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NO. 2,301 - 9-♬£X✯✯. MONDAY, ` MAY 11, 1931.,
日四廿三
03 PER ANNUM
RINGIN COPE 10 CENTE
TWO SHIPS GROUND OUTSIDE HONGKONG.
DISAPPEARS PRESIDENT BOAT'S
BANK'S ACTION WITHDRAWN.
COUNSEL EXPLAIN
SITUATION.
WAGLAN MISHAP.
REFLOATS AFTER TWO
HOURS ON SHOAL.
A SETTLEMENT. S.S. TAIPING STRIKES SUBMERGED
The Equitable Eastern Banking Corporation, unable to proceed with their action against Choa Po-sion, in con- nexion with an alleged over- draft of $515,716.20, owing to the absence of an important witness, have agreed to a settlement by which Choa Po-sien pays $139,236.20, has his securities returned to him, and each side pays its own costs.
Mr. Sheldon explained to the Chief Justice in the Supreme Court this morning. that the bank had proceeded so far en- tirely for the benefit of certain insurance companies, by whom
the bank was indemnified, and who would be the users, while Mr. Potter emphasised the fair position which Mr. Chon, Po-sion had taken up during the whole of the case.
The tank claimed that when ver- tain patria which, they alleged, credits! in had been wrongly Choa Poesien had been reversed. his overdraft stood 11 aver half a million dollars, Cho admitted he owed $139,000) oct.
OBSTRUCTION NEAR LEMA.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM.
A
THICK FOG outside the Harbour caused two steamer mishaps within a period of an hour shortly before dawn to-day. The 14,000-ton Dollar liner President Cleveland, from Manila, went aground just off Waglan at about five o'clock in the morning, and was held fast for about hours.
A little more than an hour earlier, the Australian
Oriental Line's s.s. Taiping, a Hongkong-built steamer of 4,300 tons, struck à submerged obstruction near Lema Island, but got off immediately, and as far as is known suffered no damage.
The President Cleveland's mishap breaks a long spell of
immunity of Dollar Line vessels from accident. At one time it was feared that the mishap might prove serious, and a naval tug was sent out to Waglan to her assistance shortly before seven o'clock. The President Cleveland did not, however, require as- sistance, and round about seven o'clock, she began to move with the rising tide and within a few minutes was all clear of the shoal,
Announcing that the parties had which come to terms, details of would be explained by Mr. Potter. Mr. Shehlon said there were ver tain facts of which he would like to speak. The Brad was that the unfortunate litigation, which had The President Cleveland bad Manila. She is a twin-screw vessel; been carried bp for some time, was over 300 passengers aboard herjof 14.123 lons, built at Newport entirely for the benefit of certain when she grounded this morning. News in 1921. and originally named insurance companies, by whom-the As far as can be ascertained,The Gulden Star, bank was fully indemnified for any she touched a rok on the North. She is 517 feet long. has a 72.2! losses incurred by in this way to East point Waglan Island just feet beam, and depth of 36.8 feet. before five a'click, a drite fog acl-
THREE HUNDRED PASSENGERS.
Bishop Prat Released.
Rescue by Chinese Troops.
ALL PARTY SAFE.
The Australian Mail liner, Taiping.
LOCAL BRANCH,
RED CROSS LAD SMASHES BUS
FIRED ON.
TRAGIC ERROR BY COMMUNISTS.
BIG ROUND-UP.
WINDOWS.
DRIVER NARROWLY MISSED
BY STONE.
COMPENSATION ORDER
Padder Bldg.
STREET FIGHTING
IN MADRID.
TROOP PATROL RIOT AREA.
Royalist Journal Office Raided.
CROWD FIRED ON,
Madrid, May 10.
Street fighting between rival political factions result- ing in numerous minor cazul. ties has caused feeling to run high, and the capital is seeth- ing with excitement. A squadron of troops has been called out to patrol the.. streets to prevent further dis- orders from developing seri- · ously.
The cause of the trouble was the opening of an electioneering campaign by the Monarchists. Their meetings were broken up by_Republicans and a series of collisions occurred,
Mob Fired On.
Later.
Eventually a large crowd of Without any apparent explana-
Republicans marched upon the ition to account for his action, a offices of the Monarchist newe- and attacked tho Berlin, May 10. young Chinese apprentice of the paper A.B.C.
