A RECTOR'S “BAD LANGUAGE"
COMMISSION AND LONG ABSENCES.
MONEY RETAINED.
The report of the commission appointed by the Bishop of Nor- wich to inquire into parochial affairs in the united parishes of Bircham Newton and Bircham Tofts, near King's Lynn, Norfolk. was issued on August 15.
JAPAN AND THE NAVAL PACT.
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FAMILY TRAPPED BY FIRE.
ESCAPE DOWN A SHOP WINDOW BLIND.
SAVED BY DOG.
Five
people.
had thrilling
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1930.
SEAMAN'S TRAGIC DEATH.
EUROPEAN FOUND WITH THROAT CUT.
A gruesome and tragie discovery was made early yesterday morning. when a European was found dead in his room at the Seamen's In- stitute, with his throat cut,
The police are satisfied that it was a self-inflicted wound, but are perplexed regarding the cause of the fact that deceased had suffered the tragedy. No evidence, beyond rather bad health as a result of war show what prompted such a terrible sounds, has been forthcoming to
act.
CHANGING SCENES
IN ROME.
FAMILIER LANDMARKS
REMOVED.
HAS IT BEEN WİSE?
more
POWELL'S
10, Ice House Street
Thoroughly British work- manship, high-grade mat
Slowly, irreparably, Rome is changing. Those who have noterials, medium prices. and been there for a year or two will find many familiar landmarks
a world wide reputation they see Hadrian's Forum gone, many memories dead.
for excellent service these are a few reasons for the completely uncovered, the Temple of Marcellus isolated," and the of Fortune restored, the Theatre continuous popularity of-
Tarpeian Rock laid bare from be- low, they will look in vain for many an old street, several old
Tokyo, Sept. 26. The Privy Council's Examina- tion Committee has held its final session and adopted a report ap- proving the London Treaty with out qualification of any kind, escapes during a fire at the The report now roes to the premises of a gramoproct, West Plenary Session of the Privy Norwood, early in the morning.
cycle dealer at High-street, Council scheduled to meet од
The business is carried on by October 1, when in the presence Charles Sidney Greaves, 63, who, of the Emperor the Council is with his wife, aged 54, twin sons, The commission, which was pre-expected unqualifiedly to advise Leonard and William, 24, and sided over by Lord Sundhurst, finds the sovereign to ratify the treaty, daughter, Hilda, 21, occupied The deceased is Mr. William J. that the duties of the benefice have
"The Councillore' approval, ro-rooms above the shop. been inadequately performed owing
last obstacle to William was aroused by the dog Tjabering, who, up to ten days ago, to the negligence of the rector, the moving the
fore barking, and on going downstairs was second engineer of the Douglas Japan's ratification, is a Rev. 9. A. Norris Huntley.
s.s. Haimag. Since leaving the favourite gone conclusion since the Com- found the shop alight. It is stated that while the committee's session of the 17th inst.
He dashed upstairs and aroused boat, he had been a resident of the mission has made every allowance showed that the Government's his parents and his brother, who Seamen's Institute, and was in factor, ays a correspondent in a
London paper. for Mr. Huntley's ill-health, of unyielding insistence upon the warned the sister, who was sleep-well known and esteemed there. And now the Isola Tibertina is The story of the tragle discovery to be "modernised." The Isolar, which no admissible evidence was given, it is found that Mr. Huntley acceptance of the London Pacting in the top storey.
of was told to a Press represen with its Matilda Tower, hospital, Absented himself for long periods had overridden all opposition, re-
notable politieal the window and lowered the shop tative yesterday by Mr. Watt, monastery, with its quiet streets sulting in from his parlah without making triumph for Mr. Hamaguchi and blind, down which his father the manager of the Institute, and low houses gay with pinks and adequate provision for the holding Baron Shidehara-Reuter.
who said that at 7 am the wallflowers in humble household escaped to safety.
took Mr. Tjabering's of the statutory services;
The son Leonard and the boy
the hands of house- daughter Hilda had in the mean- to him as usual. When he pots, is now time gone into the back part of awoke, the deceased appeared to be
The street called Tor de Specchi the premises and escaped by quite nonnal, and he was expected has lost the whole of one side. climbing on to a hothouse.
down to breakfast. just before 8
Seventeenth-century houses have
Failed on many occasions to give adequate notice when services were to be held:
reason
or funerals:
By
of his prolonged absences has failed to provide facilities for baptisms, churchings, Has for some three years ronde #o provision for instructing the youth of his parish in the Com- mandments, the Lord's Prayer, and the Catechismi:
Has on frequent occasions used obscene and other expressions
Franco-Italian Parley.
