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NO 21.326
- ATA=X#F MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1931.
KING ALFONSO LINER RAMS AND COLONY'S RUGBY
BOWS TO
SINKS JUNK.
THE INEVITABLE. FINE RESCUE WORK BY THE
NEW CONSTITUTION NOW LIKELY.
LIBERAL LEADER IN EXILE ASKED TO RETURN.
SPANISH POLITICS.
Madrid, Feb. 15,
BELGENLAND.
MID-NIGHT
INCIDENT.
Quick work and thinking by officers and crew of the tourist liner Belgenland, saved the nine members. of the crew of a junk, which the Red Star vessel rammed and mark as she approached Hongkong on Friday night. Handicapped by pitch darkness and a choppy ses, the Belgenland did some ne resenze work, and no life was lost.
The Belgenland was hending for
TRIUMPH.
SELBY AND MCELNEY OUTSTANDING.
SHANGHAI SMOTHERED BY HONGKONG PACK.
CONVINCING VICTORY.
By Wing Three."}
Spain's politics future is un- | Cape d'Aguilar, and was a Chines
Hongkong registered £1 doubtedly in the melting-pol. † waters, when she bit the junk with glorious victory over Shanghai Matters are rapidly coming to a ber bow. It is said that the junk in the sixth Interport Rugby head, and everything points to Was
parts the early formation of a Govern. could be seen, except that the frail contest between the two ment of the Left, headed by the craft had been broken in two and on Saturday, delighting a large exited Liberal lender, Senor bad sark, leaving the Chinese crew crowd by ramping home winners
clinging to wreckage. Santiago Alba,
carrying n Hghts. Little
MI!
Chief Officer Watling supervised to the tune of 21 points to three. Senor Cambo. the Enta lan rescue work, and losing no time. The victory was fully deserved. leader, erstwhile inveterate foc of arderel a boat to be lowered. This
The conditions the new "Premler-Fleet" but who
have was accomplished in two minuter, entisfied the demands of even the was recently reconciled after a while the Belgenland went fu must exacting,
The Hongkong. long discussion in Paris on the speed astern, basis of home rule for Catalonia, which the Belgenland, worked fainted on the perfect condition of The efficiency with Football Club is to be congratu- their agreement being endorsed by Indicated by the fact that within 20 the ground; a welcome drop of Count Romanonos and Senor minutes, she had resumed
her six degrees in temperature about Garcia Prieto, ether prominent voyage, with the entire crew of nine Liberals, arrived in Madrid to-day | safe. and had an audience with King Alfonso.
The King subsequently visited the War Ministry and had a long con- versation with the retiring Prime
Minister. General Berenguer.
sent
Suffering the effects of their im- mursion. they were
to the Tang Wah Hospital, which institu- tion they left this morning. One of their manter had a deep, gash over the eye, but was not seriously The rescue drew the praise of the Senor Cambo. after his inter- Belgenland passengers, and a sub view with the King, issued a state-scription was immediately raised ment to eager Pressmen, stating for the victims, nearly G8200 being that he had advised
raised. Alfonso to
Senor Alba Sent For.
accopt a government formed of
the members of the Left.
hurt.
The King is telegraphical- PLOT DISCOVERED AT
Jy requesting Senor
Santiago
Alba, who na been virtual-
ly In exile in Paris for the
HANKOW.
in time lent a briskness to the air: what more could ons desire?
OBITUARY.
Sir Laming: Worthington Evans, former Secretary for War, whose sutiden death was roparted yesterday.
TALK WITH LONDON EDITORS.
BONGKONG.
PERAHKUM
BLASTINGLE COFF 19 CENTS
MOSLEM FAMILY BUTCHERED.
TERRIBLE SCENES AT BENARES.
ATTACK ON COMMUNAL PEACE PROCESSION.
CITY AT STANDSTILL.
Stronghold of the British TYN
FORT DUNLOPA
Fort DUNLOP, on the outskirts of Birminghamgi has been splly described as the stronghold of the British Tyre Industry. It covers some 400 szivaj and the number of employees éxonada 10.01.07. The Dunlop Rubber Oompany have their ow!!plantations “in Malaya, where over six and a half million rubber tress require the constant care of iħe Dunlop Plantation aiet. A Inbour · Torca of 28,000. În employed in collecting ona thousand million.sp fulls Intax onoh yese. The importance of voltun in tyre manufacture is often overinsked Cotion is quite ar vital as rubber, and that is why thị Dunlop Company have their own entton milla fry Lanenahies. They are the largest self-contained cotton mille in the World, exclusively devoted to the manufacture nf cort material foe, tyres. It will be reti that Dunlop are in the uniqué praition, of controlling their pendects from the raw materials to the on-thed article. This in ông of this maln reasons for Dunlop supremacy.