Kowloon-Canton Itallway workshop premises, attempting to take the We are informed by Reuter that Another terrible Communist was convicted and fined by Mr. office by storm with the avowed the Procurnior of the, Spanish outrage has to be recorded to-Hamilton ni the Kowloon Ma-object of setting it on fire.
Kistracy this
for having morning Dominican Mission in Hongkong day, a party of armed "Reds":
AniDy has received a mi
this jopening fire upon a Red Cross smashed two panes of glass on na
Motor Bus Company's Civil Guarde were called to, the morning a wireless message an-lorry near Chemnitz, one of the Ching
vehicle in Gascoigne Rond, near the scene of the disturbance. Tho nouncing that Chinese troops have members of the Red Cross party Club de Recreio on Saturday.
erowd continued to attack in spite succeeded in securing the release being killed and another serious-
Inspector A. Clark told his of warning and the Guard fired of Monsignou Prat, Pather AP woundedt.
Worship that shortly after noon on into the mob inflicting casualties. bino, and the two Chinese priests The shooting was apparently Saturday bus No. 665 was proceed- and seminarist, who were captur due to a tragic error, the Coming along Gascoigne Road towards ed with them in Fukien recently. munists declaring that they mis-aghom and O nearing the Two demonstrators in a Republi- They were kidnapped by bandits took the Red Cross party for a stopping place outside the Club de can mob and one member of the of Nazis (Pascists) who Recreio the defendant held up his Civil Guard were seriously wound- on April 22 when travelling on a group
As the ed in the clash outside the offices BEAT Youn Tow were known to have met in the hand for the bus to stop. lonely road
vehicle slowed down, the neensed of the Monarchist daily A.B.C. Chuang, about thirty 1 from neighbourhood of Chemnitz.
threw a stone at the bus, smashing which the Republicans were try- Fenglien...
The Red Cross then had been two panes of glass near the driver's ing to wreck.--- A group of bandits-led, it is out on field exercises, and were sent. said, by the notorious Mao Kang returning, when the slooting In evidence, the bus driver could
threatened them with revolvers occurred.
{advance no explanation for the and foreing them into submission,
incident, remarking that he did not! 1 Pollee, immediately sought refuge in the hills with
even know the defendant. The of the their captives..
receiving information
Whether the story is correct or outrage, commenced a wholesale stone was aimed at the driver, who
not is not known. The machine- The Provincial Government In-round-up of Communist "dens" in fortunately ducked in time.
The defendant denied the mediately took steps to
guri, If it existed, was not brought. secure the town, and, effected the arrest
that when he into use.
· Reassuring news was received their release, despatching a large of one hundred and fifty, who are charge and said
on the
acene the bun by Messrs. Butterfield and Swire force of troops to the seene, with being detained pending investiga-arrived
officials had another man'in eps-
Arrest of Proprietor. disclosed this tion.-Rueter
tudy. Accused went to his assis She got off without assistance, concerning the mishap to the Tai-the happy result
tance and he was then arrested,ed by the Civil Guard, they march-
After the mob had been frustrat were and, it is believed, she has suffer-ping at 8 a.m., when a radio mess-morning.
The last age was received from her skipper The Bishop had been to Antao
the man originally under arrested in a body to the office of the the ed only slight damage, left Colours a day or two before the information received from her (Capt. Frame) to the effect that to conserate a new church re- 395 PASSENGERS ON being released and allowed to go.
to the effect that ske was the ship' "struck something at
on the return. jourues that he fell fying at anchor waiting for the 3.52 am but was off immediately.cently completed there, and it was fog to clear to permit her to come) Making no water, and coming into isandit hands. It is curious to Hongkong as soon as the wea that at no time was any demandi into Harbour.
ather clears." Indications, From present
for ransom made to the authori
the extent of about $2,00),TRHI,
The companies were the users bying to the ordinary problems of
the frauds, find therefore it was the duty of officials of the bank to do all that they could in order to protect the interests of the insur ance campanies,
The
navigation in the darkness.
The vessel was put hard astern but refused to respond, and it was
int more than two hours i not later, when the tide rose suficient-
that she got olf,"
About a fortnight ngo, position of the bank substantily ally changed. when Li Chung-, tal, who was the fraudulent compradore's shroff during the period when the frauds committed, hurriedly
hearing of the action.
