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O#1 #LAXXXF THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1930.
THE AGA KHAN'S | WORKING MEN WIN
FIRST DERBY.
FINE RACE WON BY BLENHEIM.
KING CONGRATULATES OWNER OF THE HORSE.
ORDER OF FINISHING.
London, June 4. Blenheim won for the Aga Khan his first Derby race to-day when the favourite, Diolite, finished third behind Blenheim and Iliad. The Aga Khan was present at the race, together with his wife, and afterwards he was congratulated by His Majesty the King. The owner of the Derby winner stated that he had not backed Blenheim.
SWEEPS.
SHARES SOLD IN WINNING
CALCUTTA TICKETS.
CHANGE IN FORTUNES.
London, June 4.
Half shares of two of the Cal- cutta sweep tickets which drew Blenheim, the winner of the Derby, were sold with a conse- quent huge change in the fortunes of their original owners. The share of one ticket was sold on the morning of the race.
HEAVY LOSS TO PORTUGAL
MINISTER TO CHINA SUCCUMBS.
DR. PATRICIO PASSES AWAY IN MACAO.
NEW LORD PRIVY SEAL
MR. VERNON HARTSHORN TO FILL THE POST.
CHANGE IN POLICY.
London, June 4..
Mr. Vernon Hartshorn M.P., O.B.E. has accepted the invitation of the Prime Minister to become
930 PER ANNUM
日九初月五 SINGLE CUPY 10 CENTS
BRITAIN AND THE MOTORIST'S LUCKY
HOLY SEE.
MALTA CONTROVERSY LAID BARE.
EMPHATIC PROTEST AGAINST
VATICAN'S POLICY..
ESCAPE,
TWO-SEATER CAR TOPPLES OVER EMBANKMENT.
OWNER IN HOSPITAL.
the Lord Privy Seal in place of PRIESTS IN POLITICS. he was driving, toppled over a 20
ON WAY TO PEKING.
the Rt. Hon. Mr. J. H. Thomas who has taken the position of Macao, June 4.
Minister for the Dominiona. The death. took place here;
Mr. Hartshorn widower named Fercy Hogg of Dr. Antonio Patricio,
One ticket was bought by a this morning of His Excellency will be Mr. Ram- Minister say MacDonald's Barnstaple. Ha is an engine for Portugal to driver in the employ of the Patricio, who took the place of the campaign China. Dr. first lieutenant in Southern Railway. He shared the ticket with five other railwaymen His Excellency Dr. Joao de against unemploy and a roadsweeper. None of the Bianchi, upon the latter's pro-ment, but his posi- motion to the Foreign Office in tion will not be They sold half a share in the Lisbon, was on his way to Peking the same as that ticket this morning for 2,000, when death intervened.
of Mr. Thomas The first prize on the ticket passed away at the residence of ter in "Charge of who was Minis- amounts to about £129,000, but the His Excellency the Governor of Unemployment. seven men now receive only £6-1,000, plus the £3,000 maid for Macao, with whom he had been the half share. Consequently living with Madame Patricio each man will receive about since his arrival in Macao on been held complete each share £9,500, whereas if the ticket had May 27th. would have amounted to about
other six men are married.
In the morning the streets of Epsom echoed with the traffic of cars, carts, buses and the foot- steps of hurrying people. For £19.500.
He
interrupted their trip at Hong Dr. and Madame Patricio had
days during which time it is he kong, coming to Macao for a few
A Committee of Ministers will be collectively responsible for the Government's unemployment
House of Commons. policy, though Mr. Vernon Hart shorn will answer questions in the
miner's leader and has sat for the Mr. Vernon Hartshorn Is a
London, June 4. Correspondence between the British Government and the Holy See, extending over the last 15 months, relative to the politico-religious controversy in Malta is laid before Parliament in a White Paper nearly one hundred pages long.
Mr. Chilton, British Minister lo the Holy See, in a Note dated Murch 1st, 1929, refers to the popular indignation aroused in Malta by the condemnation of the priest, Father Micallef, a British subject, to leave British territory at the command of Carta (?) who is foreigner.
a
Root of Trouble. The Note expressed the view
A most remarkable escape was experienced by a motorist, Mr. Bougon, Chol, this morning, when a Plymouth two-seater car, which embankment into Lower Albert Road. Although the car was wrecked, Mr. Bouzon Choi escaped with only a sprained shoulder and minor bruises.
