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China Mail

No. 27,080

HONG KONG

THURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1929. PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

“NOW A FREE MAN DEADLOCK REACHED FORTUNE OF MR. B, A.

AGAIN!"

IRENE CLAIM

ECHO OF PIRACY; OWNERS LOSE ACTION

COMMANDER'S RELIEF

Claiming $530,000 plus $1,000 a

OPPOSED DEMANDS AT HANKOW

BOYCOTT CONTINUES

To-day's news from Hankow, sent by Reuter, reads:-

Anti-Nippon pickets reappeared to-day and renewed their acti- vities.

SOMEKH

OVER £100,000

BUT ONLY $900 OF SHARES IN: HONG KONG

RESEALING OF PROBATE

KING'S HEALTH

STRONGER THAN SINCE HIS

BREAKDOWN

“UNCHANGED"

London, Yesterday.

.

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PENINSULA HOTEI

'THE PIONEER SILK STORE'S,

NEW ENTERPRISE”. PLEASING CEREMONY

NEWS OF HSINWAH'S CAPTAIN

SEEN BY THE MATE

A branch of the Pioneer Silk NUMBER OF DEATHS FIXED NOW Store (V. Shewaram) was opened.

AT 403 in the Arcade at the Peninsula Hotel, Kowloon, yesterday, after-

SEARCH EXPEDITION LEAVES

SALVATION ARMY CONTROVERSY

COUNCIL'S VOTE

ADJUDICATE GENERAL BOOTH A British wireless message states: UNFIT TO COMMAND. Fallowing the official, statement made at Buckingham Palace this

LITIGATION PROBABLE !morning that the Hng's slow pro- A very strong protest is being Estate duty amounting to $15,742 gress was maintained, it was au-

London, Yesterday. noop, day (for over a year) against Lt.-ledged with the Commissioner for 18s. Od. (consisting mainly of thoritatively stated that the King The High Council of the Salva-on. In the space of large Through, an error in transmis Foreign Affairs by the Japanese sheets of Consular service stamps is now definitely stronger, than at tion Army to-day further discaar gathering which included all the son of a Police telephone report, Comdr, Frederick John Crosby Consul-General, in connection with of £50 each) was paid in H.B.M.'s any time since the beginning of ed the resolution to adjudicate members of the local Parece com- the total number of survivors of the Halahan, R.N., the China Mer- the assault and detention of a Supreme Court in China, Shanghai, his illness. A

General Bramwell Booth unft to munity, the Sindi silk merchants "Hainwah" tragedy-stated to be chants S.N. Co., owners of the s.s. Japanese civilian on Jan. 15.

before probate of the will and The increase of strength is, how retain the leadership. The General's of Hong Kong, and many European 28-is only 26. Worse still, the "Irone" (which was pirated), and

Otherwise the situation has not codicils of Mr. Bension Aaron ever, very gradual and cannot be refusal to accept the Council's sug-ladies and men.

"China Mail learns that not only changed.

Somekh, who died on December 26, measured from day to day though, gestion' that he should retire was aleo of the "Hainwah" (which is

Negotiations over the death of 1927 at No. 1,006, Avenue Jeffre, as compared with a fortnight ago discussed for more than four hours The guests were received at the were vessels sent out to search ad- referred to elsewere on this page) the coolie (one of the primary French Concession, Shanghai, was the King la considerably stronger. yesterday.

front entrance to the Arcade by jacent waters, but the Police have judgment, entered against causes of the trouble) having prov- granted. His net estate was valued The difficulty of persuading His

It was expected that to-day the Mr. V. Shewaram, principal of landed at Fu Tol Island and other them, with costs, in the Supreme ed abortive, the Japanese Consulat Taals 1,095,092.65 (well over Majesty to take nourishment has Council would take a vote almost Mesars. Verkomal Shewaram Co. islands in the Pa Toi group (a few Court, Hong Kong, this morning. General is insisting on the re- £100,000).

been largely overcome and for the immediately after their assembly, of Hong Kong, Canton and Japan, miles west of Waglan Island, where The Irene" (flying the Chinese moval of the boycott pickets and

Many members, however, were and presented with button-holes by flag) was coming south from other annoyances before discuss-

reluctant to take the final step of members of the staff of the Pioneer the steamer struck), and have been Shanghai when she was pirated. Ing the settlement of the "coolie

deposing the General.

Silk Store (Kowloon branch).

'satisfied that no living person was On the night of Oct. 20, 1927, the incident." pirates were taking her into Bius Bay, their stronghold, when H.M.'§ Submarine 14 challenged the ves- sel and, on being flouted, fred at the merchantman, Lt. Halahan. as he then was, was in command demands (88,000 compensation for BEG "SOLO" FLIGHT

BAW

Premises Shut Down On the other hand, the office of Affairs is holding out for the three Commissioner for Foreign

the

the coolle's dependants, punish-

The Hong Kong estate comprises only shares worth $900. Re-sealing | ------------- of probate for same has been grant- ed by the Supreme Court of Hong Kong to the Hon. Mr. W. E. 1. Shenton, attorney for Mr. Rouben David Abraham, the executor.