Was
Slightly Damaged.
TAIPING'S MISHAP.
"Struck Something at 3.52 a.m."
As Li Chang-tal was the max who actuntly received the money paid in through the compradore, and as he was in charge of the ensh in the compradore's hands, it was Telegraph reporter was informed This message was despatched attics. nbvious he was an essential witness at the offices of the Dollar Line, 16.45 this morning, and received at from the point of view of the bank.the President Cleveland will be the Agents' offices an hour and a
Thalf later, Counsel made it clear, there was one day late in sailing.
To a Telegraph representative, an official of Messrs. Butterfield and the
no suggestion that Mr. Chou Po- sien knew of, or did anything whal
In
view of his departure, and after having examined the evidence avail- able to the bank, it had been' decid- ed to offer no evidence.
Delay Likely.
Never, in connexion with the dis- She was due to sail for Shang Swire said that although appearance of Li. Chung-tai,
hai fo-morrow, but it is unlikely message gave no indieation of thei that she will be able to leave untilj position of the vessel when she
Patruck something." she was pro-i Wednestiny.
An examination of her hull will bably off Lama Island, which is necessary before she leaves, due smith of Hongkong. between and though it is not thought that she Gap Rock and the Colony, Mr. Potter said that, in fairness has been damaged in any way about 12 miles dae south of Cape, to Mr. Chon, he must explain that seriously. It is not known whether D'Aguilar. he was the eldest brother of the it will be necessary to put her into! late compradore of the bank. He dock.
"Pet" Brother.
be
MR. HU HAN-MIN..
HOPES TO VISIT AMERICA
FOR HEALTH.
The
ONE JUNK.
NEARLY 450 ON ANOTHER: MASTERS FINED. The masters of two trading junks were charged at the Marine Court
this morning before Commdr. J. B. Newill, D.S.G., R.N., for carrying more passengers than their licences allowed.
It was stated that one had 805 passengers on, board, this being ., Nanking, May 11. 157 in excess of the number allow Expressing, a desire to visit the ed. This junk was being towed by recuperate, Mr. Hu Haut-min told a sengers to and from Chekwan dur- United States in the near future to launch and was carrying pas delegate of the National Conven- ing the Tinhau festival. The Captain's radio indicates tion representing Over-sens Chinese
The second defendant kad on that the ship suffered Bttle or no merchants, that a revival of his was Mr. Chen's "pet" brother, had Tage were sent out to the assin damage, and it was just a case of less was the main cause of his board 447 passengers, which was aystated him throughout his life, tance of the vessel. but they were waiting for the fog le clear, for inability to attend the National 102 more than the allowed num-
ber. and had continued to assist him, up recalled when news of her refloat-her to resume her trip to Hong Convention. to the time of the unfortunate oeing was received. currences.
Naval Tug Sent.
kong.
Mail Aboard..
►
It is reported that the staff of the journal had installed a ma- chine-gun on the premises to repel possible invaders,
for
The Minister of the Interior, Senor Miguel Maura, himself ap His Worship: Peace-makers peared and addressed the crowd, never seen to be blessed, whatever informing their leaders that the they may be in the Beatitudes,
Marquia Luca Dotens, the pro- After henring the evidence ofprietor of the A.B.C. had been ar the bus conductor, his Worship remarked that the story for the rested, and the offices of the nows- prosecution was very clear and Paper had been sealed up, rational, whereas the defendant's
Lynch Law. story was not supported and was irrational.
When asked why he was arrestinister of the Interior, where
they demonstrated angrily ed, the defendant said that it was
some considerable time. because he had been the other man's protector.
A fine of $40 was imposed with an order to pay the Company $10 compensation.
MOTOR CYCLING
MISHAP.
EUROPEAN LAD RECEIVES INJURIES.
The crowd then proceeded to the barracks of the Civil Guard, which: they stoned.
Later.....
..
More shooting and the death of a man who was lynched by the mob outside the Ministry of the Interior, were the features of at night of foar and fury.
