THE WEST RIVER SHOOTING.
THE
HONGKONG
5,000,000 SLAVES IN THE WORLD.
SKIPPER'S VERSION OF LEAGUE URGED TO
AFFAIR.
MR. PAINE'S WOUND:
Mr. L. Paine, engineer abourd the Yaet On, was shot in the foot yesterday when villagers on the banks of the West River fired at the steamer. The bullet enter- en the foot and passet up the leg, but the injury in sat unsidered serious.
Mr. Phine has been ad-
It has been extracted.
ACTION.
CHINA AMONG
NATIONS CRITICISED.
London, July 22.
ANTI-JAPANESE AGITATION.
TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, JULY 23, 1931.
SUGGESTED ABOLITION OF EXTRALITY,
NANKING
MEETING.
PEAK MOTOR INCIDENT.
INDIAN CHAUFFEUR FINED.
NEGLIGENT DRIVING.
Nunking. July 22. Finding that he had been negli A strong denunciation of gent in his driving. Mr. Schofield Nationalist officiala for their convicted the Indian chauffeur of DEBATE IN LORDS. led weakness in the negotia Mr. A. M. Howes Smith when the tions with the Tokyo Government † defendant appeared on remand at the Central Police Court on charges urising out
out of an incident at the junction of Stubbs Road and Gough [1]] Read isti
Inst. July 17 The defendant, who was repry- ented by Mr. F. C. E. Rendall. Iwas charged with negligent driving and with falling to report an accident.
do
It is estimated that there arej mitted to hospital, where the bul-five millions of people in a state
of servitude in China, Abra Rapears that in order to safe.sinia, Liberia and Arabin, guard
The dams from erosion, vil. clareil Eart Buxton in the House Tagers along the West River have of Lords to-night, in the course retrally protested againat vessels of a debate on slavery. preeding at high speeds and have Threatened to use firaray If the warning is not heeded.
The Part was moving a resolu. tion which, while recognising thei
taken already
by regarding
Captain C. 1. Rosielsky, masteretion of the sox Yuet On, which fes the Lenga of Chinese tay, states that
Nations
The j
he has slavery, reorder the opinion that
and Further steps of a definde nature i never received any warning.
For the extbction of slave-own- that his vessel has always mule a
raiding, Į practice of going slow when Theing slave trading and water high.
were an ungent international duty, †
It appears that three vogel, the Tai Lee, Yuot tin and the Wing Cha left Kongmoon yesterday afternuon shortly after thrus n'vlek in that order. As would they slowed down near the Sailam Chmiel, which has a width of apprestantely only 390 feet, lan the villigers must have completed the speed of these vest, at naive for the safety of
*
th embankments
ents erected for The protection of the props,
When the vessels were ad Sare Nam Sing Hui, the Tai Lee, it
-
"Piracy,"
He expresandd the view that if the fare 川 Nations wenk agree to the British Government's proposal to declare the trade piracy, there would no long-
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TOPIA slave Trade. Would soon disappear
slave
$ - | prested the establishment of a pers Imanent bureau að Beneva fɔ dont
with the question of slavery.
The Archizishop of Canterbury,
is understood, was gredes) stath at { Lord Langard coreer Governor velley, which fortunately did not Haugkongi and Lord Parander harm. The Yuet On was the sennd supported the suppention, vessel, being a fow hundred yards beltind the Pai tem
Chief Dilicer's Story, Avvording to the Chief Officer of thar Yurt Chu, this vessel was fired un almat five times,
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ཀཱ༥་ ༢* 1*ཟླ༨ going draut slow," he continued. Fund I don't really know why they fired at m». Tha isa Chinese ship, Capt. Rossielsky debe the skipper, and it is imperative that we should gu slow as we don't want any un pleasuminess with the villagers. We al claim protection From the warships in case of truckin, so it 1o our begedit to keep well in with The villagers,
"When we were poosing San Nam Sing Hol, we were fired yos tanding on the læides and ties bullet played within a few inches I unmediately dorked, and informed the skippen af witat was takie blare, He rave, the podov top tend test, but the We-of way adready voley deand low when we ven fred out. "The set
esetnud riipinong, Mr. Lisank l'aime, Wasitting in an on chai on deck, and was, but on the right fool near The ankle. The bullet went through the canvas covering of the bridge, and lit Mr. Paine cat the foot. I want Very unfor
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tunales. and it was not Mr. Paine's fucky day
He had only one Foul on the ground, his other one being over his right,
"Mr. Paine was taken Or the Goverumem Cell Hospital on the arrival of the steamer here
How.
have just been up to see him and he is getting better
The bullet was still lodged in his foot. yesterday but it was extracted this morning.
