THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
TUESDAY, MARCH 25, 1930,
WAR AGAINST THE YOUNG AMERICAN GOVERNMENT AND BRITISH POLICY IN TO-DAY'S WANTS.
KUOMINTANG.
MARSHAL YEN ORDERS .... DRASTIC ACTION,
JAPANESE PROTEST AGAINST ACTIVITY NEAR TIENTSIN.
STOWAWAY.
FLAT REFUSAL TO REIMBURSE SHIPPING COMPANY.
SUGAR.
PALESTINE.
COMMISSION'S PROPOSALS - MAJOR QUESTIONS À MATTER
NOT APPROVED.
BREAD & WATER FARE. DEAR SUGAR BARRED.
has
FOR GOVERNMENT.
AWAITING REPORT.
25 WORDS
$1.00
($1.50 If Not Prepaid) received:
The following replies have been 544, 545, 547, 650, 356, 566, 599, 595, 598, 618, 694, 639, -642; 650, 616.
WANTED.
MATSHED WANTED-At Repulse write. Box No. 646, "Hongkong Tele- Bay for the coming season. Please graph."
London, Mar. 24.
London, Mar. 24. The Reports have been publiah-Hause of Commony to-day whether The Premier was asked in the ed of the West Indian Sugar Com-the Government regarded major
Peer, Lord Oliver, and of Sir the Committee which has been mission, headed by the Labour questions of policy in Palestine as outside the terms of reference of
FOR SALE. Francis Watts, on the Mauritius investigating last year's disorders. FOR SALE-Four now evening industry, on which the British questions of policy are. for the $45.00. Write to Box No. 631, care The Premier replied:"Major Gowns, three at $20.00 each, one at Government
conditionally Government to determine. It was offered to shoulder half
of "Hongkong Telegraph." the announced in September last that when the report of the Committee
TO BE SOLD. had been received, the Govern single purchasing agency to pur-lines, within the terms of the admitted The Reports recommend ament would consider along what Kingdom, on the basis of Imperial Palestine could be directed. That chase all sugar for the United Mandate, the future policy of sugar at $15 per ton, c.lf, and question the Government will con- other sogar at the market price.
sider, but I certainly am not pre- pared to say that their conclusions of the Committee." will not be affected by the report
A young American, named John Baker, who had stowed away from. Shanghai to Hongkong on board the French Mail Chenonceaux, was MORE NANKING FOES. appeared before Mr. Whyte Smith given the opportunity, when he at the Kowloon Magistracy this Peking, Mar. 24. morning, of paying the local Wholesale action against Kuo-rents for his passage. However, mintang members, as a prelude
he flatly refused to reimburse the company, potwithstanding the fact to the big war with Nanking, that he had in his possession has been ordered by Marshal $80 (Gold) in travellers cheques. Yen Hsi-shan, chief of the Kuo- The defendant, who minchun-Shansi allied forces, the charge, was stated by Detec- who has instructed his sub-tive; Sergeant Kellett to ordinates in Chihli Province to stowed away on board at Shang- have close down all Kuomintang De-hai and when the ship was four partments.
hours out of port he gave himself The Min Kuo Jih P, which is up. The pilot had alrendy left the leading Kuomintang journal at the ship, with the result that the Taiyuanfu, was suspended yester-defendant had to be bruurt down day by order of Marshal Yen, who to Hongkong, also ordered the arrest of editorial staff on the ground that they were involved in the move ment against the Shans! regime.
The newspaper office was raided by troops who detained several of the members of the editorial staff. The Provincial Kuomintang office at Taiyuanfu has also been closed
down.
the
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The officer mentioned that when the defendant was searched in the charge room of the Water Police Station
book cheques to the total value of of travellers $80 (Gold) was found hidden in his sock.
Colonial Governments' losses.
the British preference on Imperial It is further recommended that
sugar should be raised as soon as possible to 4a, 8d. per ewt.
Replying to further questions, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said. after the Government had studied the Sir Francis Watts recommends report of the Committee they grant for at least five years equatja Royal Commission in connexion for the Mauritius Government a would consider whether to set up
to the difference between the with the future of Palestine or to general cost of production, give a decision themselves on the dant if he were now willing to pay average selling prics.