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EVIDENCE IN THE HOTEL CASE.
DEFENDING COUNSEL
OBJECTS.
CONTENDS THAT IT IS NOT ADMISSIBLE.
TALKS ON CONTRACT.
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., coun- sel for the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Ltd.. in" the It appears, from a police state- Supreme Court this morning, ment, that Mr. Bougon Choi, who said he was prepared to argue lives at Felix Villas, was on his way to town, being connected with and eliminate every bit of the French firm of Cie Charbon- evidence that Mr. Sheldon had nages du Tonkin, shortly after opened, in objecting to evidence eight o'clock this morning, and as given by Mr. Hacker, of con- he was proceeding along Upper versations regarding the con- Albert Road, he had just turned tract for the installation of re- the corner on the south side of frigerating apparatus and ice the grounds of Government House plant when his car skidded, owing it is said, to the wet condition of the roadway.
at the Peninsula Hotel, Counsel said if all the evidence was put before the Court and At a point opposite the gate of Government House, the defendants, there would still re- east every fact was found against car swerved to the right and shot main the point as to whether the clean over a steep embankment evidence was admissible or not, covered with undergrowth. Lower Albert Road runs below along the Messrs.
The action is one in which Andersen, Meyer and the spot where the accident took place, a path, running parallel to the embankment, intervenes.
After toppling down the
hours before dawn the town look-drew Blenheim in the Calcutta lieved Dr. Patrício was engaged Ogmore Division since 1918. He that the tense participation of foot of this embankment, but at Company are suing the Hongkong ·
race.
ed like a congress of the human However much scurrying, all had time periodically to gaze up at the grey-looking sky and ask "Who'll win the Derby."
Scores of people spent the night on the Downs in tents, caravana, motor cars, under hedges and on. mats. The Downs this morning resembled giant fairground bedecked with flags and balloons on the stalls.
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Huge crowds were skilfully managed by 1,200 Police without à hitch.
Royalty Arrives.
Shortly after noon the sun crept out and the mist melted away. His Majesty the King arrived! together and the Queen, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of York and the Duke of Gloucester, adding completeness tu. England'à great racing festival.
They received an enthusiastic welcome from the hundreds of thousands of people on the Downs, The crowd included a mile long line of bookmakers, thousands of Police and detectives and the customary "Pearly Kings."
The Dawns. was one mass of picnicers, but as the time of the
Two Coventry machinists also Sweep and they sold half a share for £2,000 sterling. They now the ticket had been held intact receive £33,500 each, whereas if
ANTI-PIRACY GUARDS ON SHIPS.
Agreement Reached with the Shipping Companies,
POLICE GUARD SYSTEM.
London, June 4.
In connexion with the pro- tection of British shipping against piracy in China. Mr. Arthur Henderson aunounced at question time in the House of Commons to-day that an agreement had been reached with the shipping companies regarding an extended Police guard organisation which, it' was hoped, would replace the present military guard system beginning in July-Reuter..
EUCERIN BACIU DIARIE
race approached the crowds took their individual shares would have| up their positions. Drume sound- ed from the stands of bookmakers been about £64,500.
and tipsters rallying thousands The total pool of the Calcutta of clients.
Sweep amounted to £000,000, Tickets which drew starters are worth about £800 each-Reuter.
At the last minute Mr. Edgar Wallace decided not to run Adlon owing to the softish going.
Silver Flare was fractious at the start but calmed down later and the horses were despatched evenly, Diolite breaking the line first.
Diolite came on from Ballyferis, Rustom Pasha, Trews, Parthenon, Silver Flare, Dick Swiveller, Iliad and Tetragem, with Noble Star last. Béfore reaching the top of the hill Rustom Pasha raced in front, followed by Diolite, Bally feris, Trews and Dick Swiveller.
Race Described.
Round Tattenham Corner, Rus- tom Pasha and Diolite were lead-
Formerly in Canton,
The Archbishop of Tyana, Monsignor Robinson, thereupon visited Malta za Apostolic Dele- gate, and it was understood that after
an investigation he felt that the differences between the Government and the eccleciastical authorities in Malta could best be dealt with by a definite Concordat.
