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OVER TOP OF THE ANTI-PIRACY UNACKNOWLEDGED
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FRENCH SUBJECT.
REVELATIONS IN PASSPORT CASE.
A query as to the defendant's nationality was raised when George Arthur de Houx de Fastree
B. & S. APPEAL brought up on remand before
Mr. Wynne-Jones, at the Central Police Court to-day, charged with possession of an automatic and with entering the Colony without a proper passport,
Through Mr. Leo D'Almada,
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London, Apr. 11. An Arctic Expedition, or ganised with the object of dis-
London, Apr. 11. covering the shortest air route
The Court of Appeal to-day from Europe to America, via upheld the judgment of Mr. Jug Franz Josef Land and the North tice Rowlatt in the King's Bench Pole, is to be undertaken by Division dismissing the action of Professor Samoilevitch, the the China Navigation Company Jr., he pleaded not guilty to both against the Attorney-General con- famous Russian explorer.
At a previous appearance, de cerning the British Government's right to demand payment for the Fastree had pleaded that the au
owing to defective mechanism, provision of anti-piracy guards to tomatic was practically useless, British ships in Chinese waters,
certificate of The China Navigation Company and that he had a Professor Samoilevitch express-
of identity with a British visn. ed the hope that 1933 will see the contended that the expense arrival in Alaska of the Arst guarding British ships with naval Russian airship built on General and military forces was covered by House of Commons Voten, to Noblie's system.
It will be recalled that it was which they contributed n Professor Samoilevitch who effect-payera.
Their counsel argued that led the dramatic rescue
not empowered crew of the ill-fated Italian air-Crown was ship "Italin." He uned the Kras-claim payment.
The Court of Appeal sin for the rescue work.-Reuter otherwise.-Reuter
of the
DISARMAMENT PLEAS.
RESUMPTION OF THE
CONFERENCE
Geneva. Apr. It.
KENYA LAND PROBLEMS.
Captain Guy R. Bass, Secretary and Chief Police Officer of Kulang Municipal Council, administering tax- the International Settlement of Kulangsu, Amoy, was called as n the witness by the police. He said he know de Fastree as George Houx for about four-and-a-half years. During Houx's time at Amoy, Houx applied for a visa to come to Hong- kong, this being about the 13th or 1th October of last year.
to
found
A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
London, Apr. 11. At the meeting to-day of the
The Secretary for the Colonies Disarmament Conference, Mr. Hugh Gibson (United States) in- bus appointed Sir William Carter, timated that he would be prepared late Chief Justice of Tanganyika, later to advocate the abolition of to be Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into land questions in hombing planes.
Simon warmly sup. Kenya. Other members are Cap Sir John
tain Frank Wilson, of Kenya, and ported the American proposni,
Dr. Nadolny (Germany) urged Mr. Rupert Hemsted, late Senior a reduction of armaments to the Commissioner in the Kenya Govern- lowest limit compatible with na- ment service, with Mr. S. H. Fazın, of the Kenya Administrative ser tional security.
vice, a Secretary.
M. Tardieu sympathised with Mr. Gibson's ideas, but said he considered that the French pro- Yasuls went farther than Mr. Gibson's which applied solely to land weapons and was therefore contrary to the French argument regarding the interdependence of armaments.-Router.
NORTH ATLANTIC RIVALRY.
SHIPPING LINES TO CONFER.
(Router's Special Service).
Describing what happened when Houx made the application for the visa, witness said he was sitting in the office of H.B.M. Consul (Mr. Grant Jones) when a card
Was brought in bearlug the name of George Houx. Witness withdrew from the office into the verandah, and when Houx came into the room he overhead Houx ask for a visu asked the man's nationality, and to come to Hongkong. The Consul Houx replied:-"I am an unack- nowledged French subject."
Cross-examined by Mr. Leo d'Almuda, witness admitted it was
quite possible that Houx did not
that he had seen him. know he was on the verandah, or
Witness, answering another question, said it was his intention that he should not be observed by Houx.
Mr. D'Ainada:-You did not
think it your duty to sit in the
Witness: No. room?
The Commission are asked to consider inter alia the needs of the native population, present and pro- spective, with respect to land, and the desirability and practicability
The Consul, continued withuse, of setting aside further areas for present or future occupancy of refused the application and told communitles or Individuals of re- Houx to see the French Consul. cognized tribes and of detribalis- From his previous conversations with Houx, witness came to the ed natives.
Among other duties is that of de-conclusion that.Houx was born in fining the area known at the High- France. had evaded military duty
and was consequently disowned. lands, within which parsons
The case was adjourned until European descent are to have a privileged position-British Wire-Thursday afternoon. less.
of
A prisoner who was convicted of have arranged to confer in London robbery in Weihaiwel and sentenced shortly with the object of cutting to penal servitude in Hongkong, died out wasteful competition.
from tuberculosis at Victoria Gaol
Mr. Scho One proposal to be submitted to last night. This the conference is that each Comfeld, with a jury composed of Mesir. London, Apr 11.pany shall lay up at least one of J. R. Way (foreman), H. Davenport In view of the recent big reducits large vessels, but that such Browne and J. A. da Costa Ribeiro, tions in passenger fares on
as the Acquitania, the conducted the usual enquiry, a ver North Atlantic, representatives of Majestic, the Bremen and the ledict of death from natural
convicted in February and admitted British. American, French and de France shall not be put out of being returned. The deceased was
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