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20 25,031 六拜雞 號八月三英港香 SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 1930.
WHO KILLED CÓCK BRITISH WOOLLEN UNCROWNED KING POLICE COLLEGE
ROBIN?
WORKERS.
“NOT I,” SAYS LORD WAGE CUTS IMPERATIVE SAYS
ROTHERMERE,
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FOUR NEW AIMS FOR UNITED EMPIRE PARTY.
LORD BEAVERBROOK SHEERS OFF.
LORD MACMILLAN.
200,000 AFFECTED.
London, Mar. 7. Lord Macmillan, who sat at a Court of Inquiry appointed by the Minister of Labour to investigate the wages dispute in the woollen and worsted industry, has issued his report.
INTRIGUING MOVE. imperative, and makes detailed
OF GUJERAT.
GANDHI LIEUTENANT
SENT TO GAOL,
VALLABHAI PATEL FINDS A CHALLENGE ACCEPTED..
CAMPAIGN CHANGE,
SCHEME
FITTING BEST MEN FOR THE
HIGHEST POSTS.
MR. CLYNES' NEW PLAN
•London, Mar. 7.
HAMAIGLE COPY 34 CARTH
FER ANXUN
SPEEDING UP THE CONFERENCE.
RIGHT ATMOSPHERE FOR ADVANCE.
SUBSTANTIAL AGREEMENT ON IMPORTANT POINTS.
A scheme has been drawn up by Mr. J. R. Clynes, Home Secretary, and adopted in principle by the Police Council, providing for the establishment of a Police College. BATTLESHIP HOLIDAY.
It is proposed that men of out- standing ability and the necessary qualifications shall attend a two years' course at such College and- posts in the police service. so fit themselves for the highest
Bombay, Mar. 7.
London, Mar. 7.. He says a reduction of wages is Gandhi has lost one of the
The work of the Naval Con- keenest supporters of his civil
ference was formally resumed at suggestions for general reduc-
St. James's Palace this morning, tions. These involve cuts of from disobedience campaign before
Outlining
when the heads of the five the scheme in eight to nine per cent. The the commencement, and a re-a document to the employers had sought to impose vision of his plans may
Police delegations surveyed the whole Council, be
Mr. Clynes reductions of 10 per cent.
express ground and displayed determina- necessary. Vallabhai Patel, the should be known of technical and quickly as possible.
ed the opinion that more tion to press on with its work as brother of the Speaker of the other developments in police work Legislative Assembly,
elsewhere, and advantage arrested at Borsad for disobey-way of experiment and research in taken of such developments by ing an order prohibiting him this country. from making a public speech. The Police Council is exploring
the possibilities of the scheme. British Wireless.
of the
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London, Mar. 7. Lord Rothermere has caused a mild sensation by showing re-
Setting out the reasons for his luctance to allow the United Em-
recommendations, Lord Macmillan pire Farty to suffer the painless says that during the past five years death contemplated by Lord the financial position of the in- dustry has become progressively Beaverbrook. The situation as worse, and if manufacturers are to between the two newspaper mag-business, they can of themselves
retnin
share
world's nates is rather intriguing, and do only one thing, namely, reduce recent speeches explains the pro- The tone of Vallabhai Patel's Lord Beaverbrook has sprung a costs and so reduce the prices hibition. He thought to challenge
which they can quote in competi-the police to arrest him. surprise on his colleague, which tive markets. may prove rather upsetting.
He appeared in the Police Court at Borsad this morning and was sentenced to three months imprisonment and a fine of five hundred rupees, with the alternative of a further three weeks' imprisonment In default.
recom-
Two hundred thousand workers: The surprise consists in an shire and other districts are affect- in the woollen industry of York-. announcement to the effect that ed by Lord Macmillan's the trustees of the United Em-mandations.-British Wirclesa. pire Party Fund have decided to return all donations.
Lord Rothermere's newly-dis- covered policy for the Party, -covered by a list of alma which appeared in the Press to-day, seems therefore to have been forestalled, while the action of the trustees seems to settle the dis- cussion as to whether Mr. Baldwin went over to the United Empire Party, or whether Lord Beaver- brook returned to the shelter of the Conservative fold.
Statement to Press.
WOMAN WEEPS IN COURT.
W
OPIUM FOUND HIDDEN IN
HOUSE.
to
The loss of Vallabhai Patel is a severe blow to Gandbi aa Patel WAS virtually his second-in- command. According to the plan of campaign recently outlined by Wong Sul-ying, a married wo- the "Mahatma Gandhi was
was charged before Mr lead the first batch of civil dis- obedients, and in the event of his Lindsell at the Central
Police
being arrested, which he regarded Court, this morning, with the pos-as highly probable, the leadership scusion of 14 taels of contraband was to have been assumed by opium.