London, Sept. 26. The Franco-Italian negotiations a naval agreement relative to which have been proceeding at Geneva have broken down, Italy demanding full parity and reject ing the formala submitted by to France for Sig. Massigli parity in the numbers of vessels but not in tonnage.-Reuter.
quite inconsistent with a due res- EXTRÁLITY QUESTION. pect to his sacred office; und
In breach of his written under taking has wilfully retained money due to the Governors of Queen Anne's Bounty, collected by him as their agent.
It is understood that, as a result of the report the bishop (Dr. Pollock) is proposing to appoint a curate-in-charge of the united benefice and to inhibit Mr. Huntley from performing any duties in the
parish.
CUSTOMS CHANGE IN TIENTSIN.
(Continued from Page 1.)
Leaving for Peking.
Nanking, Sept. 26. The National Government's re- presentative at Mukden, Fong Peng-jen, has telegraphed to the State Council that Chang Hsuch liang will leave for Peking on October 1-Reuter.
DR. WANG'S LATEST STATEMENT.
William then climbed out
"
tex
churches, and
breakers.
more than one seventeenth-century
The mother in following them o'clock. As he did not put in an been pulled down to "isolate" the was severely burned. and in appearance, the boy was sent to climbing through the window fell call him, but he found the door Tarpeinn Rock, and to gain a fuller remains of the through a lean-to greenhouse on locked. Mr. Watt himself, then wont view of what
to the room, and forced the door Theatre of Macellus, also isolated.. to the concrete floor heneath.
She was taken to Southwark open, and found the deceased lying The picturesque Piazza Montanara, where labourers stood for hire and severe on the floor, with his throat cut. Hospital suffering from burns and other injuries.
Upon investigation. it was found the country folk came to sell their Damage estimated at £1,000 re- that the razor with which the fatal produce and buy harness and snd- sulted from the fire,
wound had been inflicted, had been diery, has vanished. Gaping walls; thrust through a space between the hillocks of debris are all that re floor and the wail, into the adjoin-mains... ing room. The door had been Visitors cannot help asking whe locked both with the ordinary key, ther it has been worth while to and the safety catch, which is at demolish so much for the anke of tached to every door, and had also isolating a few classical ruins, been slipped. Mr. Tjabering had and in an attempt at that moder- his shaving utensils. drunk his tea, and had prepared nity which Rome's narrow streets without pavements can never attain. Would it not have been easier to leave old Rome as it was and build a new business
Man of 70 Killed,
in the
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Austin. de Lepp, both aged 70, who had just
from moved
Draycott-avenue Chelsea, to Ross-street, in the same district, and were to open a barber's shop there were the Nanking, Sept. 26. The Foreign Minister, Dr. C. T.victims of a fire which broke out Wang, interviewed by Reuter, stated in their bedroom early
that besides the Chinese Eastern morning. Railway imbroglio, other issues, including the resumption of trade and diplomatic relations between the Soviet and China will be dis- cussed at the coming Sino-Soviet Conference, regarding which the Foreign Office is sending special delegates to Moscow to assist the chief delegate, Mot Teh-hui.
The man was severely burned, and died at St. George's Hospital His wife, who is in St. Stephen's Infirmary, is not expected to re- cover,
The alarm was given by Thomas Pennington, who smoke coming from under
SEW
the
War Service.
The deceased, who was of Dutch
origin, was 28 years of age, and when a boy migrated to Australia, and there took out naturalisation papers. Upon the declaration of Mr.war in 1914, he joined the 15th Re- giment, A.1.F., and was engaged in active service until 1916, when he 30 severely wounded by "After giving the alarm," Mr. shrapnel, that he had to remain in Pennington told a reporter "I re-hospital for over a year. This, ap- turned to the house to help the parently, did much to undermine his policeman who was trying to force health, and it was only recently that he was forced to spend some open the window.
days in a local hospital.
front door.
The Foreign Minister added that the recent conversations with Sir Miles Lampson on the subjects of Weihaiwei, Amoy, and the Boxer Fund were successfully concluded, The Foreign Office is drafting new proposals with reference to ex- trality and as soon as these are
P.c. Albert Head was badly cut completed Sir Miles Lampson wall
window. go to Nanking to resume negotia-In his efforts to get through the
tions.
The
The French Minister, M. Wilden, Chang's Aim Explained, is leaving Peking on the 16th October to present his credentials Tientsin, Sept. 26.
to Nanking after which he will In a statement made to Chinese discuss extrality and the rendi- Pressman, Cheng Kuan-chun. tion of Kwang Chow Wan. chief aide to Yu Hsuch-zung, de- Foreign Minister expressed the clared that the advance of the hope that the French Government Fengtienites was to prevent the province of Hopei from becoming a battleground, and sharing the Tate of Bonan ad Shantug, as Jutterly it become evident that the tide of civil war was rapidly shifting in that direction..
"In trying to make my way in through the smoke, fell hurt my leg."