Objection to Premier,
in conversation with Senhor Bar-was born in Pontywaun, Mon- Maltese priests in local politics bosa on many matters relating to mouthshire, in 1872. An under-ay at the root of the trouble, and visit was, however, an unofficial he became in the course of time a the Portuguese in the East. The ground worker from his boyhood, that the British Government, with
out wishing to intervene in that one, and at Dr. Patricio's special clerk in a colliery company's office, particular ease, which appeared request no functions took place a checkweighman and a miner's extremely autocratic, suggested an during his stay in Macao. The de-agent. During the 1912 dispute he independent investigation on the ceased gentleman is survived by was regarded as the directing mind spot by the Holy See. his wife and by one son, a lawyer of the men's leaders. He accepted who is practising in Portugal.
an invitation during the war to join the Coal Controller's Advisory Committee and the Coal Trade Or- Dr. Patricio, who was fifty-six ganisation Committee. In recogni- years of age, graduated as a physi-tion of his services he was award- cian at the University of Oporto, ed the O.B.E. Formerly he had but later joined the Portuguese been one of the turbulent spirits of Diplomatic Service, his first ap- the conlfields, but he took the pa- pointment being Consul for For-triotic side in the war. tugal at Canton, where he served He was a great power in the coal for three years. At the end of dispute of 1920, but resigned as his term of service he was trans-a member of the National Execu- On July 2nd, Cardinal Gasparri ferred to Bremen in a similar tive only to rejoin when he was wrote to Mr. Chilton informing capacity, and was later Charge Wales Federation.
elected President of the South him that Lord Strickland, Premier d'Affaires in Athens and then inally skillful negotiator and a real the Holy See and enclosing a copy An exception- of Malta, was persona-non-grata to Constantinople.,
leader of men, he is also an able of a letter addressed to the Areli- This was followed by his pro-writer and an excellent speaker who bishop of Malta and the Bishop. motion and he was raised to the commands attention in the House. of Gozo and a memoranda con- rank of Minister (2m Class) and
He was first elected to Parlia-taining allegations regarding the saw service in London as Chan- ment in 1918 and it is claimed that conduct of Maltese affairs by cellor of the Portuguese Embassy he killed the Government's Coal Lord Strickland, fo the Court of St. James under Profits Bill. With An intimate Dr. Norton de Mattos, then Portu- guese Ambassador in England.
Appointed to China.
In August,
1927, hentary pointed Minister Plenipotentiary to the Republic of Venezula, and
eral.
NATIONALISTS LEAVE CHANGSHA.
Government Officials and Troops Withdraw,
TENSE SITUATION.
Shanghai, June 5.
and Shanghal Hotels Ltd. for $26, 385.20 for work done and materials supplied for the installation of re- em-frigerating and ice plants. The Hotels are counterclaiming for over a lakh of dollars.
A message from Changsha states that Nationalist Government officials and troops évacuated to the north. and east yesterday. All the shops in Changsha are closed.. There was a small amount of pillaging, but otherwise the city is quiet but very tense.
The Ironsides and their, Kwangsi allies have not yet entered the city.-Reuter.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon is counsel for plaintiffs and Mr. Potter and Mr. Jenkin are defending.
Continuing to open his case, Mr. Sheldon reminded his Lordship that he did not want to make his substantive case technical, but he had a complete list of calculations made from the plant. It consisted of a bundle of documents, each document bearing all the figures relative to the refrigeration of each storage room. Counsel add- ed that he would put in a copy and give another copy to the other side in order that they might check it if they wished.
He continued that it was a docu- ment on which he would eventual- ly ask Mr. Turner, the expert on the other side, questions with re- gard to calculations and it was also a document on which Mr. Hacker (the expert witness for plaintiffs) would base any answers he gave in eroas-examination.
Defence Objects.