A Cousie Side.
"This affair had its cubic side tro, a crowd of villagers were fining the banks, some in uniform, and they were all trying to fire at the ship. There were only a few rifles, and they were struggling to gain possession of ene. The re ult was that by the time those who had rifles were
wer
was some diy to fire, our ship was me stance at
away.
falaa.
Far Tan, but Jal Hurst
Say whether it was aimed at as, because When I looked ashore, I saw two men struggling over a rifle which
Chinu Problem.
:
For
Lady Aster, M. P. and. hee son, photographed at Eton ro
cently,
En play the rentin the timetontest, Lond Parmoor ex- and a demand for the dismissal of pread the opinion Pod slavery in certain diplomatie akcials marked, China must be dealt with by in the decisions by Nagking publie termat mat action, and emphasis - Jorjeanisations yesterday at the vil the Government's desire to put National Theatre.
_Alt!
Inspector C, P. Alexander, who prosecuted, said that at about 6.30 Jr.
on July 11, Miss M. L. Perry. who was in charge of two children belonging to Mr. J. E. Wright, of 292. Thế Peak, was in the car with
two children a hoy und #girl. They were being driven up Stáblis Road from Bepulse Bay and on arriving at the junction of Gough HB Road, Miss Perry Tut the children alighted,
With her charges, Miss Perry was walking down Gough Hill Rand and on turning round she tiged The defendant driving op
Stubis Road. She then continued her way, bat was suddenly knocked thewn by
var, which had barked down Hough Hill Road. Together with of the children, Miss Perry fell under the car. The driver In trove off, althongch Miss Perry alented to him.
In reply to questions put by Mr. Bundali, Mies Perry denied that the Hittie wird had erfiil merely because at the more cane by the defendant's as it was being backed. Nor was it in complaint
the against mobor that Miss Perry hat shouted to the driver. She had asked him why he had not given any signal when he was backing his ear.
The defentant, in evidence, said he had been driving for four years
Birmingham Gain Harde. A row of houses in Birmingham with their" roofa" "ripped off by the cyclonic gale. One of the occupants was killed. Many people in other parts of the city were also
an end to the Hongkong mai-tshi system.
Lord Pasmoor also referred
rendered homeless.
· The meeting decided, inter alia, and had a good record with only to demand that the Government two convictions for minor brenches
mimediately abolish the Japanese of
the traile regulations. He
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THE POSEIDON FÙND.
EXPRESSIONS OF THANKS FROM 'HOME,
The President of the Hongkong branch of the Navy League. han received, through the Commodore. Captain A. II. Walker, R.N., the following messages in connexion with the Poseidon Disaster Fund.
From the
Lords Commissioners
of the Admiralty:
will inform est you
Franch of Navy League that Their Lordships
the superation in the Red Sea "Xirality rights in China, caneyli di nied that he had knocked Miss have heard with much apprecia-
between This British, Italian French: Nayless in proventing export of slaves to Arahia
all unequal Sino-Japanese treaties, Perry down,
and open a public find on behalf His Worship convicted on the for the dependents of the Chinese first charge and said that in view
killed and wounded.
of the defendant's record
fine of the Later in the day. twenty-one $25 would meet Land Cecil urged the appoint-
Case. The ment of a Permanent Commission delegates of the Anti-apanese second charge was dismissed, his to assist the League's efforts. The Boycott Society interviewed the Worship giving the defendant the difficulty, he said, was the fear Foreign Minister, Mr. C. T. Wang, benefit of the doubt that he might of all countries of interference and requested that the Govern not have known he had been involv with their affairs, which itment should afford ample proter-ed in an accident.
important to make clear ion to Chinose in Korea
WILH
and
was not intended. Reuter and should convey the refugees back British Wirelenés
to the Keren.
SEE-SAW IN LONDON.
Continued from Page 13
Mr. Wang replied that the policy in regard to the Korean dis turbances had to be decided hy i MUNICIPAL PRESS the Central Government and N
the event of his negatiations withfidence in Germany's financial OFFICER.
the Tokyo Government proving position, could hest be achieved. unsati
he would resign. The document provided a start- the casualties,ing point for the discussion in the Mr. Wang aid that about 100 plenary sitting which was describ were killed. 200 seriously wounded ed as particularly notable for the and large numbers were missing spirit of co-operation displayed by
Mr. Wang empatiently denied all the delegates, that Nanking bad consented permit the Kirin Government to open direct negotiations with the Tokyo Government,-Reusha.
might have gone off in the strug EX-HONGKONG MAN
glo,***
Capt. Mutton, of the Wing On, said, "When we got to Sunwol Village, I heard a few peps and dil not realise they were ride shots. [ thought the people on shore were fring crackers. Nothing hit us. and the few shots fired at us must have been fired rather aimlessly,
APPOINTED.
