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THE NORTH.
A TARIFF TRUCE THE NEW PRINCESS CHANGE-OVER IN
PROPOSED.
EVILS OF DUMPING EMPHASISED.
GRAIN SLUMP IN BRITAIN DUE TO SOVIET ACTION.
LEAGUE DISCUSSION.
Geneva, Sept. 22.
At a niceting of the Economic Committee of the League of
speaking on the subject of the most-favourel-nation clause in the agreements, proposed il resolution that, the Leere enquire into the question of dumping and the system of export bounties, with a view 10. determining the feasibility of international action in order to obviate the serious economir effects of this practice.
NAMED.
"MARGARET," AFTER THREE SCOTTISH QUEENS.
"ROSE" SECOND NAME.
Landon, Sept. 22.
It is officially announced that the baby girl born to the Duke and Duchess of York at Glamis Castle on August 1st will be named Margaret Rosé-Reuter,
The new Priners is the first Royal child to be born in Sent-1 land
three.
i
11
DATE
venturies.
MUKDEN TROOPS NOW
IN PEKING..
NEWCOMERS MOVING FREELY ABOUT CITY.
.THE CE.R. DISPUTE.
Tientsin, Sept. 22.
St. Marenget, Queen of Matolm Place here is being taken by the Coman, King of Scotland, Twenty-Seventh Division under the command of General Lin Nauchung.
was born in 1954 and died in 1993.
se was caronised on s'enunt of her binefactions to the Church.
WA
THE INCOMPARABLE BOBBY JONES.
BIG BID FOR THE AMATEUR GOLF TITLE.
PROPOSED LECTURES.
Ardmore. Ppr., Sept. 22. In an opening bid for the fourth: major golf title this year, with an amazing round of 69, one stroke under par. in the first qualifying round of the American Amateur) Championship, Mr. Bobby Jones
majority of other competitors,
The nearest to Jones were Soxes, with 70, Ouimet, with 78, and Per- kins, who took 74. Tolley was on card of 8. The former champion, the brink of fallare, returning a Sweetser, had a doubtful-looking 81. and T. Bourn a hopeless 87..
DAIRY FARM CO. CAPITAL.
MEETING APPROVES
INCREASE.
HOPES OF MAINTAINING THE
USUAL DIVIDEND.
DUNLOP Reinforced Motor Cycle
Pedder Bldg.
KIDNAPPED MAN ESCAPES.
SHANGHAI COMPRADORE'S
EXPERIENCE.
MONTH'S CAPTIVITY.
Shanghai, Sept. 23. There has been a remarkable sequel to the disappearance of Mr., Wang Che-feng, the assistant com-i pradore of the Yangtze Insur ande Association, who was kid-
need nearly a month ago. Mr.
Tel. 24554.
HEALTH BUREAU CASE APPEAL.
AUTREFOIS ACQUIT CHALLENGED.
MAGISTRATE'S DECISION
OVER-RULED.
ALLEGED LARCENY.
An
appeal
under the
PROMISING FUTURE.
Shareholders of the Dairy The entire Manchurian Fifthe net American hearts aglow Farm. Ice and Cold Storage Co..
Magistrates Ordinance from a and the chate of the name of Mar- Brigade pushed up the railway with expretation. The achievement Ltd., this morning approved of Wang has escaped from his cap decision of Mr. Butters delivered Zared will be appreciated by Sent-to-day and is expected to arrive Nations, the Swedish delegat. h people, as the mane of in Peking this evening, while its turf was soft and took a toll of thef capital from one and a half mil- but at Pootung, and
was an unparalleled feat, as the an increase in the Company's tors, who had hidden him in a mud on August 29, this year, was reg Former Seolt'sh Cheens.
taking * decided in the Court of lion dollars to two and a quarter sampan, crossed to the Shanghai | Appeal this morning before the million dollars by the creation of side of the river and to safety, Acting Chief Justice (Mr. of which one half will be issued a thrilling one. It will be recalled Puisne Judge (Mr. P. Jacks). 100,000 additonal new shares, The story of his kidnapping was Justice Wood) and the Acting The latter Brigade arrived in Mat cart, titular Queen of Teol-eight troop trains throughout the
the proportion one new to four daylight on the morning of August Court action when Siow Choon- immediately to shareholders in that Mr. Wang was held-up in The appeal concerned the Police 1990. She was generally known end, was born in 1933 and died day and is at present drawn up
old, the remainder being held 26. on the French Bund, near the leng preferred charges, against on silings at the Central Station. the "Maid of Norway" and her
over until such time as a further oflices of Messrs. Butterfield and Kwok Chun-shing relating to a" Meantime, the advance party of fier
the daughter
It is understood that Bobby issue is necessary.