The crowd looted thred armour erst shops in the Calle de Toledo, and used the stolen arms to sniper at the Civil Guarda, and then A European lad, Gilbert Budden, again marched to the offices of when a motorcycle combination Civil Guards protecting the build. driven by Mr. W. A. Buckingham ing. was injured on Saturday afternoon the A.B.C. where they stoned afty
A fine of $100 each was imposed. and in the side car of which he was travelling, overturned on the
round-the-Island
The
Incident
while the occured machine was turning a band some 600 yards from the Repulse Bay stampeded, the man cursing and Hotel and approaching the Shauki the women shrieking "Assassina. wan Road. As the machine over- turned, both Mr. Buckingham, and
thrown from the lad wore
Both defendants pleaded guilty Commenting on the Canton situa tion, Mr. Hu Han-min admitted but atated that among these num- many children. The It would have been proved, he went on, in the course of evidence, Wireless algnals from the Cleve- The Taiping is carrying the having dispatched a telegram to bers, were had the case procended, ovidence land were first answered by the Australian mail, being a the Kuomintang in Canton advis-prosecuting officer, however, stat- that could not have been disputed, navel authorities, who despatched of her scheduled in a day anche ing them to consider the Integrity ed that many younger childron that of all the money concerned, the tug Poet Chaucer to. Waglan in mishap occurred. She is a vessel of the Nationalist Government and had not been counted.
requesting them to settle their of 4,324 tons, built by the Hong dispute with the Nanking Govern- not one five-cent piece-ever went order-to-stand-by. Into Mr. Choa's pocket. Further The tug which is fitted with radio kong and Whampoa Dock Company
anchorage at about in 1926. to the order of the aument by diplomatic means, more, both Mr. Jenkin and he left the
and at ten o'clock stralian Oriontal Line, her owners, doubtful himself, were very
The ex-Chairman of the Legis- OPERATION ON KING
OF SIAM. at all nothing more had been heard of She is 862.8 feet overall, has alative Council said his doctors. deed whether any case could have been established by her, it being presumed at the beam of 48.2 feat, and a depth of had advised him to seek a long 'the bank. Be that as it may, he Naval Yard that the fog catelule 23.7 feet. would have submitted that on the had prevented the tug from local- legal position there was no answering the President Cleveland.
to Mr. Chon's claim.
in-
Mr. Sheldon's Disclaimer. Mr. Sheldon, had, quite properly, dlaclaimed any suggestion
that
Mr. Chon was in any way concern.
[seven o'clock ✓
The liner will berth as usual at the Kowloon Wharf when she arrives. Until then, details of the mishap are necessarily scanty.
A Big Vessel.
recuperation abroad. Ke wished
Her sister ship, the Changte, was to love, China as soon as circum-
also constructed in Hongkong.
WEATHER REPORT.
The Royal Observatory reports ed with the departure of Li The President Cleveland, which is that a depression la central over Chung-tal. This said Mr. Potter was evidenced by certain admitted one of the most popular of Dollar Tongking and an area of high Line steamers, is taking home to pressure oxtends from N.E. China (Continued on Pugå 19.). America number of residents of to the North of Japan.
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CATARACT OF THE EYE REMOVED.
New York, May 10.
scate.
Crowd Stampedes," -
The Civil Guards fired ovor ther heads of the domonstrators, who
There was more restless aurain": by the Inflamed populace but from their this time it would seem to härl
been more barks, than bltä Injuries Reuter.
who Genoral Berenguer,
stances permitted him to do so, General Chang Hsuch-linng
The latter suffered called on Mr. Hu on Saturday
necessitated his being taken which afternoon.
Wa Mr.
Tze-hul, Kuomintang Supervisory member,
The object for which the King to the Victoria Hospital by Mr. arrested by the Republican Gover
police report
ment on April - 27: In spite returned to-day after a fruities vi- of Slam came to the United States Buckingham, A
to the new regime, sit to Shanghal to interview Messrs was fulfiled at White Plains, Now states he is not in a serious previous declaration of eben Wang Chung-bul and Son Fo in York, to-day, when a
Mr. Buckingham, who is employ tonight. The Supreme Cou an attempt to persuade them to operation was performed for the attend the National Convention removal of a cataract of the syeed at the Royal Naval Yards has War, and Marine rejected they
reported the accident to the police, Frary (Continuad on Page Reuters Anierican Service, Reneha
successful condition.