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NO 13,061
APRIL 10, 1930.
日二十月三
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STRAITS J. P. CASE THE ANTI-PIRACY WAR CONFERENCE KING'S CONCERN AT SHANGHAI BUDGET “MASKEE” NOT YET SIGNOR GRANDI'S
CONCLUDES.
DEFENDANT FOUND NOT GUILTY.
INDEPENDENT WITNESS ON
SEARCH PRACTICE.
LOCAL LAW'S SCOPE.
GUARDS.
IN PROGRESS.
COMPANIES ACCEPT TERMS OF THE GOVERNMENT.
COMMONS' QUESTION.
CHIANG CONFERS WITH SUBORDINATES.
PLANS FOR ATTACK TO BE SOON ANNOUNCED:
EXPLOSION.
DIRECTS INQUIRIES ABOUT
THE INJURED.
AMERICAN SYMPATHY.
A message has been received by | the Naval authorities in Hongkong to the effect that His Majesty the King has directed that inquiries were to be made on his behalf as to the condition of the men in- jured on HMS. Sepoy when a depth charge exploded premature- ly.
PRESENTED.
A BIG INCREASE IN EXPENDITURE.-
BALANCED BY SALE OF THE ELECTRICITY DEPT.
SURPLUS ESTIMATED.
London, Apr. 9. Replying to Sir Basil Peto in the House of Commons to-day, Mr. C. G. Ammon, Parliamentary and Financial Secretary to the Admiralty, said that replies re- REBELS IN NANKING. ceived from the various shipping companies concerned showed that After a hearing occupying they accepted in principle the
Shanghai, Apr. 9. several days, Mui Kwok-leong, a Government's proposals for the
Whilst the lull on the Honan
The local authorities have sent former Singapore Justice of the future supply of anti-piracy front continues, both the Nan- a reply deeply regretting to report king and Kuominchun-Shansi that the deaths, of one officer and Peace, was this morning dis- guarda in China. charged by Mr. R. E. Lindsell The Government terms were Commanders are sparing no five of the six ratings injured on the counts accusing him of that they were prepared to sanc-efforts in completing their war | have taken place. oplum possession and attempted tion the extension of the provision preparations and in this con- The sixth rating injured, P.O. exportation of the drug. This of regular military and Naval nexion the President of the Reginald John Fitt, O. N. 1567, shows a big increase on the decision was reached after an guards for a Independent witness, in the per-period, subject to the following shal Chiang Kai-shek.. arrived Royal Naval Hospital.
at 6.30 a.m. to-day at Hsuchów It is understood that the date where he summoned a big con- of the inquiry into the disaster ference among the Nationalist has not yet been fixed. When this Commanders.
does take place the proceedings will not be of a public nature.
conditions:
IN PORT.
PROBABLY HELD UP BY THE PREVAILING WINDS.
SHIPS ON LOOK-OUT.
Enquiries made at the Harbour Office this morning elicited the information that the junk Maskee, which was due here at midnight, has not yet arrived in Hongkong from Swatów.
ILLNESS.
IMPEDES PARLEY AT CONFERENCE,
AN AGREEMENT REACHED ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS,
variable winds along the China illness of definite limited Nationalist Government, Maria progressing favourably in the
First, that the companies should, before April 1. agree to elaboration of the present scheme for the supply of Indian guards for the internal protection
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son of Detective Inspector Lan- nigan, in tharge of police searches on the waterfront, had been called by the Magistrate and had stated that it was quite usual for luggage being trans-of shipping. ferred to outward-going ships to be searched by Chinese revenue officers.
His Worship held that the case was one of fact, not of law, and he could not conceive that the defen- dant would have been so foolish as to take luggage containing opium on the wharf.
At the outset of this morning's proceedings, Mr. Lindsell said ha proposed himself to call a police witness who could speak as ta whether or not outward going luggage on the water front likely to be searched. He had asked the I.G.P. about it, and he had allowed the police officer in charge of police searches to give evidence on this point.
WAS
Mr. Strellett said he had only one thing to say. That was an unusual procedure after tho evidence of both sides had closed, and he would ask for one reserva- tion. In the cross-examination of the defendant nothing was said about that matter. If his Worship brought that evidence, he would reserve the right to negative it.