His Worship asked the defen-estimated at £13 per ton, and the subject.--British Wireless, the shipping Company for having brought him to longkong.
Military Activity.
The defendant replied that, Taiyuaafu continues the centre after having been fed on bread and of much political activity, and the water, he thought the Company week-end witnessed the departure should have more consideration. for Tungkwan of several wellHe was willing to pay part of his known officers of Marshal Feng pasange. Yu-hsiang's Kuominchun Army His Worship imposed a fine of The foreign communities in the $50, with the alternative of one North are perturbed over the war months hard labour, and remark- preparations by the Shansi forces, ed that the case was worse than who are digging trenches at one he had previously dealt with. Tangku, Uie scaport near Tientsin. He remarked that enquiries might This netion is resented by the be made by the police as to the Japanese authorities in the Tian- genuineness of the cheques and if tsin Concession, who have probeat- the defendant was prepared to pay ed to the Shansi officers on the for his ground that war near Tangku will brought before him within seven passage, he should be endanger the Japanese community, days. The defendant had adopted
a most unreasonable attitude.
The ease previously mentioned An extraordinary and totally before his Worship concerned a unexpected development is report. Chinese who was charged with ed from Chengchow to the affect stowing away from Amay on board that General Han Fu-chu has de- the 8.9. Tjimanoek. The defen- clared for the Shansi regime. He dant was stated to have been found issued a proclamation yesterday mixing with the passengers. but at Kweiteh purporting to be a was not hiding. A fine of $50, resignation and saying he intends or one months' hard labour. was to hand over the control of his imposed. Army to the Shansi commanders.
Han Fu-chu's Action.
last
To Pay Fine,
Wa
CHILE.
A Government statement, issued NEW AMBASSADOR TO declines to anticipate the Budget, simultaneously with the Reports, but declares that while there is a duty on sugar, preferences will be maintained.
It is added that the Government. Britain is not prepared to impose
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MR. HENRY CHILTON GETS THE APPOINTMENT.
millions sterling annually to the 1 hurden contributing:
London, Mar. 24. Colonial sugar industries, which appointment of Mr. Henry Chilton, H.M. the King has approved the would be the case if the Reports C.M.G, Envoy Extraordinary and were acted upon.--Reuter. Minister Plenipotentiary to the Holy See, to be Ambassador Extra- ordinary and Plenipotentiary, at Santiago
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A RE-HEARING.
[Mr. Chilton has been Minister to the Holy See since 1928, prior to A GODOWN at Whitfield Road con- at the
Appearing before Mr. Lindsell, which, for four years, he was sisting about 2,500 sh, ft. next to morning, Mr. D. L. Strellett applied the Diplomatic Service in 1902, and Please apply to Kwong Sang Hong Central Magistracy this Minister at Washington. He entered Kwong Sang Hong Glass Factory. for the rehearing of a case in which The Hague, Brussels and Rio de
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NEW TOKYO RISES
FROM ASHES.
EMPEROR'S INSPECTION OF RECONSTRUCTION.
Tokyo, Mar. 24. Brilliant weather favoured the
This action represents a severe; blow to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek.)
After all the morning cases had been Military commanders at Cheng brought before his Worship again
dealt with, Baker chow who pledged support to when Mr. D. Ogilvie, First Clerk, Marshal Chiang Kai-shek week. are now exhibiting anti-under a misapprehension and de- intimated that the defendant was Nanking posters expressing the sired to make an application to pay intention to pledge their allegiance his passage. to Marshal Yen.
The defendant said he did out The Hanan situation is very quite understand the Magistrate's tense, and many believe that war question regarding the payment will break out there very soon.
General Han Fu-chu is now con- ing to pay a first or second-class of his passage. He was not will centrating his forces at Kweiteh. Some 20,000 sacks of flour have passage but was quite willing to concerning the presence of yet an- from the country districts. arrived at Houan for General Shih pay a steerage passage,
who recently went over to Marshal Yen Hai-shan. The supplies came from Taiyuanfu.
War Very Soon.
NEW ZEALAND AIRMEN..
PIPER AND KAYE ARRIVE AT PORT DARWIN.