CRIMINAL LAW CHANGES.
1 Continued from Page 1.1'
and
A
would adopt a sympathetic at property he still preserves any titude toward the negotiations.rights of action which he had in Reuter.
EXCHANGE RATES.
He stated that Chang Hsueh- liang's main idea was to secure peace and happiness for the Chinese people and to consolidate Paris China's position in the family of Geneva nations-Reuter,,,
Vigorous Measures.
Nanking, Sept. 26..
Berlin
Previous Day
.123.79 25.05%
20.40% .18.10
.375
Oslo. Helsingfors. .193 Athens Buenos Aires..40% At an emergency meeting of the Shanghai.....1/7% Central Political Council yester New York....
: 12.054 day it was formally decided that Amsterdam
Stockholm T. V. Soong should act as Pre-
....18.09 Vienna..... .34.432 sident of the Executive Yuan in
Madrid
.45.25 succession to the late Tan Yen-Bucharest.....816 kai.
Montevideo...
.108.25
Liu Lu-yin, Director of the Cen- Honi
Hongkong. .3/3%%% tral Publicity Department, to- Brussels 34.86 day informed Chinese Pressmen Milan....
.92.08 that the Government were deter- Copenhagen...18.16 mined to stamp out the remnant Prague .103% of the reactionary forces so as to Lisbon..
Rio. end all possibility of further civil
Bombay .1/5%% strife. He pointed out that the Government were striving to at- tain permanet and lasting peace.
Liu Lu-yin predicted that with the recent major victories the Go- verument's military
operations
Yokohama. .2/0.13/16 Silver (spot and
forward)....15.
respect of the property. In con- nection with this, see Leicester & Co. v. Cherryman (1907) 2 K.B 101. It seems desirable, however, that if an order of this kind is made it should be final.
wax
It is understood that he leaves a mother, who is in Holland, as the only family mourner.
His death came as an unexpected shock, for on Thursday he was in excellent spirits, and attended a local football match, afterwards ar- ranging to meet a friend on the following afternoon.
On Thursday evening, he appear- ed quite cheerful and joined in the sociabilities of the Institute.
The funeral is arranged for 5 o'clock_today.
LAWN BOWLS SINGLES CHAMPIONSHIP.
LUZ AND GOODMAN MAKE FURTHER PROGRESS.
Yesterday.
Effect on Pawnbrokers. 123.79 25.05% The same point arises in An interesting stage has been 20.40% section 24 of the
Pawnbrokers reached in the lawn bowls open 18.16 Ordinance, 1860, Ordinance No. 1 championship singles. Two 193 of 1860. That section is being matches were played at the K.C.C. 40.3718 altered in a new Pawnbrokers Or-yesterday and they resulted as
1/7dinance which will be introduced follows.
375
C
R. F. Luz beat A. H. Oswick, by 21 shots to 20.
4.85 5/16 at the same time as this Ordinance.}. F. C. Goodman. beat I. G.
12.04% The new section will provide that Gutierrez, by 22 shots to 12.
18.09 if any such order is made it shall 34.43 bar any other civil remedy. It is, 45.45 however, provided that both the Goodman had a fairly easy con- 8174
owner and the pawnbroker must text, but Lux was fully extended 40% be given an opportunity of being and at one stage was in arrears. 1/3.11/16
heard before any such. order is The champion made up with a 34.85 12
92.79 made. Accordingly section 8 of brilliant recovery, but Oswick is 18.16 this Ordinance repeals sub-section 163% (2) of section 79 of the principal to be congratulated on his show 108.25 Ordinance, and makes the general 5.5/32 | power given by sub-section (1) of 1/4 that seotion subject to the provi 2/0.13/32 sions of the new Pawnbrokera
Ordinance,
16%
British Wirelere.
Offence by Wife..
ing.
Mrs. Allice Souther, a wealthy American woman, has died of heart failure after a party at her villa at Deauville. The immediate cause Section 9 abolishes the old pre-of death is supposed to have been sumption of law that an offence the shock of seeing one of her would be ended within a fort- An interesting discourse on committed by a wife in the guests fall down the steps and night. He also made an important "South Africa 35 a British presence of her husband is com- fracture his skull. The accident announcement regarding party Dominion," was given by Major mitted under the husband's coer- occurred as the guests were saying administration. He said that the A. N, Macfadyen, B.A. acting cion, but it provides that, except in good-bye As Mrs. Souther was Central Party authorities had de- Reader in History of the Hongkong the cases of treason or murder, it extremely upset some of the party cided to adopt vigorous measures University, in the Union Assembly shall be a good defence to prove remained to look after her. Finally for the prevention of any attempt Room yesterday evening, under the that the offence was committed in they left her in charge of her maid, at the Party headquarters to patronage of the Arts Association. the presence of, and under the hamper or interfere with local go- Connected for over twenty years coercion of the husband. vernment administratious, point with South Africa, Major Mac ing out that this was a pernicious fadyen was conversant with the sub-altered in the United Kingdom by practice which was a great stumbl-ject of his lecture, and much in ing block to government efficiency formation was contained in his dis- and must immediately be eradicat-course, which was enjoyed by a ed.--Reuter.
number of students and friends.