Often Done..
Second, any guard from the re- gular forces provided after March 31, 1930, should be paid for by the companies in full.
Third, the whole cost of the elaborated scheme, including the maintaining of the guard when hot actually board ship, should be borne by the companies in proportion to their require- ments.
on
When the matter was raised in Parliament last month Sir Basil Peto questioned the reasonability of the Government's proposals, but no further statement was made by the Admiralty.--Reuter.
CUNARD CHAIRMAN
RESIGNS.
WILL REMAIN DIRECTOR OF THE COMPANY.
London, Apr. 9. Sir Thomus Royden announced his resignation as Chairman of the Cunard Company, which position Detective Inspector R. Lannigan, he had held since 1922, at the an- in charge of police searches on the nual meeting of the Company in water front, said from his ex-Liverpool. Pressure of personal perience it was quite usual for a
affairs was the reason, he said. He large amount of luggage, being will continue to be Director. He is transferred by sampan, motor boat or launch, from the water front to an outward going boat, to be searched br Chinese Revenue Officers. He had often seen it
done.
Mr. Strellett:-I have no ques- tion. In view of his replies, don't propose to pursue the matter.
Mr. Strellett Satisfied.
Mr. Strellett then continued his address on behalf of the defence, when he said:-I can only
say, your Worship, that I hope, after hearing that evidence, your Wor- ship is entirely satisfied. As a matter of fact, I anticipated that possibility and brought another witness who was present at the time when the defendant's wife's luggage was searched on the Po Tuk wharf, but I am quite sure that your Worship does not want to hear him now. You have brought somebody before you, who is quite Independent, who has told your Worship that invariably
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American Sympathy.
the First Nationalist Division), Generals Liu Chi (Commanding
Koo Chu-tung (Commanding the Second Nationalist Division), Ma
The following message has been Hung-kwel, Han Fu-chu, Chan Chi received from the American Naval were amongst other Nationalist vessels which left yesterday.. military leaders who arrived be- From Squadron Commander U.S.S. fore the President and later parti- Black Hawk to. Rear-Admiral, cipated in the conference, discus-Hongkong:
Commanding sing plans for the coming offensive Officers and men wish to thank all and the defence of Heuchowfu and the British officers and men for the Nanking.
many courtesles extended to the
The
Invasion of Shantung. The Military Governor of Shan-ARE-RESO tung Province, General Chan Tiao-yuan, arrived at Hsuchow NEW GOVERNOR LEAVES shortly before noon and reported to the President the advance made in Shantung by the Kuaminchun- Shansi allies.
The condition in Shantung re- mains critical, although there have been no reports of actual hostili- ties.
Rebels in Nanking.
A mild sensation was caused inį Nanking during the week-end following a police raid on Д Chinese school where the police discovered 70 revolvers and thou- sands of rounds of ammunition.
According to seized documents, the rebels were planning a big coup in Nanking. The raid was followed by a series of other raids when more arrests were effected by the police, co-operating with the troops.
►
The Nationalist Government is succeeded by Sir Percy Bates, De- exercising a rigid censorship, puty Chairman-British Wirele 38. forbidding all Chinese newspapers [Sir Thomas Royden, who WIS in Shanghai and Nanking to formerly Conservative M.P. for publish news pertaining to Mar- Bootle, is a brother of Miss Maude shal Chiang Kai-shek's trip to Royden, the well-known lady preacher Hauchow and the raids at the who visited Hongkong some time ago: capital. banking, railway, shipping and insur- He is a Director of many important ance companies and is a past Presi- dent of the Chamber of Shipping of the United Kingdom.]
GERMANY ARRESTS
RUSSIANS.
INTERNATIONAL INCIDENT
FORESHADOWED, ...
Berlin, Apr. 9.
HOME TO-DAY:
Due In Hongkong Early Next
Month.
-A.D.C. ACCOMPANIES HIM.
We are officially informed that H.E. Sir William Peel, the new Governor of Hong- kong, is leaving London to- day by the P. and O. 3.5. Khiva, and is due here on May 8th.
His Excellency is bringing his A.D.C. with him, whilst his Private Secretary will be coming out from Home later.. At present, the names of these officers are not known locally, but Sir William has evidently made his own appointments to these posts.
