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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY,
BOMBAY RAIDS ON PRESENTATION. TO
CONGRESS.
DAME CROWDY.
CONVICTIONS QUASHED AFTER TEN YEARS AT THE LEAGUE
THREE MONTHS.
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SECRETARIÁT.
DRUG QUOTA SCHEME.
Geneva, Jan. 13.
HIGH COURT APPEAL.
Bombay, Jan. 13. The High Court to-day quashed
A pleasing ceremony marked convictions
A hundred and the opening of the proceedings of twenty-eight persons, including Mr. the Advisory Oplum Committee of K. F. Nariman, who were sentenced the Longue of Nations to-day, to imprisonment after the Congress when a presentation was made to Party and Allied Associations in
Dame Rachol Crowdy, who is leav Bombay had been "proclainted."
of the Social -The Incorporated Law Society re.ing the Secretariat after ten years cently obtained a High Court De Questions and Opium Traffic Ser- cision quashing the conviction of Mr. Nagin Das on the ground that an overt act of membership was not proved against him, or that he was aware of the "proclamation."
The appeals were a sequel to in- cidents in Bombay in October Inst when a spectacular altempt was. made by the Congress to set up a parallel system of government." Iramediately, a Gazette Extraordin ay was issued declaring the thirty elght Congrene and allied organi-! atlons in the city to be unlawful associations.
Raids were carried it at many places, and over 120 arrests were made, most of the acrused being rentenced to three and four months Mr. Nagin rigorous imprisonment. Das was described as the President of the Bombay "War Council" and Mr. K. F. Nariman was the 'resi- League Barabay dent of the Youth Reuter,
SOUTHPORT JUMP IN LEAGUE TABLE,
AN EASY VICTORY OVER BALIFAX TOWN.
Landon, Jan. 1.
in Sout'ipart to-day. Northern Section match South- port defeated Halifax by fre goals In two. The game was postponed ! from Saturday owing to Southport's Cup engagement-Reuter
The amended table follows:
League Table.
Goals
P. W. D. L. P. A. Pts.
of work as Chief
tion.
JANUARY 14.
CHINESE CABLE
AGREEMENT.
FULL TEXT OF OFFICIAL. VERSION.
CONTROL BY MINISTRY.
Nunking, Jun. 10.
The Central Daily News publish- ed this morning the officini version : of the Agreement recently 100- cluded between the Chinese Tele- the graph Administration and foreign cable companion.
The seven
Articles of the Agree- ment are as follow:
Art. 1. The cable landing cer- tificate shall be issued in accord- ance with the regulations pro- mulgated by the Ministry of Com munications.
Dame Crowdy was Principal Commandant of the V. A. D.'s in France from 1914 to 1019, wher she was honoured with the D.B.E. prior to entering the League Sec-years. retariat.
This certificate shall be good for a period of 11 Art, 2. The receipt and
The Oplum Committee spent the despatch of cable messages shall day discussing the crucia! Article be under the care of representu
Convention, tives of the Ministry of Communi- Eight of the Draft dealing with the allocation of cations.
Art. 3. All land cables leaved quotas to countries manufactur-
to the foreign cable companies at to commence with morphine and cocaine. Baron Sato, the Japanese princi-1Shanghai are bal delegate, proposed a readjust the central cable station designat ment of the proposed quota for afely the Ministry of Commune
CRtions. country manufacturing only a por tion of its own nein, and his that manufacturing country might export drugs within the limits of its quots for domestic consumption or re-export,
Art. 4. For cable messages between Shanghai and America the Chinese Telegraph Adminis tration is to receive 45 centimes a word for word and 75 centimes a
China. messages to the interior of For messages between Shanghai and Europe the Chinese Telegraph Administration is to receive' 35 centines a word and 60 centimes a Word for messages to the interior of China. For messages between Shanghai and Japan or the Straits Settlements the Chinese Telegraph Re-Administration is to receive 201
Sir Malcolm Delevingne, the British defegate, who is chiefly responsible for the drafting the proposed convention, assareil Haron Snto that the rights of such eguntries were clearly safeguard. Barun Soty therenja withdrew the proposed merciments.
ter.
LOCAL RAIDS ON COMMUNISTS.
MANY SUSPECTS ARRESTED
BY POLICE.
ANOTHER CLEAN-UP.
De-
busy
The Criminal Investigation
was extremely partment during yesterday and to-day when series of raids,
seized a large quantity of undesir- able literature, and arrested many Communist suspects.
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"It was one of those periodicni clean-ups," stated a police official. when questioned regarding the
eentinues a word and 25 centimes a word for messages to the interior of Ching.