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She asked for mitigation of the sentence, pointing to a baby in Court and pleading that she bad no means of subsistence.
Lord Rothermiere displayed his attitude in a statement issued to the Press in which he says that the work of the United Empire Party in which 173,000 members of the public have enrolled up to the present, will by no manner of means cease with the achievement of one of its aims, namely, the official adoption of Empire Free Trade as a policy by the Conser-accused's house seemed to have many hiding places. She endea- voured to deceive him, but after
vative Party.
ed her $30 to take care
seaman, she said, had promis. opium for two hours. A raid by of the Revenue Officers intervened.
R. O. Grimmitt
stated that
Patel.
Dangerous Agitator.
the authorities as a more danger- Vallabhai Patel is regarded by
ous agitator than Gandhi. He was the leader of the Bardoli "No-Tax" campaign last year.
In a speech a few days ago, he declared (in reference to the civil unprecedented in history will disobedience programme) start in a few days, beginning at Gujerat. Those who are afraid of those who are
the possessore of riches should emigrate."
CHINESE HEALTH
PROPOSALS.
LEAGUE COLLABORATION RESOLUTIONS.
be
CLOSE AND FRUITFUL.
· London," Már. 7.
The atmosphere of the Confer- advance. ence is favourable for such an
Bulls
DUNLOP
British and Best
and Inners
From the Office Butts.
Efforts are still being made to It's said the dollar is falling in find a substitute for gasolene, sympathy with silver. All we can The low dollar has already reveal day is that we wish it would ed one in Hongkong-shoe-leather, demonstrate its sympathy in some
other manner, "If you wish to live long," says
DO a doctor, "do lots of walking. But coming home from the Club, that: Many a late husband ands, on keep on the same side of the he's still living. street
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uses at least three million cakes most innocent man. He thought It's calculated that Hongkong Last week we met Hongkong'a of soap annually. This is not that the Eternal Triangle was counting the soft variety, which something that babies wore! we encounter every day.
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Some of our callous motorists A writer bays will-power will should remember that any old conquer man's natural sloth. The Taipo chicken may turn out to be triumph of mind over doesn't- some poor egg's mother. matter.
An American Prohibition agent The pony that swallowed a pot was recently accused of rum-run- of paint last week, may be no good ning by a rum-runner: The boot- as a race-horse, but he knows leg seems to have been something about interior decorat; other foot.
on the ing!
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Naval Conference
As the Governor of Louisiana delegates might say to his German naval the visitors, "Yes, we have some
pyjamas."
Six weeks ago, when it began, those attending the Conference evidently think discussion were freely discussing whether a better part of valour. limitation of the size of capital
口口 ships and a reduction of their gun calibres could be achieved.
A Chinese
recently stole a feather bed in
The tendency in authoritative British circles now la to take it Kowloon, but for granted that, if all goes well, the police there will be no need for the caught him nap- building of new capital ships ping. before, 1986.
อ.
Again, a quicker scrapping pro- A good name gramme that was envisaged by for young men the Washington Treaty is now in charge of contemplated.
soda fountains would be fizz- icians!
* Conroversy Removed. A definite advance in the worko
You were engaged for fixe years! Wasn't it rather bore- some?"
"No it was not always the
sama man,"
We hear of a local Boy Scout: who recently kept a baby mused for more than an hour. One of his goo-goo'd turns!
It's beginning to look as if the only way to get rich quick is to do it slowly.
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In the olden. times, man wOD
a wife with a club. Nowadays, Le loses her the same means.
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by
After the poetic outbursts at the Steamboat Company meeting, we Aberdonian walked into a bar, Latest Aberdeen story:An look to see Company reports issued ordered two glasses of beer, drank in rhyme, and the Bank speech one up and left the other to uttered in Shakespearean blank "settle." verse.
After three ders spent in an of the Conference is also marked We are suffi examination of the Chinese by the removal of the question of clently optimis Government's proposals with rethe rival global and category-me-the
to believe gard to enlisting the aid of thethods of limitation from the realm that shares and Health Section of the League of of controversy, -
kirts won't Nations in the reorganisation of
A compromise on this subject stay down. China's medical services, the is set out in an Experts' Report Health Committee of the League and embodies a skeleton table of has concluded ita labours,
categories which went before the The opinion of the Committee is heads of the delegations to-day that the League should collabo The Report was, in most respects, rate with China In every possible approved. way.