THE DUNLOP RUBBER CO., (China) Lɛd. Pedder Building.
Telephone 24554,
LOCAL MOTORISTS'
MISHAP.
CAR SKIDS AND COLLIDES WITH TREE.
HOSPITAL TREATMENT.
A party of six loent residents who were motoring in the New Terri- tories yesterday morning had a rather unpleasant experience when their car, a Lincoln tourer, after skidding on the Taipo Road, near the 13th milestone, collided with a . Benares, Feb. 15.
tree. The passengers were badly Communal tension still threa-shaken, but were not seriously fn tens to occasion serious out.
Jured, although, Immediately after breaks in spite of the arrival of to the Kowloon Hospital.
the accident, they were removed British tronpa,
SZE YAP SHIPPING DISPUTE.
INJUNCTION GRANTED
BY COURT.
OLD DIRECTORS DEPRIVED OF AUTHORITY.
LENGTHY
JUDGMENT.
Judgment was delivered this morning in the ease in which the Sze Yap Steamship Company asked for an injunction to re train defendants from acting is The *ear. No. 2109, was directors, or dealing with the
being
driven by Mr. YALE
were
To-day a score of houses were burned down and looted, while a Chung and besides the driver funds, or otherwise Interfering Moslem fanifly, father, mother and guese and Chinese. The party were pany. The Acting Chief Justice there were five passengers, Partu- in the management of the Com- baby, were stabbed to death by procceding along the Taipo Road found in favour of the plaintiff merciless raiders.
and on nearing the 13th milestone Company with costs. The shops are closed; work the car skidded on the wet surface
The defendants of every kind has been suspend-of the road and struck a tree.
Chung-sho, No. 61, Wing Lok ed; even the postul deliveries
The driver was thrown heavily Street. Chun Yun-chi, No. 20, Con- have stopped..
ngainst the windscreen, but for naught Road West, Lo Man-pan, No. tunately he was, not seriously in- 11, Queen's Road Central, Lau Fai- The seriousness of the situa-jured. The other occupants suf- tong, No. 305, Queen's Road Central tion is shown by the fact that the fered from shock more than person. and Lai Hong-sang, on board the presence of troops did not prevental injury, but a message Rent 8.8. Tai Lee. the Moslems from attacking through to the Fire Station brought Hindu-Moslem procession led by an ambulance to the scene and the the leaders of the two communi-party were taken to the Kowloon ties through the disturbed area in Hospital for treatment of their in- order to restore peace.
juries.
Some of those engaged in the
Armed police are now patrolling
As the two ifteens filed on the FROM BELGENLAND OUTSIDE field prior to their presentation to E. the Governor (Sir Wit- the Shanghai team was much more day evening between the editors of liam Peel), it was noticeable that Conversations took place on Fri-procession were injured. mixed as regards size and weight. the Daily Express and the Evening the disturbed area. Hongkong had no-one of Payne's News in London, and officials on the
liner height, and our lightest forward
Disobedience Movement. looked a great deal heavier than Hongkong, on a world cruise.
Belgenland, approaching
Meanwhile, Suzihara,
from message Perhaps in the 1 These conversations were
held
Surat, states that mass civil dis- nature of Shanghai's by means of the radio telephone obedience and the breaking of the Assorted
to be found the reason for which has been installed on the salt laws in reported to have pack the most convincing win elther Belgenlid--the rst time that broken out again at Dandi (where port has achieved since the series this has been dofe on a world Gandhi first broke the salt law on of these games started seçen years cruise ship.
April 6, 1930).
LAÇO,
kept up for approximately 10
FARM BOARD CHIEF DISCOURAGED.
MR. ALEXANDER LEGGE RETIRING.
ad by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., instruct- of Messrs. D'Almada and Masen, was for plaintiff, while Mr. F. C. Jenkin. Instructed by Mr. Leo D'Admada, senior, defended.
