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*UNDED BUT - WEW MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1931.
EXCHANGE CRISIS
CRISIS WARDER PLUMB'S TRAIN HURLED
REMEDIES.
POSSIBLY APPLICABLE TO HONGKONG.
LOCAL ECONOMIST AMPLIFIES HIS DUTY PLAN FOR CHINA.
ASSAILANT.
GETS SEVEN YEARS' SENTENCE.
FRIVOLOUS OBJECTION TO TWO JURYMEN.
INTO RIVER.
DISASTER IN WAKE OF STORM.
MISHAP IN JAPAN.
Tokyo, Jan. 12. Widespread damage was caus- PRISONER'S STORY. ed by yesterday's terrifle snow- storm and gale, which stripped Found guilty of maliciously the roofs or otherwise damaged wounding Acting Principal War-about a thousand houses at Taka der Bert Plumb, at Victoria Gaol ta. in Central Japan. on October 22nd, Chui Siu-ching, a short-sentence prisoner, was
Reven years' hard labour by Mr. Justice Wood at the Criminal Sessions. When the jury were
The shipping losses are very
$50 PER ANNUAL
BOTA-+mxote cont 10 CEATH
FORT
The of Strength
LOCAL BRANCH,
Poddar Bldg.
PITCHED BATTLE THE TRICOLOR DANGER OF LOCAL
AT CONVENT.
FILIPINO TOWN RETAKEN BY CONSTABULARY,
OFFICERS KILLED.
DISASTER.
GRAPHIC STORIES BY SURVIVORS.
ROARING FURNACE |
.
PLAGUE CATASTROPHES.
DR. H. A. FAWCETT'S- WARNING.
RESULTS OF VALUABLE RESEARCH WORK.
Manila, Jan. 12. Constabulary from Manila and other posts have recaptured the
Singapore, Jan. 11. Town of Tayug, in Pangasinan The Messageries Maritimes Province, front the fanatics.8. Porthos has arrived here Colorums, after a 'plicked battle with the survivors of the Trico- lasting for several houra,
lor disaster on board. It is un-CITY RAT-INFESTED. The Colorums, who cut the derstood that an Enquiry will be telephone and telegraph wires, held at Singapore before the destroyed the main road bridge. Norwegian Consul and two As-from Dr. Hugh A. Fawcett, for- The Telegraph has received
The survivors relate graphic Hongkong, a copy of a very im- mer Medical Officer of Health in.
Ant fire to the quarters of the
sessors.
STARIENING THE TAE this morning ordered to undergo vessels and sailing craft, which heavy casualties upon them, met stories of the sinking of the Trico-portant paper contributed to the
heavy including sixty-one motor were sunk or damaged off Moji.
Five persons were drowned and two others are missing after being swept off the decks of vessels in
Later.
AMPLIFICATION of the bullion broker last week jected to two of the jurymen, the vicinity of Oraka.
WAR
vanced by leading local
but as he could give no reason Five persons were killed and As one certain method by which China could escape the for his objection, it was ever-between seventy and eighty in most serious consequences of the collapse in silver prices, ratedLater, he said he was jured when the engine and three obtained by a Telegraph representative this trembling and wanted some me-carriages of a passenger train morning. The enlarged scheme would provide for the dicine, but was told by his Lord- stabilisation of the tael rate at 2/- approximately, the ship to behave. rate of duty varying to such an extent as would achieve this object.
Chul Sin-chung was charged on two counts, the first alleging that
he unlawfully and maliciously wounded Mr. Plumb with Intont
tent.
in-
The gentleman responsible for the scheme demon-to maim or disable him, while the strated that the cost of importation of goods would be second count alleged unlawful and reduced by over thirty per cent., that the Chinese malicious wounding without Government would effect a tremendous saving in the
When the jury had been ent tael cost of payment of its gold commitments, more panelled, prisoner objected to Mr. than sufficient to meet the cost of the drawback on. Philippines and Mr. A. Munze. silver exports, which would be limited.