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The budget of the Shanghai Municipal Council for the year 1930 constitutes one of the most notable municipal financial state- ments ever presented to the ratepayers of the Foreign Settle- ment. Although expenditure previous year, all departments sharing but the Police and Public Works Department dominating, the funds accruing to the Council from the sale of the Electricity Department ade quately balance this fact, and ratepayers benefit by a reduc- tion of 2 per cent., in rates from July 1.
The ordinary income is set at Tla. 15,998,000, which includes a surplus of Tis. 3,534,000, and expenditure at Tia. 12,721,000, as compared with a little over Tls 9,000,000 last year, but a surplus of Tls. 3,227,000 is carried for ward to next year.
Money derived from the sale of the Electricity Department, and other receipts including the sale of municipal property, furnishes an extraordinary income of Tls,. 22,609,000... Extraordinary expen« | diture totals Tls. 24,220,000, the principal item being provision for the redemption of municipal loans to the extent of Tls. 16,227,000, but provision for an urgently- needed building programme, is also made. When this expendi- ture is deducted a surplus of Tle. 2,382,000 will be carried forward to 1931.
GUN LIMITATIONS. The s.a. Hydrangea, which left Swatow on Tuesday, confirmed the
London, Apr. 9. fact that the Maskee left that port
To-day's conversations be- the same day. When the Pass later in the evening, the arranged in the. hope that the Hydrangea paased Sugar-loaf tween the Naval delegates, Maskee was anchored there. chances of a Five-Power agree- All incoming steamers from ment might thereby be revived, Shanghai and Amoy report light, were somewhat impeded by the Coast, and it would seems that Nevertheless, the Prime Minis Signor Grandi. whatever wind there is, is against ter and the Foreign Secretary, the Maskee.
had a long meeting with the Mr. Stevenson, when seen some Italian Ambassador, Signor Bor days ago, expressed the hope that, with a favourable wind, he would donaro, and with Signor Rossi be able to bring the Maskee from in the course of the day and this Swatow to Hongkong within 30 evening the French and British or 36 hours, but an officer of a delegations also met. China Coast steamer said this After the latter meeting, which morning that with the prevailing was held in the Prime Minister's .. wind it would be almost impos-room at the House of Commons & sible to do so in that time. brief communique announced that
We understand that merchant the development of the conver ships have been requested to keep sations during the last twenty- a look-out for the Maskee, and four hours had been examined that British warships on patrol and that a further meeting would have been similarly instructed. take place to-morrow. No further reports, however, have yet come to hand.'
NEED OF ADEQUATE AIR FORCE.
LORD TRENCHARD'S SPEECH IN UPPER CHAMBER.
.
It is understood that this meet- ing dealt mainly with statistics, as did also the conversation. earlier in the day between Mr. Alexander and M. Dumesnil, the heads of the British and French Admiralties respectively.
The Japanese Reply.
Meanwhile, progress was being made with other spheres of the "Conference work. The British, London, Apr. 9. American and Japanese experts Lord Trenchard, former Marshal who have been examining the of the Air Force, In a maiden reservations of the Japanese speech in the House of Lords, Government to the proposals sent called attention to the importance to Tokyo as part of a potential of an adequate and efficient Air | Five-Powerpact reached a general Force to the British Empire.
agreement on most of the points
Aircraft Carriers,
Police Force Expansion. The budget explains fully the He referred to 韭 statement at a meeting to-day, and will to- purposes to which the Electricity recently made by the Under-morrow. deal with one or two Department funds are being put, Secretary for Air that to-day matters still outstanding. and states that the Council has, France had a first-line strength of A special sub-committee, ap.. been enabled to undertake the 1,200 aeroplanes, Italy 1,100,pointed by the First Committee to necessary expansion of the Police America 900 and Creat Britain 770. [consider the question of aircraft Force, and to proceed with a pro- That meant that Britain was carriers ålso met to-day under the gramme of development hitherto fourth among the Powers in air chairmanship of Mr. A. V. Alexan- held up for financial reasons. strength. "Lord Trenchard said der, First Lord of the Admiralty. Furthermore, It has made possible this fact required very earnest a reduction in general municipal consideration. We were to-day taxation from July 1 next.
as dependent for the security of The Council adds: "Provided the Empire upon air power as we the future income of the munici were upon the Navy, British
Wireless. squadron during its stay in Hong-pality shows normal growth, it is kong. This squadron extends to anticipated that the new rates of state that the Nationalist general connexion with
Semi-official Nanking sources the Sepoy its sincere sympathy in taxation may be maintained over a
unfortunate period of years.” attack on the Kuominchun-Shansi accident which occurred, allies will be announced on Tues day, when Marshal Chiang will have completed his conferences with Divisional Commandëri.