Giving Judgment his Lordship said:-The plaintiffs are the Sze Yap Steamship Company, Limited, and the defendants are five per sons who were directors of the
material dates. company on all
At a meeting of shareholders of the company held on July 8, 1930, resolutions were passed. At eight Chicago, Feb. 15.
further and confirmatory, meet- After many struggles against ing held on July 24, 1930, the game
were resolutions
confirmed as The circuit in ear instance was. It is stated that about twenty-odds. in which he often met with
special resolutions. In the present Where Hongkong. Excelled. ·
one tons of salt were carried off severe criticism from the opposition minutes, was perfectly clear. the from the salt-pans.
in Washington and the wheat-the defendants impuga the validity plaintiffs support and issue, the Those who have followed the distance covered being roughly
growing centres, which did not
These those proceedings. selection trials the, Club 6,000 miles, and the radio path
favour his grain policies, Mr. Ala Asin and ground during the last few weeks, traversed
Central
exander Lerve, the Chairman of the meetings were convened, by re Allahabad, Feb. 14.
Federal Farm Board has announced
quisitionist shareholders' under and avere the reverse of being Europe. Hankow, Feb. 15.
In response to a request by Sir that he will vacate the appointment Ordinance (Ordinance No. 68 of the provisions of the Companies Mr. Geoffrey Steven of the impressed, with the The military
authorities are ability of the local side, must International Marine Radio Co. Srinivasa Sastri, Mr. Jayakar, and on March 4,
1911). It is not suggested by the leaving to stone unturned to pre have been pleasantly surprised and the commander of the Belgen-Sir Tej Sapru, Mahatma Gandhi, in
It is learned that Mr. Legge will defendants that the first meeting ability land spoke to the editors from the letter to the Viceroy suggesting resume his old post of President of was not duly convened. the individual Popular feeling in favour of a vent Communist riots during the with
They meeting "for talk across the the Internation Harvester Com challenge the proceedings on the complete revision of the Constits-Chinese New Year festival. follow amounting almost to brilliane of ship.
this the majority of the fifteen, and,
table as man to man." expresses pany, which he resigned in July last occasion itself. which will greatly reduce the ing a sensational discovery wers of the King is very strong, week of Communist documents in in addition, the cohesion and team-
the opinion that Lord Irwin will in order to take up the chairman- be in better position than the ship of the Farm Board at the re- and the impression is growing which it was revealed that the Com work of
musist leaders aimed at Cat Alfonso is willing to sur
Round Table delegates to dispel quest of President Hoover.—Ren- his doubts and misunderstandings for's American Service, render to the extreme Left,
regarding the Round Table de. cisions.
past eight years, to Comu to Madrid immediately.
It is expected that the King will ask Senor Albu to form a govern
.ent.
Limitations on the King.
15
SEVERAL RED SUSPECTS ARRESTED.
on
form
and
WITHDRAWN.
fast and alert a com- EMBEZZLEMENT CASE buying | hination ng Hongkong has ever over the garrison troops to take pussessed. part in a big plot against the Go- verament.
Prompt action taken by the mili. tary resulted in the arrest of several Communist suspects.
PRINCES' FLIGHT · TO AREQUIPA.
CHARGE AGAINST TWO MEN
DROPPED.
Great sympathy must be extend- ed to Nell: we ali remum- ber his great display two years age in the last Interport on the Club ground, and we know
Embezzlement proceedings against This gifts and enormous rupa-
city for work; but he got the Leung Tsoi-nam and Leung Ping- ball from his scrum exactly three sun, formerly of the Chan Wong times during the whole game! On Arm, of 312 Des Voeux Rand, don't think he could have been a Central, were withdrawn by ther match for. Selby even with equal prosecution before Mr. Williams, at chances; but the Hongkong pack the Central Police Court this mar- fixed the destination of the Inter-ning.
|
Gandhi's Requesi.
The meeting of the Congress Working Committee bas mean- while suspended its sittings, ---- Heuter.
Good Advice to Gandhi,
London, Feb. 14, Dr. Mronje, representative ́nt] the Indian Round Table Con ference, in a statement to the
POSTAL WORKERS'
DEMANDS.
- Invalidation- Point.-
The defendants further submit that the confirmatory meeting was invalidated by want of due notice. I will deal with this latter point firat.
The resolutions were special resolutions. .Such resolutions must be voted upon and passed by e statutory majority at a general meeting of which notice specify- ing the Intention to propose the resolutions us extraordinary reso- lutions has been given. (See Orf Following the demand by Chi-dinance No. 58 of 1911, sec. 70'
MAY BE CONCEDED BY NANKING
Shanghal, Feb. 15.