case Mr. Hacker
knowledge of the coal industry he handed to Cardinal Gasparri by A statement Was thereafter combines the knack of presenting Mr. Chilton, on August 8th, who facts and figures. His speech on complained that the Holy See had in bankment, turning a somersault the Coal Mining (Reorganisation) he meantime broken off negotiat as it did so, the car crashed agree to a copy of such a docu Mr. Potter said he could not Bill in 1926 when he urged a round, tions for table Conference, was described by warning or explanation, had de- path, and then collided with a seen it and it was not evidence, a Concordat, without through a railing protecting thement being put in. He had not an opponent as "the speech of a statesman." In the previous La-clared to be persona-non-grate the stone post with such force that The defence had technical ques was subsequently transferred to bour Government he had a seat in head of a responsible Government the solid mass of masonry
was tions which were of, vital import Lisbon as Chief of the Depart the Cabinet, being Postmaster Gen- in a British Colony, had issued knocked off its base and strewn in ance. In any ment of Politicial Affairs, as an
instructions to the Maltese epis-pieces across the roadway. The Under-Secretary of State in the
Mr. Hartshorn, who takes an in-copal authorities inviting them to car was then brought to a stand- would have to depose to it in
chief. Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Interest in India affairs, was appoint resist the Maltese Government, still, on turning turtle. March, 1930, Dr. Patricio was ap-
Counsel went on to say that Mr. ed a member of the Simon Commis- and had accused the Maltese clear of the vehicle, and, in Sheldon had said he intended to
Mr. Bougan Choi was thrown pointed Minister Plenipotentiary sion in place of Mr. Stephen Walsh Ministry of civil tyranny and re-
in December 1927. He is now ligious persecution.
dropping on to the
prove that the plant was adequate, roadway, In addition to a distinguished President of the South
received injuries to his shoulder He would do it as he saw fit, but diplomatic career, Dr. Patricio Miners' Federation and a member the vatican' had prejudiced, by taken to the Government Civil gestion of that kind by technical It was further complained that as well as minor bruises. He was the defence would attack any sug of the leading Por- of the executive of the Miners' Fe- such action, the very questions Hospital and later was transferred evidence. It would not be open tuguese contemporary writers, deration of Great Britain. Reuter which the Appostolic Delegate had, to the French Hospital. His afterwards to Mr. Sheldon to call and his many papers on a variety and L. B. S. Washington, June 4.
at the British Goernment's request, injuries are declared to be only rebutting evidence. of subjects have commanded the
been to Malta to investigate. The United States Shipping attention of the reading public Board has agreed to lend the in all Portuguese-speaking centres. explorer, Sir Hubert Wilkins, a'de- His contributions to the Press commissioned submarine at a have always been greatly appre- nominal rent for a period not ciated, but he was also well known exceeding five years.
OLD SUBMARINE FOR EXPLORER.
VESSEL LOANED TO SIR HUBERT WILKINS.
to China.
was one
CHINA AND THE SOVIET.
RELATIONS.
Wales
Nanking, June 4.
Questions Prejudiced.
tese Ministers agreed to pledge FAILED TO MAINTAIN
FOOD SUPPLY.
for a brilliant style in his verses, RUSSIAN FEELER REGARDING Sir Hubert Wilkins, together tales, and dramatic works. It is ing from Ballyferis, Trews and with several members of the pro- for some time on a drama which known that he had been working Iliad.
posed expedition to the Arctic, is believed it be nearly ready for The Kuomin Official
News Eallyferis and Rustom Pasha recently applied for permission to publication, dealing with St. Mary Agency states that a news agency themselves to restrain their sup then weakened and Diolite came take the American Navy's obsolete of the Battles, and the title which despatch from Feking, alleging pores from provocative utteran- on from Iliad with Blenhemin submarine, P12, and convert it to he had proposed to give to his that the Vice-Commissar, M. Karak- ces during the elections then ap gradually working up from an under-sea craft capable of bor- behind. A quarter of a mile from ing through the ice of the Polar work is believed to be "A Paixao han, at a Sino-Soviet Conference in proaching. The Vatican, however, Moscow proposes the restoration refused to give, in return, instrue- de Mestre Afonso Domingos," home, Iliad and Diolite were chat- regions.
of Sino-Soviet, diplomatic relations tions to the Maltese clergy to ab- lenged by Blenheim who finished atrongly and took the lead in the informed that the request would Sir Hubert Wilkins was later
Macao Conferences.
and the protection of the Soviet stain during elections from 'active Legation Consulates and branches participation in local politics, and last hundred yards.
Since his arrival here on May of the Dalbank in China by arm-declared that negotiations for a went on to win an excellent race. made through the Shipping Board. conference with Senhor Tam-ed.
be granted if an application was 27th, Dr. Patricio was daily ined guards, is absolutely unfound- Concordat were not possible while Mr. R. Tattersall's Ilind was second and Sir Hugo Hirst's-Reuter's American Service.