A communique Issued after the Two resolutions were adopted meeting said:"Two closely re- to-day, the first having to do with lated questions were referred back the League collaboration desired to the First Committee for further by the Chinese Government in res-examination in the light to-day's pect of public health, and the discussion, and the few remaining second having regard to the re- matters not settled by the report services at Chinese ports. organisation of the quarantine were deemed to be easier to ar
range after an agreement had been reached in regard to the figures,”
Administrative Department of the Dr. Yen, Director of the Medical
Chinese Ministry of Health,
Report Accepted.
The United Empire Party, he the discovery of the first lot of death should go on a pilgrimage thanked the League Committee for This afternoon, the' First Com-
adds, will strive with all its resources towards four other objectives in its programme.
More Important Then Empire! At least three of them, in the opinion of Lord Rothermere, are even more important than Empire Free Trade.
The first of these objectives, | which are startlingly new, is the immediate imposition of high: import duties on all manufactured articles, with adequate subsidies for the farming industry of Great Britain,
The second of the Party's aims is ratherless public economy.
India and Russia.
oplum, a further seven taels were found in another place.
A fine of $150, or six months, was imposed, whereupon the wo- man manifested much distress, and was led out of Court weeping.
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THE BIG OPIUM SEIZURE.
CONFISCATION ISSUE IN
ABEYANCE.
Gandhi's Reaction.
two
the care with which they had mittee accepted the Experts' Re- studied the Chinese proposals, and port on vessels not subject to declared that the collaboration limitation and it is now ready for It is reported that on receipt at with the League would certainly
which was going to be established submission to a plenary session. Ahmedabad of a telegram an- be as close as it was fruitful.
The Committee has, in effect, adopted the draft regulations drawn nouncing the arrest and imprison-i ment of his lieutenant, Vallabhai
The Chinese Government has al-up at Geneva, subject to Patel, Gardhi said that the news volving $200,000 (Mex) is respect speed limit of the vessels exempt ready entered into obligations in changes, namely, the proposed
He added that he might now which was
of the plan, the completion of has been increased from 18.to to the list of. have to revise his plans for $1,000,000.-Reuter,
estimated to cost 20 knots, and
exempt vessels has been added marching with the first batch of
small seaplane carriers equipped volunteer disobedients,
with apparatuée for launching not more than three, seaplanes,
should be heartily welcomed.
as be
might decide to give marching SPORTING PEER WINS Instead of on Wednesday next as orders for to-morrow or Sunday,
scheduled.
A "Celebration." Gandhi has publicly appealed to
The position with regard to the seizure by the Hongkong authori- ties of two tons of raw opium on Canton Government steamer which went aground during a fog The third is that there shall be on the shores of Lamma Island, no more surrenders to India. last week, still remains in aber mill-owners, mill-workers, shop- (The attitude to the recommenda- ance -we are informed on keepers and all citizens to observe tions of the Simon Commission enquiries this morning. when made, is not indicated).
U.S. TITLE.
Exempted Ships and Tonnage.
On the question of the spécial vessels which lie outside the pro- FINAL OF NATIONAL TENNIS posed categories and are not ex- CHAMPIONSHIP.empt.vessels, the report of experts accepted
The Sec-re-tary now has read, The notice of this meeting.
Imagine that my speech I've
said,
For time is far too fleeting To justify the waste of breath, That would be so expended; Much better that I face my
death,
As Lartlus, when extended. We've lived a year, When hopes were dashed, On fortune's fickle habits. - The sales of
mashed,
From the racket which some of these Kowloon pianists make you'd think they wore boxing glover when playing."
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"Fox-Trot Outstays Its Wel- come," says a newspaper heading. Of corset it would!
There's no ambiguity about some of the modern dressés.. They're straight from the our potatoes shoulder.
Have dropped, and so have Some of our public speakers.
rabbits.
should make good athletes. But from the night that covers They're so long-winded,
us,
Mas-kee the gods' decree, We fear no foe nor incubus, No matter what we sce. So now I come (My heart's
delight)
To give you intimation. Your warrants you may get
to-night,
If so's your inclination.
A vote of thanks, I think is due, To me, your chairman poet; And when that's done, the
meeting's 'through. That's all the "biz".1 know
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A writer points out that most confidential posts are filled by Scots. They are least likely to give anything away.
Instead of saving for a ning day, says McWhirter, the younger generation now save for
a wet night.