A
This would appear to be horne aut by reports of a remarkable interview which the King had in Paris with Senor Alba at the end of June last your when on his way 1. England. Senor Alba, who, while not a revolutionary, is not an ardent Monarchist, fold the King that he did not wish to return to politics so long as there was confusion in Spain. would return if a Zeueral rler. tion was held, with
nn under-
SEVEN THOUSAND FEET standing that the now Cortes
ABOVE SEA LEVEL.
port Shield when they settled down The defendunts, who were repre- Times last night, said he thought nese postal workers here for house (1). A resolution does not seem would make a revision of the Con-
to their game after a very doubtful ented by Mr. C. E. L. Grist, were that Gandhi and the leaders would allowances of $10 a month. the to become special until confirana
70 (2) (4) and stitution' its first immediate task.
Lira, Feb. 15.
start and Meßiney got his hook-accused of a series of defalcations, be wise to accept the invitation of Nanking Ministry of Communication. See sec. converting the Monarchy into a
[during the three years from Octa- the Prime Minister and thelons is adopting overy precaution (b). After they have been passed The Prince of Wales and Prince, ing boots to work with monoton-ber, 1927, to October 19:50, of sums Vieeroy for further discussion and against a possible strike. limited one, subject to Parila-
at the first meeting, special reso- Jamounting to that King George left for Arequipa by aerous regularity. - ment. It is stated
approximately $1,300 negotiation. He had cabled this The Government is considering lutions must be confirmed at Alfonso made no objection to this plane to-day, and landed there safe-
Dour Shanghai Defence.
Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for advice to his friends in India. complying with the labour demands subsequent meeting. suggestion.
ly after a tight of four and a half
the prosecution, asked permission
Requisitionist shareholders con- With regard to the conditions which will necessitate the expendi Shaw, at fist back, was much to withdraw. the case but pointed reiterated by Gandhi, such as the lure of a further million dollar or hours.
vened both these meetings in Victim of de Rivera.
Arequipa is 7,000 feet above sea- more convincing than Whitham, who out that he did so on the under-abolition of the Salt Tax and the su was level, overlooked by an old volcano fumbled and miskicked to often standing that the defence admitted
annually. The Ministry of consequence of an omission by the Premier-Elect BEW
prohibition already a leading member of the and subject to earthquakes. The The whole of the Northern threes that the arrest of the two men had they were of a kind which could the labourers that war and bandit the limits of time allowed to them of foreign liquor, Communications has explained to directore to convene them within Liberal Party before the war, and air journey to this ancient city re-emet faster than our fout, and not been made without reasonable be dealt with by the legislaturs disturbances in
many parts of by the ordinance so to do. The his influence
steadily.quired the Prince to rise to con- Wales brought out as good stuff as grounds.
manner in which these meetings Mr. Grist admitted that that was established. They were not es obstacle to the postal administras prescribed to be "as nearly na after the revised constitution was China have recently proved a great may be convened by requisitionists When Senor Garça Pricts formed siderable heights to avoid great ever we knew to expect of him when his government in August, 1922. spurs f the Andes chain, which he he played down here as Captain. so.
But what was the good of all the Both defendants wore necoord-sential to the working out of that tton. he made Alba his Foreign Miniskirted all the way.Reater.
ability in the world when the ball ingly discharged.
constitution, consequently they ter. This was the Cabinet which
never came their way, and for 99
should present no insuperable was overthrown by Gen. Primo
per cent, of the match they were
dimeuitles at this stage. Earnest, that mysterious happenings were on the defensive? However, they. Rivera in September. 1923.
Alba fled to Paris to escape taking place in political circles, the deserve great credit for their dour
sincere and honest attempts must, being shot by
be made for the present truce to de Rivera, who brought a number of unfound cafes soon buzzing with rumours, defence maintained right`up to "ho.
grow into actual peace.-British On Saturday, General Rerenguer side."
Wireless. tendered the Cabinet's resignation,
The
bunni in
grew
NANKING REFORM
. PROPOSALS.
"
RETURNED FROM BANISHMENT.
MAN AND WOMAN SENT TO GAOL.
SNATCHER CAUGHT
AFTER CHASE..
SENT TO PRISON. FOR YEAR THIS MORNING.
pussible--that in which meetings are to be convened by directors." 1See nee, 67 (5).