Swire. Alexander II of Scotland,
the Sixth Brigade has reached Jones may accept an offer of $100,-.
sum of $520, being money of the In addressing the shareholders, Tientsin East Station and it is 000 for a tour of America, lectur- Mr. J. P. Warren, who presided,
The desperadoes were in a hire | Health Service Intelligence The third Queen Margaret was
ear which they had previously Bureau. bon in 1499 and died in
expected that the remainder willing on golf with slow-motion in- said it was not considered sound taken by force, one of their num 1541
uriive during the night. The Rumanian and Pinnish She was the eldest daughter of
At the Police Court Mr. M. K. structional films showing his play-policy to continue adding to the ber having hired it, ordering the Lo was for the complaniant and delegates complained of the dump-] Henry VII of England.
During to-morrow and Thurs-Jones denied the story before teeing
D'Almada, senior, ing of russian timber and agrical-The name "Rose" has probably
off this morning, but golf circles Company's assets and extending driver to take him to a house in Mr. F. X.
Avenue Joffre. defended. This morning Mr. F. C. tural produce, and hinted at the been chosen as being typically
regard it as certain that he will its business by borrowing exten- an alleyway off
sively from its bankers. He where the chauffeur was held Jenkin was for Slow Choon-leng accept if he wins the Amateur added it was estimated that the prisoner for more than an hour, (complainant-appellant) and Mr. Championship.
A storm of protest would thereby saving in interest next year would while the kidnappers used his car Leo D'Almada, junior, was for aroused from the professionals, amount to about $1 per share on for their operations. After his Kwok Chun-shing (defendant- who are already very jealous the new issue, and therefore no release the driver reported the respondent) both counsel being
the difficulty was anticipated in main- affair to the police, but meanwhile instructed by
respective syndicated articles as poaching ontaining the usual dividend on the the compradore, had been seized solicitors who appeared at the their preserves. The films which it
increased capital.
and spirited away.
Police Court.
Originally there is proposed to exhibit also show
were 1,22 Vardon's and Wethered's styles as
charges of which four related to
Americau Service, compared with Jones.-Reuter's
the $520. The four alleged far- ceny, wrongful conversion, falsifi cation of account books and obtain. ing the money by a false voucher.
possibility of retaliation.
Holland's Suggestion.
The Netherlands delegate said that Holland desired to do her utmost to prevent economic war fare, and thought the beat way would be a reduction of tariffs by protested countries to a reason-
English, as the Bower of that name is the national emblem and has no
historical or Royal associations.
The baby Princess' names thus typify the union of England and Scotland, which was signalised in the marriage of the Dake and Duchess.
IN RUSSIA.
able level; but if this at present ALLEGED CONSPIRACY WIS not possible, then Holland was willing to collaborate in a scheme whereby low tariff coun- tries gould undertake to maintain a low tariff for a fixed period in return for a reduction of tariff by the high tariff countries,
He opposed the Rumanian plea that auricultural countries should receive poderentizi Preatment from impating countries, pu the ground that free-trade Holland would have to impose duties in order to grant soch prefgrysem, which would mean the raising
price of Gootstuffs for the Dutch population,
ATTEMPT TO, DISORGANISE FOOD SUPPLIES.
day, the Twenty-Third Brigade is expected, accompanied by General Yu such-zung personally, and this will complete the extire Expeditionary Force at present inside the Great Wall.
form
Railway Bridge Blown Up.
As far as can be ascertained, the Fifth and Sixth Brigades will the garrison for Peking, while the Twenty-Third Twenty-Seventh Divisions will re- And
main at Tientsin.
Jones'
"
success and
of
his regard
Willing 70. Dunlap 71. Little 73. Von Elm 73. Goodman 73, Lawson
73-Reuter's America Seier,
HOME FOOTBALL.
near
in
Route de Sieyes, where the gang had abandoned it. Our Own Cor- respondent.
ECHO OF THE CHAI WAN MURDER.