Asked whether a similar scheme could be applied in Hong kong, the designer of the proposals admitted he had not given close consideration to this aspect of the problem, though obviously the vastly differing circumstances would call for modifications. It might, or might not, be practicable in Hongkong.
PROPOSALS ILLUSTRATED.
"One or two explanations are "Duty on all commodities would necessary in connaxion with the be charged at silver parity and scheme I outlined on Friday," said not at the asslated rate. the originator this morning.
"The suggested duty of 6d. an ounce was merely an illustration..
Drawback Tax.
"An addititional tax of 26 per
When asked to give the reasons for His objections, prisoner suid he had taken objection just to show that he objected, adding that he could not give any reason.
As stated above, his Lordship over-ruled the objections,
Asks for Medicine, After Mr. Somerset Fitzroy, for the Crown, hnd commenced his opening address, prisoner said that he was trembling nyd want- ed some medicine from a doctor, whereupon bia Lordship told him to behave.
After Mr. L. E. Longbottom, of the F.... had deposed to plans, Dr. J. E. Dovey said that Mr. Plumb was admitted to the Gov- ernment Civil Hospital suffering from two stab wounds. One, a
KERTRÉTA KUN BERSTEINN DASHING KENDTERÜHMATİKAYE KA
THE DOLLAR.
BOMBAY SPECULATION CAUSES RISE.
The dollar opened this mor- ning at 114d. a rise of a farthing and remained stationary. Banking, business was done at 11 7/8ths and 11 15/10ths.
Silver in London improved 11/16th, and the rise is at- tributed to speculation in Bombay, where the buying of silver has commenced on the strength of the rumours of an Impending American silver joun to China, which is not taken seriously in local Anan- cial circles.
The undertone of the local market is easy.
18:47:30:18
bound for Tokyo jumped the rails at a crossing bridge near Kochi. in the Hiroshima Prefecture.
The engine and carriages plunged into the river, and terrible scenes were witnessed: The accident, the cause of which is unknown, occurred at four o'clock this morning-Reuter,
Worst for Decades,
Later. Widespread dumage and disloce-
several
real Constubulary and inflicted
the reinforcements - barricading themselves in the Catholle Con- Jor. vent.
A young Norwegian passenger Journal of Hygiene, giving the said he was resting in his cabin results of researches, voluntarily They withstood a steady fire after lunch when suddenly there undertaken during his compara- From rifles and machine guns for was a loud explosion. He ran on tively brief sojourn in the Co
hours, but Anally,
adock and found that the vessel lony, into local plague problems. charge was ordered and the Con- was already a mass of games. stabulary troopn stormed
Dr. Fawcett, the circumstances the Further explosions followed in of whose departure, to the general Convent. captured forty-three rapid succession. Most of the pas-regret, are too well-known to need Colorums, and found seven lying sengers, realising the grave dan-recapitulation, writes in a vein of dead.
ger, jumped overboard and clung warning, stressing the need for to two bonta, one of which was constant vigilance, and the danger [overturned. -
of assuming too much from the comparative immunity plague cases in recent years..
The Colorum casualtion are cstimated to be fifty.
When Tayug was seized by the fanatics, the Constabulary casuni-já tles were 35 men and two officers killed-Renter,
SHOOTING AFFAIR
SEQUEL.
A FURTHER CHARGE AGAINST MUS. XAVIER.
An additional charge, of being in unlawful possession of a re volver, has been brought against Mrs. J. M. Xavier, who made an-
In five minutes, the Tricolor was roaring furnace.
The most violent explosions oc- curred amidships, hurling caer- mous masses of metal into the air.
from
The ship sank in' a very short by Dr. Fawcett chielly concerned
space of time.
The Summer Threat.