The branches of the Art. 5. foreign cable companies in China shall put up sign boards of the Chinese Telegraph Office.
Art. 6. All telegram forms and atationery shall be the same as that used in the Chinese telegraph ofces.
Art. 7. Uniforms word by the messenger boys shall be furnished by
Chinese the
Telegraph. Administration.
MR. H. A. JONES DIES AT HOME.
SECRETARY OF MOUTRIE
AND COMPANY.
Many residents of the Colony
vealed that the police authorities will tears with deep regret of the had been giving the closest aften-death, which occurred in England tions to the Communist problem, on December 27th, of Mr. Harold and keeping themselves informed of dones, Secretary of Messrs. S. Motrie and Co. and for many the macements of agitation.
firm's manager of the dain years
1 ranch in Hongkong.
The late Mr. Jones was Home o leave at the time of his death. During his holiday, he had been in indifferent health and was for
As soon as the necessary had been collected, and sufficient number of prisoners assured. warrant an extensive operation, on The testimony given, then a day would be set aside, so to speak, for a converted rampalen into which all the anitable Personnel of the De- TO
partment were recruited.
MANY FINED FOR FIRING CRACKERS.
Rails were carried out in dif- ferent districts on the maintained last night, these being followed by other operations in Hongkong this morning.
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time patient of way of the London hospitals, suffering from a heart attack. Later, he was admitted to a hospital in Birming- ham, where he passed away.
For over twenty years the late Mr. Jones had been with Messrs. Moutrie and Company, serving Them in Singapore, Hongkong and Between four and six o'clock this Shanghai. Latterly, he had been Consequent upon the receipt of special instructions to prosecute morning eight further raids were
These proved general- Serretary of the Company, at the anyone Aring crackers without per- turried out.
he was appointed qu mits during the New Year festivi-y successful, and many suspects, it head offles in Shanghai, to which ties, the police brought # large is stated, were taken into custody. position
leaving longkong, where he was number of summonsER against
succeeded in the Managership by offenders before Mr. Lindsell at the
pre- Mr.
A. E. Silkstone, who at Central Police Court this morning. FRANCE AND CHINA.sent holds that post.
Among the batch of people sum-
During his residence in the Mr. Jones made many moned was Mr. M. R. V. Ribeiro, of RENDITION OF SHANGHAI
Colony, friends, being of a genial and e- 33, Lee Yuen Street, who was ac-
COURT LIKELY. cused of having fired crackers fif-
able disposition. He was a keen who Nanking, Jan. 18. teen minutes after midnight on New
musician, whilst his wife, Year's Eve. A fine of $10 was im- It is reported that the French before her marriage was a profes- Government has agreed in prin- sional singer, was often in great posed.
concert Similar lines were imposed on aciple on the rendition of the Mix demand focaily on the
Mrs. Jones, and the number of Chinese for not having ed Court in the French Concession, platform. obtained permits. before firing Shanghai, and the Chinese Foreign only child, a son, are at present crackers on New Year's Eve. Ministry is requesting that de- in Australia, and the utmost sym
Sub-Inspector J. McLellan, officer legates be appointed to open nego-athy will be felt for them in their in charge of the Wanchai Police tiations-Reuter. Station, from which a large num» ber of the UmmoNHER were brought, informed his Worship that special instructions had been ceived from superior offera
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that
all persons firing crackers without permits had to be summoned..
ALLEGED DEAL IN MORPHINE.
INDIAN MONEY-LENDER CHARGED TO-DAY.
Khem Singh, described as an In- dlan money-lender of No. 3, Parkes Street, was produced by Detective Sergeant Fitches before Mr. But- Magistracy tera, at the Kowloon
on Л charge
pretend
this mornistered or of having ed to deal in morphine without a sailed for Japan in the President licence from the Superintendant of Madison yesterday. General San-Imports and Exports, between Jan.
lands expects to be back in the Colony by the end of the month.
Printed and Published for the Propriators by FREDERIOR PEROY
unry
8th and 18th. Defendant pleaded not guilty.
Sergeant Fitches naked for week's remand and said he had in- structions to oppose hall,
Mr. Butters granted the applica-
FRANKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, in the City of Victoriation for a week's remand but fixed:
-Hongkong..
ball in a sum of $10,000.
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THIRD AND FOURTH LECTURES. To-day, Wednesday, January 14th.
6.15 p.m. "Special Lecture for Women only." 9.15 p.m. "Special Lecture for Men only." FIFTH LECTURE
To-morrow, Thursday, January 16th. 4.10 p.m.
"THE PSYCHOLOGY OF HEALTH" Why some are ill and others well.
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