Messages from Taiyuanfu state that Marshal Yen Hsi-shan has made no official statement con- cerning his decision to depart for Peking, but It is stated that the Headquarters of the Shansi- Kuominchun allies will shortly be moved from Taiyuanfu to
The possibility of & serious Russo-German incident is envisag- | Peking? ed by an evening newspaper re port that three members of the
The General Attack.
Ádvertising Revenue..
The following reply has been sent to Squadron Commander. The anticipated revenue in- U.S.S. Black Hawk from the Rear cludes an item of 20,000, an Admiral, Hongkong: Very many increase of 8,000 from the thanks for your kind message from special advertisement rate to be Commanding Officers and men. We levied at the rate of 10.10 to TŐ wish you good luck and bon voyage; per square foot, of advertisement per annum from occupiers of land upon which any building carrying advertisements, advertising hoard ings or station is erected.
Home Announcement,
London, Apr. 9. The First Lord of the. Admiralty, Mr. A. V. Alexander, has received a message from the King expressing His Majesty's distress at the dis The conference among the Kuo-astrous accidental explosion aboard chow is still in progress. It has loss of valuable lives. His Ma-
Commanders Appointed:
Last Year's Statement.
IMPERIAL ECONOMIC
COMMITTEE.
It was agreed, "That the general- term ‘aircraft carrier' for the pur. poses of the present agreement should comprise firstly aircraft carriers of over ten-thousand tons standard displacement as defined in the treaty between the United States, the British Empire, France, Italy and Japan limiting naval armament signed at Washington on February 16, 1922, and second- other surface vessels of war of a standard displacement not èxceeding ten-thousand- ton's designed for the specific and ex- Replying in the House of Comclusive purpose of conveying air" mong to-day to Mr. Somerville re craft. and so constructed garding the qualifications of the aircraft can be launched there- two members who represent the from and landed thereon. Such Colonies and Protectorate's on the vessels shall not carry guns with a Imperial Economic Committee, Dr. calibre in excess of six inches."!
These vessels will go into the Drummond Shiels said that one
QUESTION ON THE COLONIAL REPRESENTATIVES,
London, Apr. 9.
that
Russian Trade Delegation at Berminchun Commanders at Cheng- the destroyer "Sepoy" resulting in which shows an income of a member was from the staff of the airèraft carrier category, while · deal of the evidence of that witness arrested by the Police in con been decided to appoint Generali jesty desires that his heartfelt Tis, 9,440,066, leaving a surplus elected by a panel consisting of aeoplanes or seaplanes are to be
persons get searched, and a great | lin
are among the five men:
The
year.
Colonial Office and the other was all other vessels built to carry
combatant category according to representatives of the various charged against the appropriate Colonfal associations in Britain.
It was almost impossible, Dr. size and armament.-British Wire- Shiels added, to secure members
or otherwise of all the Colonies. Reuter.
The Treasurer also presented last year's financial statement 12,974,896 and an expenditure of
only proves the experiences re-nexion with the discovery of two lated by the defendant.
This went to prove, continued, been
secret printing works which have Sun Liang-sing as Commander of sympathy may be conveyed to of Tls. 8,634,880 on the ordinary the Kuominchun troops along the bereaved families and inquiries 11,643,656 and an expenditure of budget, while an income of Tis, publishing Communist Mr. Strellett, that the defendant pamphlets inciting the Army and Lung-Hai Railway, whilst Gen-made on his behalf regarding the 11s. 10,105,026 on the extra did not invent his experiences, and. Police to insubordination, Police Shun-choi are to direct the ad- Admiralty has announced the ordinary budget is responsible for who had experience by tr welling
erals Sun Tien-ying and Wan condition of the injured. after the confirmatory evidence headquarters hete refuse to give rancing Kuominchun forces to death of another of the injured they had received, he was sure a flood of light must be poured on any information regarding the ar-attack Hauchow, and Generals men, making six deaths-British
Sung Chih-yuan and Shih Ching- ting will lead the rebels by moving along the Peking-Hankow railway with Hankow as their objective,
"The Commander-in-Chief of the nilies forces, Marshal Yen Hsi- shan, will make Shihchiachwang his headquarters, while Marshal Feng Yu-hsiang will direct the attacks at Chengchow.