(Our Own Correspondent.)
Shanghai, July 23. Mr. George Burton Sayer has)
to
rather more a thrent than an at-bech appointed Municipal Press - BOMB ATTACK ON MR. tempt to do damage
The Thi Le Capt. Housfeld) ar- rived here it about 10 nm. yester day, the Yttet. On at :10.15 and the Wing On at 11.10.
THE CRUSADER'S RECORD.
formation Officer. ile starts his cutie nat later thm October 18t.
T. V. SOONG..
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appreciation, to deepest Navy
Hongkong. for magnificent contributions for dependents of those lost in Poseidon. Instructions are being carried out.
on
A letter has also been received from II.E. Vice-Admiral Sir Howard Kelly, expressing behalf of the Chiun Squadron deep appreciation to all subscribers and giving a list of the various Far Eastern funds, which totalled £7.754. 4. 4d.
"The minda
less that we muy finish up to morrow,
of the delegates seem to be working ON successive suggestions of possible the
aid to Germany, and there has been an entire absence of #crimonious issues between Without touching on
countries. any of
The feeling has been
The the political aspects of the situa- very good.
situation fa tion, the Conference at one stage difficult but there are elements of exchanged views upon the funda hope in it and I am very hopeful mental causes of the financial | to-day."--Reuter and British Wire- crisin but It was agreed that as
laca. speed was such an important factor at the present time the
Mr. Sayer, who has been editor
conference should devote Its of the Shanghai Times for several share of the Customs Revenue. Cer years, was educated at Rich's and Canton's purpose was to float a energies to the primary task of Cheltenham. He saw service In loan based on the Customs, but restoring confidence in
finances
German.
Mcl to maintain
Wall Street and Hoover. Plan."
New York, July, 22. The conviction Is gaining ground in Wall Street' that the German crisis will inevitably lend the South African War, and arrived Mr. Soon very determinedly und The American State Secretary question of war debts and repara- to the reopening of the entire in the Far East in 1903, being Ruccessfully opposed any auch chief reporter and sub-editor of the concession to the rebel govern Mr. Stimson, and several other tions. At least some scaling down
statesmen made # South China Morning Past, Hong-ment."
contribution
of payments is expected. kong.
Well-informed Chinese point out of a constructive character which The Herald Tribune says that that this is one of several reasons underwent general discussion and NEW YORK-HAVANA -
Two years later, he joined the why Canton should hate Mr.after a sitting lasting three hours, the
Gorman credits has IN 8 HOURS.
North China Daily News, and re- Soong.
during g which the general feeling not awakened feeling of re- afgned in 1919 after having been
Another Renson,
Any wha that useful progress had been
among New York Havana, July 21. acting editor for several long It is also to be remembered that made, it was decided to refer bankers, who have counter-proposed James G. Hall, the former Army periods. He was one of the foun Mr. Soong with Chiang Kai-shek certain technical questions to the that all that can be done for Gor- Fllor and now a prominent New ders of Finance and Commerce, is the corner-stone of the present Committee of Finance Ministers.
from outside is to many:
scala down York broker established a record und in 1921 he was managing editor Nanking administration. As the
or cancel the reparations payments, for a flight from Nuw York to of the London and Chin Exprres holder of the purse-strings, his
The bankers, fear, that oven if. Havana to-day when he set his and the London and China Tele- influence ultimately is even great
Mr. Stimson, in a press Inter-credits to Germany the continued, manoplane "Crusader" down at ph. He was also the first editor for than Chiang Kai-shek's. view to-day, took an optimistic another crisis will 1 bo precipitated Camp Columbia oight hours and of the Shanghai Sunday Times, a His removal would be a tremen- view of the Conference proceed at the expiry of the continuation twenty five minutes after a non-position which he has since held, doux blew to Nanking and would Ings R
there would be stop fight from Roosevelt Field. He is a Fellow of the Institute of probably bring down the GovernWe are making real, prop
(Picture on Page 3). Journalists.--
|mont,--Rautor
Mr. Stimson Hopes,
he said and I nafiendi
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