The line of research undertaken
rat-fleas, and the average num- Several of the passengers bor of plague-carrying fleas, have been sent into hospital at Xenopaulla cheopis, per rat. Ho Singapore, suffering from burna pointa out in opening his and other injurles.
paper that Hongkong is peculiar.. Regarding the denial issued by ly important in the history of the Shanghal agents, the fact that plague, and goes on to say that five cases of machine-guns have although, in recent years, been brought ashore by fishermen have been few, and there is a remarkable lack of evidence of rate, the danger which threatens this epizootic among the local
this Colony every summer cannot he ignored.
regarded as unquestionable evidence that the Tricolor carried
other appearance before Mr. Lind-arma and aramunition.-Reuter. sell at the Central Police Court this morning on a charge of attempting to murder Mr. A. J. Manton, at 375, Lockhart Road, Wanchal, re- cently, by shooting.
In reply to his Worship, Detec- tive Sergeant Murphy, who pro- yecuted, said the complainant would not be fit for discharge from
hospital for another two weeks, but he was now out of danger,
The accused was remanded for another "werk
TWO MATSHEDS DESTROYED.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AT SHAMSHUIPO.
COAST WATCHING SERVICES.
COMMITTEE OF ENQUIRY APPOINTED.
cases
A large seaboard trade, an enor. mous, uncontrolled, flanting com- munity, ample food for rats (auch- as rice), and an over-crowded in- sanitary population, all favour a continuance of plaguo, ..
"Unfortunately, this investiga- tion had to be carried out in spare moments, without laboratory or London, Jan. 11,
the best of apparatus, and I could The Board of Trade has
not continue it behind a full year. appointed a Committee to inquire Even then, some weeks were oc- into the efficiency and adequacy cupied in perfecting the techul- of the present organisation for
carrying out the const-watching que and organieing the procedure
from rat-trap to microscope." duties of the Const Guards Ser vice, and to report what modifica.
Rat Destruction. tions are desirable. The Chair- man will be Admiral Sir George Hope.
"In addition to the flea Burvey.
I instituted a weekly return of all
The Court of Enquiry into the rats caught, showing numbers and Joes of the yacht Islander in a gale types of traps set, bait used and
The normal rate of exchange for ernt. on the present duty would be flesh wound, four inches deep and China is between 2/2d. and 2/64. charged to provid drawback one inch across, was on the right per tael, and, while it is necessary funds an silver already in the side between the collar bone and to help the importers, it must not country, and now looked upon as shoulder blade, and was not ser be forgotten that these cannot duty-paid.
dus. The other wound was on the between the exist without exports,
This 26 per cent. would be the left side and was "In order to put China in figure if based on the old duty shoulder blade and the spine, go- invourable position to compete for rate, but og the recent highering into the lung. It was one inch the world's trade, the tnet rate tariff schedule, the additional cross and about two inches deep fixed should be as low as can be cover required would be much as for as could be measured. The|tion to communications are report- Fire broke out in a matshed be-off the Cornish Const last August rats captured in each Health Die considered a working rate for less."
lung collapsed and there was ined as the result of the heavy snow-longing to the Hip Lang firm of recommended a comprehensive in-trict. This not only gives an idea imports. On this account, 2/- Illustrating the effect of this tarnal bleeding.
storms and gales which swept the contractors at Keelung Street, Vestigation of the censt-watching of the rat population but the re- may be considered as the minimum scheme. were told:"The
We
Shamshulpo, yesterday morning. It organisation-British Wirelese Dangerous Wound.
whole country over the week-end, was communicated to another shed, rate per tuul. This is not suggest position would be: A merchant
many districts experiencing the greatest velocity of wind and the owned by the Lung Kee firm,
situated nearby. heaviest snowfalls for several de-
Both structures were burnt to cades,
the ground, in spite of strenuous ilekkaido, in the north, reports efforts by the Fire Brigade. snow falling to a depth of six feet,. The total loss, including lime, while Shikoku, in the south, which cement, is normally the mildest part of effects contained in the two Japan, reports sixteen inches of structures, in placed at nearly know. Tokyo, too, is experiencing 3300, an unusually cold snap.
ed as a fixed rate, but merely the ordera goods to the value of "This wound," sald witness, lowest value which the tael can be 1,000 on which is duty, any of 7"was very critical and the patient permitted to go. The duty on per cent. The assisted exchange was not expected to live. I was to disable. silver should therefore, be un-rate is 2/- and parity rate is 1/33a wound calculated nounced monthly, and should re-The cost in tneia would be £1,000 The patient was too ill for an present the difference between at 2/-, which is equal to $10,000, operation and he was tapped' on the parity of silver and
the plus 7 per cent, on £1,000, which four occualona."