The War Continues.
Hsuchowfu, Sept: 26. The 54th National division cap tured Chengchow railway station
who helped her mistress to bed and then left her. In the morning Mrs. were informed, but after consulta Souther was dead.. The police tion with the doctor It was decided that no inquest would be necessary.
The law on this point was the Criminal Justice Act, 1925, and it seems desirable that this Colony should follow suit.
A drowning fatality occurred at Prison Sentences
Kowloon Bay yesterday morning Sentences of imprisonment do when a Chinese boatman, an em- chub retreating to the north bank not always involve hard labour ployee of sampan No. 699, fell of the Yellow River.
nor do they always run from the into the water by accident and Reports from Tsinanfu state first day of the session. It is was drowned. The alarm was not that Sun Tung-hsuan, a subor-therefore considered desirable raised until some time after the chun forces retreated to Chengdinate of Han Fu-chu entered that the Superintendent of Prisons man had fallen overboard because, chow city, upon which the Na-Tehchow tionalist troops are concentrating Shansi-ites
morning, the should be definitely informed as his friends believed him to be a evacuating in the to each case so that no misappre-swimmer and took little notice of their attacks assisted by
aero-direction of Shihchinchwang.
hension can arise, de
the accident. Apparently the planes.
Tsao Fu-lin's 14th Nationalist Accordingly section 10 of this man was handicapped by a strong army and Ma Hung-kuei's 15th Ordinance substiutes a new form under current, for when his friends Nationalist army are headed for for Form 5 in the Schedule to the picked him up later, life was ex- Tehchow. Reuter.
tinct.
on Wednesday, and the Kuomin-
was
In the Langhal sector the beayi- ly fortified city of Kihsten captured on the 23rd by Tan Tao- yuan's 50th division, the, Kuomin
this
| principal Ordinance.
quarter on the plain that stretches for miles between St. John's Gate and the Alban Hill?
SHARE PRICES.
TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS.
The following is the list of local share quotations issued to-day:
Banks.
D.
Rongkong Bank, $1510 b Chartered Bank, £17 Mercantile A. & B., £27 n. East Asia $110 b.
Insurances.
Canton Ins., $1.050. b. Unión Ins., $450 sa. North China Ins., Tls. 160 b Yangtsze Ins., $30 n.
China Underwriters, $2.90 u China Fires. $400 b.
H. K. Fire Ins., $1,080 b.
Shipping. Douglases, #28 b.
H. K. Steamboats, $26 s. Indo-Chinas, (Def.) $35 n. Union Waterboats $32..
Mining.
Benguete, 19 n. Kailane, 35. n. Langkats, Tis. 81. n.
S'hai Explorations, Tis. 1.30 b. Raubs, $93 b.
Docks, etc.
Kowloon Wharves, $160 8. Whampoa Docks, $35 s. China Providente $5.15 B. (Old) Hongkowa, Tls 280 b.
New Engineerings, Tls. 7.30 n. Shanghai Docks. Tis. 115 n. Cottons. Ewo Cottons, Tls. 12.60 a. S'hai Cottone. Tls. 83 fold) `n
Lands, Hotels, etc.
H. and S. Hotels, $11.15 H. K. Lande, $781 a.
do. 752 s. x Rights
b.
do. Rights 13.40 S'hai Lands Tis. 305 b. Humphreys, $16, b. Realties, $8.70 b.
Chinare Estates $87 n.
Publie Utilities, Tramways. $18.20
据。
Peak Trams (old) $13.60 b.
Star Ferries, $83
B.
China Lighta, (Old) "$25.60 b
H. K. Electrics, $787 8 Macso Electrics, $23 n. Telephones $35 n. China Buses, Tis. 18 n. Bingapore Tractions. 8/- n. Industriale. China Sugars, $1.10. Malabons, $27 n. Cald: Macg. Ord: Tls. 10,75 m. Canton Ices, $38. Coments (Comb.) $17.80 88, Ropes $10.90s. United Asbestos 65 Stores, etc. Dairy Farms, $26.70 s. Watsons, $11,90. n. Lane Crawfords, $3.60 b. Der A. Wings, sin.
Mackintoshs, $19 b. Sinceres. $11 60. n.
Miscellaneous. Amusements, $251 Constructions, $2.40 5. B'que Ind. G. Bonds, 61% H.KG.Loan 8% Prem.
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