Fort Darwin, Mar. 24. The airmen Piper and Kaye have arrived here.-Reuter
[Piper and Kaye,
two New
strength of fresh evidence now The application was made on the produced by Mr. Strellett. The tenant of the floor, who declared new witness proved to be another that the principal tenant was named Chan Kan, man who had gone back to the country and was ab-Emperor's inspection of the recon-Zealanders, set out from London million people turned out to line owing to several mishaps on the structed city of Tokyo.
in an attempt to beat Hinkler's It is estimated that nearly a record for a flight to Australia, but the route taken by his Majesty, way the attempt failed. They left many tens of thousands arriving Croydon as long ago as February
9.1 Apart from inspecting the gen.
sent when the raid occurred. Chan Kan, furthermore, had two wives, both of whom were also missing.
The Magistrate raised a point
other woman in the house, and was His Worship replied that the de-informed by witness that she was
Another Aspirant.
London, Mar. 24.
A fifty-year-old New Zealander, named Parkerson, left Lympne in a light aeroplane to attempt to beat Hinkler's record flight to Australia, but crashed fifty miles
Yu-shan, one of the "doubtfuls" fendant was not going to gel away an old woman who was unly visit.eral work of reconstruction, the by just paying his passage, being, and was turned out by the Re-Emperor visited a number of in- cause there had been an element venue Officers after she appeared stitutions, including the imposing of fraud in his action by evading on the premises.
new Earthquake Memorial Hall, payment. The position was quite The Inspector, continued witness, which has been erected on the site clear. According in the sentence, had also questioned him on the of the former Army Clothing Depot, War is expected to break out he was not required to pay for his identity of the principal tenant, fed there for safety, were burned shortly at Kweitch judging by the
where over 30,000 refugees, who movements of the Nationalist passage as he had been fiet $50. and he had then promptly replied to death in a ghastly holossust, forces. Communications along the or one month's hard labour.
that it was Chan Kan. western section of the Lung-Hai
The Magistrate granted The defendant:-I am willing to hearing of the case, arranging for have temporarily kept in custody machine was wrecked.Reuter.
By way of precaution the police this to be held at noon on Monday, about 300 radicals since yesterday.
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Railway have been suspended. pay the fine and get free.
Marshal Feng Yu-heiang is ex- His Worship said that. pected to visit Shihehlachwang to where he would have to leave the confer with Marshal Yen, after matter. He pointed out that even which he will go to Chengchow if the defendant had paid his pass- direct the operations against the age, he would not have been let Nanking troops.
off without fing, but the sen While representatives of both tence in that case would have been sides are endeavouring to win the reduced. He could not allow a support of the young Manchurian stowaway to leave the dock by ruler, General Chang Hsueh-liang, simply paying his fare, the latest official statements from
Arrangements were made for:
Mukden say that Chang has ex- the defendant to cash his-travel- pressed his Intention to increase lers' cheques with which to pay the Mukden troops at Shanhaikwan the fine.
in order to protect the populace in
Manchuria and to prevent defeated
troops from entering his territory.
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It appears that he is determined GERMAN COMMUNISTS
to remain strictly neutral.
JAPAN'S BUDGET.
LESS MONEY FOR NAVY THIS YEAR
Tokyo, Mar. 24. The Finance Department has prepared the budget figures, which will be considered by the Cabinet
to-morrow.
The total is 1,600 million yen, including, for the Navy 262
DEMONSTRATE.
ATTEMPT TO RELEASE THE BORSTAL INMATES.
Berlin, Mar, 24.
A hundred Communists attempt- ed at night to storm the Borstal Institution In Potsdam and release the prisoners.
The Police, forewarned by an who resisted, but were soon round- inmate, met the astonished raiders,
ed up and conveyed to police head- quarters.
It was discovered this morning
million, and Army 210 million, that all the churches in Crefeld-in compared with last year's total of the Rhineland had been smeared 1,752 million, Navy 268 million, with red paint and plastered with and Army 232 million.
posters bearing Communist slogans.
Reuter.
It is understood that to-morrow's Cabinet meeting will be concerned. primarily with the budget figures, but a special Cabinet meethag wall
Sir Stanley Fisher, Chief Justice
be held on March 27 probably to of Ceylon, and Lady Fisher, are decide Japan's reply to the pro- duc to arrive in Hongkong by, the Japan-America naval P. and O. s.8. Ranpura towards the
end of May.
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