The car had pulled up Chairman's Speech,
Butterfield and Swire's offices After the Secretary had read about ten o'clock, just as Mr. the notice convening the meet- Wang Chi-feng approached in a ing, the Chairman said: Gentle ricksha, and two armed men who men,-A few words of explanation got down held up the passenger are perhaps necessary as to the at pistol point and bundled him reasons which have prompted into the car, which rapidly drove your Directors to recommend the away. The car was discovered at proposed increase of capital and four o'clock that afternoon the number of shares to be offer- ed to shareholders. The Com; pany's cupital was last increased in 1922 since when its business and turnover have considerably in- creased necessitating the expendi- ture of large sums of money on buildings, machinery, cattle etc., in fact, our capital expenditure during the last five years has ex- eceded $1,600,000. It is not de- sirable nor is it sound policy to London, Sept. 22. continue adding to our assets and In the Second Division of the extending our business by borrow. English Football League, Cardiff, ing extensively from our bankers their whose assistance in this way has playing at home, secured first win when they defeated been much appreciated. Plymouth Argyle by four goals to
In the opinion of your Director. one, whilst Port Vale entertained the time has arrived when an in- Bradford and wan by eight goals crease of capital is fully justified. It is estimated that the saving in interest next year will amount to about $3 per share on the issue; therefore we anticipate no difficulty in maintaining our usual dividend on the increased capital
Ardmore, later. The It was learned this evening that
following are further through it
scores in the qualifying round of misunderstanding a railway bridge was blown up near ship:
"the American Amateur Champion- Tsangchow, on the Tientsin-Pukow Railway, thus cutting off the re- treat of a number of Shansi troops Moscow, Sept. 22. An official communique relating from the south, but it is
state to the discovery of a counter-re that adequate precautions are volutionary mischievous syning being taken to prevent panis, and organisation in connexion with no serions developments are -|
meat, fish, tinned goods The cupply to the population pested, - Reuter.
and
Peking, Sept. 2 vigétales," says that seventeen numbers have admitted that the forces on board left Fengtai forl
A troop train with Manchurian organisation aimed, in conjunction Peking at 1920 to-night and is with foreign capitalists, at making expected here before midnight. the supply system miscarry, thus
Hunter. ereating a famine, hoping that the discontented masses would over-
Mukden, Sep, 22. The Chinese delegation at Mos. throw the dictatorship.
The heads of the organisation tow telegraphs that the official Were a former landowner, former Major-General, Professor on October 11th.—Reuter,
conference with the Soviet opens Riazmuse, and the former Chieft Editor of the pre-revolutionary
Manchurians Enter Peking.
Peking, Sept. 23. Karatyguin. The German delegate advocated
One regiment of Manchurians The majority of the co-operation of all the European former nobles and ex-officers under entered Puking at about midnight, countries In a complete Customs the Tsarist regime, and members moving freely about the city.
the
. Other Schemes,
The French delegate zaid that France was prepared to enter into negotiations with a view to placing tariff systema on the old basis of equal opportunity, for all an home market, provided there was
the
a general plan which gave a mea-Trade and Industrial Gazette, M. "sure of security in tariff matters.
members are
CARDIFF WIN FOR THE FIRST TIME.
to two.
The inter-city match between Glasgow and Shefeld, played on the former's ground, resulted in a win for the home team by four gouls to one.
In the Scottish League, Hamil-
won by two goals to nil.-Reuter,
Union as a Solution of agricultural of the constitutional democratie The Shansi Garrison Commander and other economie problems. He Menshevik parties. The organisa- and Director of Public Safety is believed that a member of European tion was also connected with the handing over charge and leavington were at home to Aberdeen and States were ready to give such White Guards,
to-day. Assurances to Britain that the
its
Manchurian armoured trains have gone on to the Peking. Hankow Line, for Paotinglu.- Renter.
The The Ogpu has been entrusted} latter would find it advantagents with the investigation of to consolidate her tariffs with theirs. Reuter,
Soviet Grain Dumping.
London, Sept: 22. Coincident with the League 'debate on dumping at Geneva; "the
bottom has been knocked right outi
activities-Reuters
BRITISH AIRMAN'S
SOLO-FLIGHT.
early
BIG STORM OFF THE FRENCH COAST.
MANY FISHERMEN WASHED OVERBOARD.
Issue Explained.
POLICE OFFERING REWARD
OF $250.