Mr. Fitzroy:-la dianblement minimum rate of 2/- per tacl. in £75. The amount of this duty,
converted at 1/3d., equals 1.200, likely to continue?--The lung in One Port of Entry.
plus 25 per cent. on this F1,200, to permanently Injured.
Witsess added that both wounds "Parity sliver would be based provide for the drawback, a fur- on the forward rate of silver in ther 300, making the total cost might have been caused by the
knife (produced). London, less shipping charges, of the Import 11,600, as against the present cost of £1,075 at the sto, from Shanghai to London.
"Shanghai should be the only exchange of 1/3d, namely 17,200.
Mr. Plùmb's Evidence.
The material damage includes hundreds of telegraph poles down and large numbers of houses da maged, while from Aomori comes Acting Principal Warder Plumb a report of a head-on collision be said that he was still a patient at tween a freight train and a passen- the Government Civil Hospital. Deger train during the height of the talling events on the morning in blizzard yesterday afternoon, re- question, he stated that he went on sulting in sight persons being in- duty at 9.16 a.m. and saw prisoner At the
Witness stood hini alongalde a grill coming from his cell at 0.15 am. jured.
port through which imports and Gold Commitments Saving. exports of silver should be allow
"The Customs payment in gold ed..
The Chinese Government would currency monthly in approximate need to appoint inspectors care-ly £600,000, which, baid at 1/8d fully to watch that the required] will cost $9,500,000.
A number of other casualties are dollar for dollar reserve against assisted rate, the cost to the Cas the Banks note issue is main-toms of 5600,000 at 2/- would be in the main hall and then went to reported from various parts of the tained, such reserve to be in six million tacks, the saving being the Chief Warder's office. Leaving country, and it is feared that the $3,000,000. This saving would be there two or three minutes later, gules have likewise taken a heavy Allver dollars or Sycee.
the the on "No bank should be permitted available for payment
he walked towards the Principal toll at sen-Reuter. to reduce its note issue except by drawback, as the Customs would Warder's office, which was on the special sanction of the Chinese have received 9.000.000 from other side of the hall.. Government, or unless such bank duty charged on the basis
When he had nearly reached the "was liquidating.
parity, so that the Government office, he felt a stab in the middle would be neither worse nor better of the back. He turned round and something which prisoner with anw "The Customs receipts for 1929 looked like a knife in his right that hand, which was raised above his five shoulder. Prisoner said, in Can- a drawback
Limited Exports:
160
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of
BIG FLYING BOAT FOR JAPAN.
GIANT MACHINE FROM BRITISH FIRM.
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planka, and personal
ENDURANCE FLIGHT
RECORD.
WOMEN REMAIN IN AIR 96 HOURS.
"
Los Angeles, Jan. 8. Bobby Trout and Edna May Cooper, new holders of the ondur- ance flight record for women, had been in the air for 96 hours, at 2 p.m. to-day.
Last
night they flew over Im- perial Valley to avoid a rain storm, but they have to return, to day, although it was still raining, for. In order to have their record officially recognised they must land at the fold from which they start- | ad.
WEATHER IMPROVED AT HOME.
RETURN OF COLD EXPECTED
LATER IN WEEK..
ATTEMPT ON WORLD FLIGHT RECORD.
lative value of traps and baits. Owning to the large amount of edible refuse, rice warehouses, etc., in Chinese cities, traps must be baited with great skill and the results are often disappointing. Thus, for the five months, August to December 1028, 5798 traps were set but only 736 rats caught alive. This gives a rat population indor of about 18. Most of these were found on the "hird-lime" boards, and were uncleas for combing."