Questioned by Defence,
The defendants question the manner in which the confirmatory ed charges against him. His bank
fnecting was convened. No point eredits and securities were placed
having first issued a decree cat- At half-time the scores stood 8
has been taken with reference to under embargo, the houses of him-celling the general election fixed points to njl in Hongkong's favour,
WAR ON OPIUM AND
the length of notice given by the Helf and his friends were searched for March 16.
and, although this in no way flat
GAMBLING.
conveners. The completeness of A snatching episode occurred and correspondence intercepted and
With a view Lo prevention tored the local. side's superiority, A number of his friends were im
of disturbances, the
in Nathan Road yesterday after-the list of shareholders to whom late Go-the balance might have very definite-
Nanking, Feb. 15.
notice was given was doubted by prisoned.
noon a Chinese woman, being the Mr. Jenkin in his final address, but vernment, which in accordance been the other way round The Nanking Finance Ministry
victim.. All the charges of specula with custom is carrying on car if Shanghai had managed to is considering a gigantle scheme
would not then entertain any like tion and the
were do-
She was walking along the submission upon this point as the clared by the Supreme Trient business, has ordered the get in an carly score in the first for the complete abolition of the
street, when a man came up from matter had not been specifically Tostponement of all political ten minutes, when Turner display. oplum and gambling evils'in all the February,
1927,
behind and snatched hort rae, put to the plaintiff's witness, meetings fixed in connexion with ed some of the worst handling. hu provinces as soon as the enforce-
A Chinese woman was charged containing $4.82. the elestions.
has ever shown here. and the ments of the pow' taxes taking the
The real matter for consideration": before Mr. Batters, at the Kowloon
The snatcher was seen in the here the sufficiency in sub- Gen. Berenguer, interviewed, Hongkong forwards were in no way place of likin becomes effective. repulated the suggestion that he the first successful dash for sent to the Provinces seeking the expiry of her term of banishment, in the stairway of a shop in ments, the first dated June 19, 1980, superior to Selby' oight. In fact, Official communiques Enve been Magistracy this morning with react by a Chinese gentleman whe stance of notice relied upon by the will go abroad for
turning to the Colony before the gave chase and arrested the man plaintiffs consists of two docu- a rest, and said he proposed to wait until a the corner flag had far more than opinion of provincial officials. Imposed in 1920 for five years. She Dundas Street. $4 in. notes was and the second dated July 17, post could be found for him in its intrinsic three-points value, be-
said she came to see her sick mo- found to be missing. from the
1980. *Things Begin To Move. the army compatible with his rank cause of the inspiration and con-
ther-in-law. Sentence of six purae.. of General.
fidence it gave his side, The same After spendinig the greater part of months' imprisonment was passed.
The frat notico set out the sight? The snatcher. was charged rosolutions in full and announced; "The patching,up of old differences The Catalan leader Sr. Carabo, player, who, by the way, was also the week-end in Hongkong, Mr. G. W. with Benor Cambo opened the way writing in
Another banisheo, a man in this before Mr. Buttera at Kowloon the datos of both proposed meat a Barcelona
magnificent in defence, touched Brophy, of The L. E. Gals Company, nowa- for a restoration of the power of paper, declares the country de-down later for the best try of the left by steamer for Macao, accom, was similiarly charged. He this morning and sentenced to one ings. It has been submitted for the defendants that in view of the the Left and political leaders have siros neither a dictatorship nor afternoon. This was the result of panded by Mr. A. W. Summers. Both was banished In 1927 for a period year's imprisonment.
fact that the authority of the res been working steadily towards this revolution, nor the exact main scissors or reverse passing move Mr. Brophy and Mr. Summera are of ten years, and was yesterday 'end for months past,
quisitionista under the ordinance: tenance of the present regime, but ment between Grifiths and More, expected to fly from Macao to Hong found in the Yaumati typhoon shel- kong this afternoon, and will land at ter, hiding in a bout. Ho was sen- Things began to move on Fri-almply to be governed, as a true and was converted by Turner.
to convang the second meeting Kai Tack, preparatory for the hop to tenced to six months' imprison-Friday afternoon. Only routine mat- on Bec 07 (4) did not, In fac day when Madrid became aware democracy. Rauter and I.B.S.
(Continned on Page 7.) Manila to-morrow,
ment
(Continued on Page-13),
to be abéolutely unfounded, but de Rivora did not publicly rehabilitate the man whom he had so grody standered, for the censorship pro vented the decision from being put lished in Spain.
The Sanitary Board is, to meet on
ters are.contained on the agenda/--