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A scientist declares that ålarm - clocks were used 2,000 years ago. Does that account for those Early Egyptians?
general, was, in
A new publication entitled A movement is on foot at Home New York, Max. 7. by the First Committee, but "Beer" is being published by Lon- to popularise the goose for table a peaceful hartal (a complete
Lord Aberdare, the noted Bri- before it can be sent on there don brewers.. A kind of barrel- purposes. Looks like propa- It was first conjectured that, cessation of work) on Saturday, tish sporting peer, won the Ameri- will be a further discussion as to organ, we suppose.
gander! following the usual formality March 8, "to celebrate the in- can National Tennis singles whether or not the tonnage of the
口口
( 0 And the fourth demand is the attendant on seizures of contra- carceration of the uncrowned the young Boston player, F. P. in the total toppage allotted to the agricultural centre, but, all the splendid Wynne last Sunday.
championship to-day, defeating special vessels should be reckoned
Frazier, in the final, in straight Powers. » sets, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5----Reuter's Amert. can Service,
severance of diplomatic relations band opium, an application would King of Gujerat." (Patel). with the Soviet Government.
Lord
come before the Magistrate for Rothermere says he confiscation of the drugs, but no such application has been made so far..
to see the
Cón-
Viceroy's Regrets.
New Delhi, Mar. 7.)
still hopes servative
Party fall into It would appear that certain
Lord Irwin's secretary has line with this
programme, aspects of the seizure are being regrow ng Gandhi's letter, and thus relieving the United Empire further considered before action clearly bound to involve a viola- regrete he is contemplating action Party of the necessity of adopt-
is decided upon. ing a fighting policy, including the the steamer is still in Hongkong.
Meanwhile, it is understood that public práce.-Reuter,
tion of the law and danger to
formation of local Associations with Parliamentary candidates.
RELIEFS FOR CHINA STATION.
EXPLORER RELEASED ON PAROLE.
It should be made clear that Lord, Aberdare's championship is the real tennis title, not the lawn tennis title.
His favourite game is cricket. As the Hon. C. N. Bruce he turn- ed out regularly for Middlesex at one time.
TIN ONCE AGAIN SLUMPS.
Hongkong may not be
An
The Police cricketers had
....
same, there seems to be consider-
Both tin and silver are slump- Another matter for further disable controversy over farming.
ing: Now we know why our cussion is as to what category fu- ture aircraft carriers, which fall We hear that people in Hong- earnings are sometimes referred below the level of the existing air kong are finding it increasingly to as "tin. craft carriers, and are larger than difficult to get housing accommo. Thursday. Was the the exempt scoplane-carriers shoulddation. In other words, the flat- be placed.
tracing season has begun.
There's a strike in a bedding factory in Shanghai. We under down quilts or more wages. stand that It's a case of elder
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day of "excited insecta." The "Reds" were reported to be holding Representations to Premier,
demonstrations in various places. The Executive Committee of the
0.0 League of Nations Union and the
Reference was made at the local flower show to the sudden change Lord Beaverbrook Balks.
National Council for the Preven
of weather on Thursday. It was tion of War, have made represen Lord Beaverbrook has refused to
The Hongkong massouse must enough to freesia. tations to the Prime Minister in have a hard time these days. All associate himself with Lord Rother-
view of the anxiety which has been the same he does manage to rub Kenya colonista, after the mere in this programme. He de-
aroused among the friends of along. clares that Lord Rothermere's in-
Prince of Wales illness, are armaments. reduction concerning tentions involve a complete depar-
anxious to maintain the, renutus the results of the Naval Confer- We hear of a local Aberdonian tion of the locality as one of the ture from the original alma of the
ence. United Empire Party.
who had only end of his twins healthiest in Africa, Kenya, beat, H.M.S. Vindictive left Plymouth
Washington, Mar. 7. yesterday for China with reliefs on President Hoover has approved
The League of Nations Unlon photographed because they were it? Lord Rothermere, he adds, le now board for H.M. ships Tamar, the recommendation for the rf there was another sharp slump in his great authority and influence free to develop his own political Peterfield, Iroqouis and Herald, and lease on parole of Dr, Cook, the the price of tin, which fell £2 58. to restore the confident atmos
On the Metal Exchange to-day, executive urges the Premier to use so much alike, programme. Lord Beaverbrook also for the Yangtze and West noted Polar explorer, who was to £159.78. 6d. par ton. This is phere in which the conference he does not go with him, but their River gunboata, close personal relations remain un- The Vindictive is due at Hong-fraudulently--Reuter's
Se sent to prison for using the mails the lowest quotation for seven gan its labours, so that there may altered.-Reuter,
American „kong on April 28.
Bervice.
and a half years. British Wireless. ** (Continued on Page 15.) -
H.M.S. VINDICTIVE LEAVES
FOR HONGKONG..
MADE FRAUDULENT USE OF MAILS.
EST PRICE FOR SEVEN AND HALF YEARS."
London, Mar. 7,
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way of getting material for your cinema this week, believing that, We understand that a local Scot rockery is to stand in the middle by giving her sight of "Tho "Horticulturist:"-The easiest treated his wife to a sent, in tho
of your garden playing the saxa- Taming of the Shrew had get phone.
value for money,