"By far the greatest number of a remarkable fight to Saigon and rats and mice destroyed in Hong- back) and Contain Permoufle, took kong are found, already dead and off from Marseilles at 12.48 p.m. in often decomposed, in the dump- an attempt to beat the world's reing-bins placed everywhere for cord for a straight-line light-aer- this oplane flight.
FRENCH AIRMEN TAKE OFF FOR DAKAR,
Marseilles, Jan. 11. Two French airmen, Captain Lalouette (who recently completed
The airmen Kre heading for Dakar, in Senegal, on the West African coast-Reuter.
SUGAR PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA.
parpose,
Thus, the number
destroyed during this perind August to December 1928), was as high as 68,310. but only 25% of these were available for combing. That the city is seriously: rat- infested is shown by the enormous. yearly destruction of these vermin which, In 1928, totalled 156,572 or an average of 426 a day.
Ideal Plague, Conditions. Later, Dr. Fawcoit says, "It Is: MORE THAN DOUBLED IN
difficult in so short a survey and A YEAR.
with restricted figures to draw very reliable conclusions. It can, howe Moscow, Jan, 11. ever, be sold that, of the fleas The official Sövlet news agency found on local rats,
chronis states that sugar factories in the stands at a very high gure. This Soviet Republics produced eighteen together with a large rat popula millon centners of sugar in 1930, tion, an exceptionally large ship- as compared with eight million in in trade along an almost endless 1020-Router.
coastline, an over-crowded (insank- tary population and a warer humid climate, presente ideal plague con ditions.
'FAIR WEATHER
**It is noted that not only plagne but other serious epidemic diseases,
The total silver in China, in totalled 162,000,000, cluding the cover for note issue, allowing in estimated at 200,000,000 ounces. million ounces monthly, a matter tonese "Death!" Witncan closed
Tokyo, Jan. 6. The exports of silver and Co of three million toels between the with prisoner and tried to take the He warded
A huge flying boat, manufae- sequent drawback on same, would difference of 1/3d and 2/- would knife away from him. not be permitted to excoed Ave be well provided for, if the extra off a blow with his left hand and tured by the Short Brothers Com- million ounces monthly, plus the 26 per cent, on the present daty struck at prisoner with bla right pany, of Great Britain, at the or- Prisoner, however, succeeded in der of the Japanese Navy, will silver to cover Customs gold remit was allotted for this purpose, as it stabbing him in the right shoulder shortly reach Japan aboard the tances, and this amount of silver would, menn an Income of thirty-
str. Toyobashi Maru, it is report- would be more than suffelent to eight million tools as against tho
broke up yesterday, but for line that the-anticyclone remains con- qual, round, the zinve being! make compensating balances, maximum drawback of thirty-six | |- if banks are not permitted to remillion taels.
By that time, two Indian war If this giant flying boat stands gered through the night in many tial to the north of Lower boat activity. Thus, Distrleti No duce their note Issue, and, such
dors were on the scene, and after the test successfully, another.boat areas, and only dispersed to-day. Hongkong Position: he had seen that they had seized similar to the British-made fiying Temperatures are higher general. Yangtze Valley. Strong to fresh 1 to 2 which give such high trapes,
China and over the North Chins comes and goes a constant, RAIS C aaourity could be sent out of the|were told that it could-not-at faint, he walked to the prison Kawanich Aeroplane Construction cold weather later in the weeks Sex, AThe local la forecast). ins...l sampans andsunki spongebo
In answer to a question, we prisoner, and beginning to feal boat will be constructed at the ly all over England, but a return of monsoon along the B.E. coast of ile round" & Emnikbay," in which
- predicted British Wireless Continued on Page 7.) *(Continued on Page 18.
note issue is to be covered in full
with ellvor reserves, no note issus
country.
Seized by Warders.
Company:
London Jan. 11. The frost, of the last few days.
The Royal Observatory, reports,} concentrated...othor
North winds, frush; fair.