that his
the defendant's story. He felt. rightly or wrongly, Worship would like him to say ..something about the two points which his Worship mentioned at the last hearing.
rests. Reuter.
GANDHI'S SON ON A SEDITION CHARGE.
ARRESTED AT DELHI WITH SALT LAW BREAKERS.
New Delhi, Apr. 9. The report that a barrister named Asaf All was among the twenty-five
A somewhat unexpected report from Henan states that the Kuo-! minchun rebola under General
Wireless.
STOP PRESS.
NO FIVE-POWER PACT-
. Couldn't Explain. As regards the envelope, he (Mr. Strellett) examined it before he saw the defendant, and when he asked the defendant to explain
London, Apr. 10. it he said to him "I can't explain it." When he asked him if he
Wan Shun-choi are contemplating Pact has definitely vanished, asserts All chance of a Five-Power Naval knew of the envelope, he replied salt making volunteers arrested to surrender to Marshal Chiang "Yes," and when he asked him if here has been proved incorrect. Kai-slick, it being pointed out the Daily Herald, owing to the he knew the crests were similar, Thirteen of the twenty-five arrest that General Wan is dissatisfied Franco-Italian deadlock. The replied that he knew they all ed have been detained, the remain- with Marshal Feng's appointment
of General Sun Liang-sing na Meanwhile, a Three-Power Past If they were the same. He simply charged with sedition, the charge post was offered to General Wan
-Gandhi's son, Davi Das, has been Governor of Shantung. The latter cannot be fixed up before Easter. could not explain ́it.
The Americana have cancelled That was going to happen before preferred against the others being Shun-choi two weeks ago, but the his Worship on several more scone of violating the salt laws. decision of the "Christian" their passages on the Leviathan on
(Continued on Page 14.) Reuter.
had crests, but he had not ex- der being discharged, amined them and did not know
General was later reconsidered, the 22nd inst.-Reuter
a, surplus of Tla. 1,538,530 this Explaining the Tia 3,500,000 surplus on the ordinary budget, the Treasurer outlines the various items of expenditure and savings, the major item being Tls, 3,580,196 under the heading of interest, brokerage, etc..
accruing respect of the Electricity Depart ment sale.
lesá.
Lord, Cecil for Geneva.
• London, Apr. 9. Mr. Henderson stated in the House of Commons to-day that as at present arranged, Lord.Cecil KUOMINTANG BAN IN would represent the British Gov-
MALAYA.
CHINESE REPRESENTATIONS
IN LONDON.
ernment at the next meeting of Preparatory Commission for Dis armament at Geneva-British Wireless.
{CURRENCY COMMITTEE
· TWO CHINESE MEMBERS APPOINTED.
London, Apr. 9. BRITAIN & RUSSIA.
Replying to Sir Albert Bennett in the House of Commons to-day, STATEMENT ON PARLEY Mr. Arthur Henderson, Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, said VERY SOON.
that the Chinese Charge d'Affaires
We are officially informed that. London, Apr. 9. had made representations to the Mr. Li Tac-fong and Mr. Chan Replying to questions in the British Government on the sub- Yue-ting have been added to the House of Commons, Mr. Arthur fect of the suppression of the Kuo- Henderson, Foreign Secretary, mintang by the Governor of the sald he hoped to be able to make Strafte Settlements, H. E. Sir Cecil a statement regarding the pro- Clementi, K.C.M.G. gress of the negotiations with the Mr. Henderson added that are Soviet Ambasador in the nearply to the representations was now futuro British Wireles8. -- being considered. “Reuter. #Oweni
Committee which is investigating the currency problem.
The first-named is the Manager of the Bank of East Asla, whilst the latter is a well-known' mer- chant and fa Vice-Chairman of the Ohinese Chamber of Commerce.