A murder which occurred on September 1, is recalled by the offer of a reward of $250 by the Police for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the Person or persons responsible for
the crime.
plea of not guilty was entered, and the case was investigated be- all the charges and discharged de- fore Mr. Grantham who dismissed
applied for a re-hearing, which fendant. The complainant then
Was
to
refused. Later, leave appeal was granted, but com- plainant did not proceed with the appeal.
summons
Subsequently he took out at
against defendant charging him with uttering a forged voucher in respect of $520, the money and voucher be ing the same articles as mentioned" in the charges in the previous action. On the new case a plea of not guilty and autrefois acquit was entered for the defence, and complainant was dismissed.
Autrefois Acquit.
The Magistrate stated a case in which it was set forth that the The murdered man was a cake complainant was dissatisfied with
decision new hawker, named Lam Teoi, aged 22, the
and felt he a native of Waichow, who was had been aggrieved by It 228. found lying strangled, with his being erroneous in point of ankles bound together, on some law. In the case set out rocks in the bed of a mountain it is stated that the question of stream leading off the path which law arising was whether it was runs between Chai Wan Village permissible for the Magistrate to and the main road near the junc- accept the plea of autrefois acquit tion of Stanley and Shek-O Roads. and to consider it on its merits as He had worked at the Tai Heung he did, and also whether on such bakery, No. 120, Main Street, consideration the defendant
You will observe from the notice just read out to you that it is pro posed to issue at once 50,000 fully paid up shares out of the increase of 100,000 shares which you are
necessary,
being asked to authorise, and to Shaukiwan, and prior to being (respondent) was properly dis-` hold over the remaining 50,000 missed the day before, the dis- charged..
out to Autrefois acquit meaning for- shares until such time as a fur- covery, had been sent ther issue of capital may become deliver cakes in various places. merly acquitted, is a plea in
between Shaukiwan
When a person 13 and Stanley, criminal cases,
indicted for an offence and ac- quitted he cannot be afterwards
such that he could have been law. indicted for the same offence, pro- vided the first Indictment were
fully convicted on it, and if he be thus indicted a second time he may. plead autrefois acquit which dictment. The true test by which will be a good bar to the in-
the question whether such a plea is a sufficient bar in any particular case, may be tried, is whether the evidence necessary to support the second, indictment would have been sufficient to procure a legal conviction upon the first.
shares, as from 1st January, 1931, COPPER WIRE STOLEN
FROM DOCKS.
The C.E.R. Dispute.
Mukden, Sept. 22. On account of the Soviet menace and because of the urgent desire among the elder Man-
It is further proposed to offer It was presumed at the time that of prices" on the British corn ex-¡CAPT, MATTHEWS AHEAD OF churian politicians for an
Paris, Sept. 22.
these 50,000 shares to present the motive of the murder had change, and according in an official;
BERT HINKLER. and amicable settlement of the ing for some time on the coast of 1 new share to every 4 old shares takings when he appears to have The storm which has been rap shareholders in the proportion of been one of robbery, as the man statement the position has never
Chinese Eastern Railway dispute, Brittany has not yet abated.
was returning with his day's been so grave for the British and
Karachi, Sept. 22.
General Chang Hsueh-liang's chief
at a premium of $7.50 per share, British Colonial farmer. Quota- Captain F. R. Matthews, who terms suggested to the Nanking Many fishermen have baen viz., at $15 per share and to call been set upon... tions on the Liverpool and Baltic set out from Londor on September Government in connexion with his washed overboard from their fish-up the amount due by 24th Decem- exchanges have reached a ridieni-16 on a flight to Australia, has occupation of Peking and Tien-ing-smacks and drowned.--Reuter, ber, 1930, so that the new fasue ously low level in consequence of arrived here, ahead of Mr. Bert tsin include a demand that the Soviet grain, which is "planted, Hinkler's time for the journey to Nanking Government should make
will rank pari pasun with the old grown and reaped by serfs", being | India.--Reuter.
due concessions regarding the
shares for dividends and other dumped on the markets by the [On September 16. Captain a barovsk Protocol at the Sino-
benefits. Soviet's grain armada from the Matthews, Instructor at the Lon- Soviet Conference at Moscow to Black Seg ports.
dun Aeroplane Club, who taught expedite the settlement of the There is a similar position re- Miss Amy Johnson to fly, started Soviet-Manchurian entanglements, ported from the United States, the from Croydon at dawn in an
The consent of the Nanking) American Secretary for Agriculture attempt to break the record for a Government
received declaring that the Soviet is selling solo flight to Australia.
