electrics, $69 Macao Electrics, $23 b. Telephones $9.85 b. China Buses, Tls. 171. b. Singapore Tractions. 10/-
Industrials.
China Sugars, 75 cts, b Malabons, $27 n.
..
Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 10 n. Canton Ices, $2.50 .
Cements (Comb.) $14.85 8. Ropes $7 85 s.
United Asbestos $5 b.
Stores, etc.
Dairy Farms, $22.40 . Watsons, $11.75 Der A. Wings, 80 s. Lane Crawforde, $3. Mackintoshs, $18 b. Sinceres. $12 a.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $28 Constructions, $1.30 b. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 60 n.
b.
H. K. G. Loan 51% Fram. B.
OPZO MLA SÉRVICE INC. REG.U.S.PAT, OFF.
"He's the kind that rushes in and helps Ma with the hes when you're already late for the dance."
The Military Tribunal was established under a decree issued by the Governor-General, and an enquiry was launched, which re- sulted in a number of the mis- creants concerned in the Poison Plot and in an attempted 'assassin- tion of the Governor-General meet- ing their deserts at the ruillotine. Since that year, the Tribunal has been revived from time to time as circumstances have de- manded, its last notable sitting being in 1918, when it dealt with the revolt launched from the poli- tical penal settlement of Thalngu-
yen,
It also dealt with the cases aris-
ing from the attempted assasina. tion of M. Morlin, a Governor-Gen- eral, at Shameen Canton, four years ago.
Leaders of Revolt.
The evidence first brought be fore the Tribunal in the present case has revealed the identity of the leaders. They were Nguyen: Thai Hoc, President of the An namite National Party, who led the attack on the fort and garri- son of Yen-Bai, and Nguyen Khac Nhu, who was slain while leading a similar attack on the military post at Hung Hoa.
....
The arms captured in these two. encounters revealed Belgian manu- facture, smuggled, it is believed, over the frontier by way of Yun- nan and Kwangsi, ·~·
Ringleader Held.
Paris, Feb. 25.
It is reported from Hanoi that the ringleader of the recent re-
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