Lord Strickland remained in ganini Barbosa, and had but little The National Government has power, Diolite third,
time for sight-seeing. On Satur- not been informed by the Chinese day, Dr. Patricio suffered from a delegate at Moscow of the alleged
'British Protest. heart attack and though he had proposals, and "the report, which
Despatches already experienced symptoms of has emanated from Moscow, is pre-
from illness during the voyage out to sumably a ballon d'essai Reuter.
Blenheim
too.
superficial
Mr. Sheldon remarked that he "He nas had a most remarkable had no intention of doing that. escape," stated a police officer who Mr. Potter said he understood In a document dated February subsequently inspected the scene from Mr. Sheldon's remarks yes- 12th, this year, expressing grate of the mishap and noted the terday that he was reserving his Government's intention to nego-irreparably damaged," added the suy
which ful appreciation of the British height down
the car technical side of the matter until dropped. "The car is almost he saw what the defence had to tiate a Concordat with the Vati officer, can, Lord Strickland and the Mal-
His Lordship:-I thought that
Mr. Sheldon disclaimed any auch intention, adding he had, never said he would call rebutting evidence. He had opened to the DEATH. SENTENCE OF FOUR
effect that the onus was on the SOVIET OFFICIALS. defendants to show that the plant
Riga, June 4.
supplied was not what plaintiffs The Soviet Court at Yuzovka not for him to go through every said they would supply. It was (now re-named Stalin) bas sen- tenced to death four co-operative calculation and ask Mr. Hacker officials, Alpert, Kuznetsov, Teren to prove them because he happen- tiev and Kozach for failing to keep ed to be a refrigerator on- the Doonet Basin supplied with gineer. The defence could put food. Seventeen others were sen- the items to him in Cross- tenced to imprisonment for eight to examination. He said he was go- Sir John ten years thirteen to shortering to cross-examine the expert for DuCane, Governor of Malta, to periods and two others acquitted the defence and he was quite will Lord Passfield, Colonial Secretary, Reuter. during April and May, stated many
ing to give a copy of the calculat ions to the other side. On Sunday, he made prepara- Tamagnini Barbosa, Governor of priests had asked penitents in the changes had occurred, in which tions to undertake a trip to Tong Macao,
Gonfessional whether they intend- The funeral takes Ka Wan, where he was to have
place on ed to vote for the Constitutional been the guest of Mr. Wong Klu- June 6th, and deceased will be Party, and, if the answer ution in time was 2 minutes 38 1/5 seconds. House of Commons to-day that it he was dissuaded from going, the remains being taken to the Absolution.
so, Magistrate of Chung Shan, but accorded full military honours; the affirmative, had refused them The betting was eighteen to one was hoped the airship R100 would Always in excellent spirits Dr. Chapel of St. Michael the Archar Specific examples of refusal of on Blenheim, twenty-five to one he ready for her flight to Canada Patricio made nothing of his ill-gel in the Cemetery at Macao, Absolution wore cited, while a Malaya and Siam have decided to Illad and eleven to four Diolite. towards the end of this month or ness, and he passed away peaceful and they will later be sent Pastoral Letter of the Bishops of recommend the cessation of tin was then not prepared to give a Special place betting was ten to the beginning of July.--British ly this morning at 9.30 in the to Portugal for interment there-Malta and Gozo declared it a production for a period of three copy.
(Continued on Page 12.)
Wireless..
presence of his wife and Senhor! Our Own Correspondent.
(Continued on Page 2)
The Betting,
Blenheim won by a length from
Silver Flare was fourth, Trews
4.
FLIGHT TO CANADA.
Iliad. Two lengths separated AIRSHIP MAY LEAVE AT END the East, he did not attach much-
Iliad and Diolite.
OF MONTH,
London, June 4.
Swiveller ninth and Sponger tenth,
The Under-Secretary for Air,
fifth, Seer sixth, Noble Star seventh, Ballyferis oighth, Dick
Parthenon finished last. Diolite's Mr. F. Montague, announced in the
importance to the warning.
(Continued on Page 7.)
TIN PRODUCTION. SYDNEY CONTROLLED MINES
"
Kinds of Refrigeration. Mr. Potter said that if they could have a copy he woul1, ser COME INTO LINE.
whether they could agree on any
the Sydney controlled companies in the proceedings.
Sydney, June 4. point, as they would be only too Rrepresentatives of almost all glad to do so if it would shorten
Mr. Sheldon Indicated that he
months-Reuter