Ht. He is Mukden before wheat short in the Chicago market Bring a 120 hp. cabin Pess Moth ILsuch-liane mobilised for Peking
General Changi to the detriment of the American machine.
He was reported the same day
and. Tientsin. farmer. He adds that it is im- possible for Russia to deliver graint have arrived at Belgrade, after. ut Chicago with a tariff of 42 cents averaging 115 miles an hourl
a bushel-Renter.
British Ships Chartered.
PRES. HOOVER'S SON INDISPOSED.
Was
•
MR. SCULLIN VISITS FRENCH CAPITAL.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIER SEES SIGHTS OF PARIS,
Paris, Sept. 22. The Australian Prime Miniatér, Mr. Scullin, has arrived here. He saw the sights this morning, and rested in the afternoon, as he is still far from strong.--Reuter.
Date of Conference. In confirmation of the above newa Harbin sources state that a preliminary conference at Moscow will take place on Thursday the final conference is expected to REGATTA TO BE HELD commence on October 11th.
to
London, Sept. 23. Apropos of the reports of Soviet wheat dumping mentioned last
The second Manchurian, termi evening, Cardiff correspondents SPECIAL TREATMENT FOR
Nanking Concerns the report unparalleled vessel-char-
TUBERCULOSIS.
formation of a buffer zone In tering during the past few weeks.
Shantung Province, where the by the Soviets.
Manchurian commanders are in- At least 170 cargo-boats, ag-
Washington, Sept. 22. President Hoover's eldest son, sieting on the appointment of gregating over half a million tons, Herbert, is Buffering from General Shih Yu-san, a keen aup mostly British, have been charter-tuberculosis and has been ordered porter of General Chang Haueh ed for wheat and wood in Black several months' rest on special lang, as Military Governor, vice Sea and North Russian ports diet. His full recovery is likely General Han Fu-chu. Reuter."
Reuter's American Service. 200 (Continued on Page 7):
AT HENLI.
GOVERNOR YIH GIVES HIS, PERMISSION.
Shanghai, Sept. 2. Governor Yih for the Autumn Re
Permission has been given by gatta to be held at Henli on No- vember 1 and 2-Our Own Cor- respondent.
PORTUGUESE GUNBOATS LIGHTS FAIL
I am glad to say that the Com- pany is doing well and the future is promising. I now beg to pro- pose the resolution read out by the Secretary be adopted.
"I got it from a rubbish heap" The resolution was as follows: said a Chinese charged before Mr. (1) That the authorised capital of Butters at the Kowloon Magistracy theCompany (which is now this morning with the larceny of
1:
In opening the case for the ap pellant, (complainant) Mr. Jenkin said that for the purposes of his argument the only charges of the $1,500,000 consisting of 200,000 some copper wire from the Kowloon original proceedings relevant to the shares fully paid up of the docks.
matter were charges five and six.... nominal value of $7.50 per Inspector Lane said that the de-The fifth charge alleged that re- share all of which have been fendant was a gual coolie. He spondent (defendant) made or con issued) ba increased $1,500,000 consisting as afore. went into the dockyard yesterday curred in making, a falec entry to t said to $2,200,000 (consisting of morning together with some other certain cash book, which entry pur 300,000 shares of the nominal coolies, and on being reached ported to show that $520 had been value of $7.50 each) by the when he came out in the afternoon paid to a certain person. The sixth creation of 100,000 additional the copper wire was found on him. charge alleged that defendant (re new shares of the nominal valua Sergeant Marriott said that on spondent) made or concurred in of $7.50 each.
Sunday night a l'ortuguese gunboat make a false entry on a voucher (a)~That 60,000 of the said was lying alongside the dock. The with reference to the same sunt 100,000 new shares be offered lights suddently went out about 8 urporting to show that the money forthwith (in the proportion ofm. An electrician went round and had been paid to T. K. Leung (or one new share for every com- found that the wires had been clip. Leng) plete number of four. issued bed off. The following day two shares held by them respec-
tively) to the persons who en detectives were placed on watch, and the 23rd day of September, they arrested the defendant 1930, are registered in the A sentence of six weeks impri- (Continued on Page 7
sonment was imposed.
DY Appeal Submissions.
After dealing with portiōng ti: the Magistrate's statement of the case, counsel.submitted that in
(Continued on Page 18.1