RECORDS

of LA. Most of those on board ment of the Japanese Marine al- LADY BAILEY BREAKS MANY were accounted for-222 being leged to have caused his death, Anved-and some of the pirates and withdrawal of the Japanese brought to book in Hong Kong

But the "Irene" went down.

The Claim

Sitting in Admiralty jurisdiction this morning, the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E.. K.C.) observed that the strongest fact was that Lt. Halahan's action had been ratified and accepted by bla superiors.

Marines) prior to moving the lift- ing of the boycott.

The situation has, therefore, reached a complete deadlock.

All Japanese premises outside the Japanese Concession have now been closed down. The Japanese occupants of such premises have moved into the Concession, with the exception of the Japanese banks, which are carrying on with Japanese staffs only.

An overnight (earlier) cable read as follows:-

For the plaintiffs (the China Merchants Co.) were Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Mr. F. H. Losoby). For the defendant (Lt.- Comdr. Halahan) was Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (Instructed by Mr. C. quietly. Bulmer Johnson).

Upon His Lordship rising, Comdr. Halahan jumped to

The Night Before

REACHES CROYDON

Loudon, Yesterday.. Lady Balley landed at Croydon this afternoon in her De Havilland Moth aeroplane, thus completing her flight from London to Capetown and back.

She had been escorted from Berck Plage, in France, where she took off by aeroplane of the Air Union which had been sent specially to accom- pany her owing to bad weather con ditions in the Channel.

She was greeted at Croydon by a

The evening of Jan. 15 pasing off large cheering crowd.

Lady Bailey has created several A tour of the Japanere Conseq, now-mented by her fight - Sher Lt.sion and environs revealed not a the first woman to fly from London

single boycott picket in sight, so to Capetown and back.

his

Д

He has been

She has apparently as the result of to-day's mads the longest flight ever accom advices from Tokyo and the Japan-plished by a woman and her -18,000

CARVALHO TEO

Needless to say, the life story of Carvalho Yeo made a deep impression.on Hong Kong. But, in spite of ample notice. and an abundant supply, a large number of readers were disappointed a not being able to obtain coples of Monday's issue of the "China Mail," in which this sensational narra- tive appeared.

Would-be buyers poured in from Monday onwards and tele- phone inquiries were made as late as yesterday evening.

And there is one opportunity more. The article has been re- produced in extenso in the "Overland China Mall," the weekly edition of the "China Mail" and the only Iliustrated weekly budget of "local" and "China" news published in the Colony. It will make most in- teresting reading in öther parts of the world

The Orccindy Chirm-Mall” - is now on sale. ́.

feet, exclaiming: "I am now free man again!”

ese Consul's representations, the miles' journey is the longest "Solo" past week he has been taking more staying in the Colony since the ac- Chinese authorities have taken fight by either man or woman. In food. This has been reflected in tion was first mooted.

action. What threatened to develop addition, she is the first woman to increased strength. There is a The owners alleged that the Into a more serious position this have flown over the Congo "Irena" was wrongfully sunk in the afternoon has therefore been avert-Sahara-British Wireless Service.

and growing feeling of confidence in the

King's racovery at the Palace.. territorial waters of the Republic ofed and the general situation seems

Queen and Prince China by gunfire from the L4.

Stores

much more sanguine.

The claim was:---

Total loss of "Irene"

Officers' kit

$500,000 6,000 15,000

AFGHANISTAN

Extra disbursements to

officers and crew for

clothes, board, lodging and dares to Shanghai ..

Total

10,000

$580,000

POSITION STILL CONFUSED: FIGHTING CONTINUING

BADLY MARKED

CARGO COMPLAINTS FROM PHILIPPINES

INSTRUCTIONS ISSUED

It is stated that when the wea- ther shows signs of improvement the Queen, whose cold has almost vanished, will take her usual daily drive from the palace.

Prince George, who has also been | suffering from a cold, is better..

Unchanged

They still hoped that some sort of Others who helped to receive the washed ashore there. compromise might be reached by guests were Mr. T. A. Tharani, All 26 survivors were picked up which the General could continue to General Manager

Messrs to the west of Waglan, 'În which

of

hold power for the term of his life Verhomal Shewaram Co., and Mr. direction the heavy sea was then but that bis successor would be ap-A. F. Moonshi, manager of the running. Chances are very remote pointed by the High Counell,

Late to-day it was officially stat- ed that no decision had been reached.

It was gathered that any decision to depose the General would be challenged In the law courts by the General's supporters, British Wireless Service.

"Unfit To Command” The High Council, by 55 votes to 8 adjudicated General Booth unfit to continue, the supreme command of the Salvation Army-Beuter.

Canton Office.

Formally Opened The well-appointed shop which occupies Nos. 8 and 5, The Arcade, was formally opened by Mrs. M. P. Talati with a golden key. Sha ex- pressed pleasure that the Pioneer Silk Store had opened a branch store in the Arcade so soon after

of anybody having been carried fur- ther, so that the casualties must re- main at 408 for the time being.

The "China Mail" has also heard that the master of the ill- fated vessel, Captain M. Peter Jensen, was seen in the water after his ship had gone down.

To his rescuern, Mr. Peter A.

the completion of the Peninsula Jacobsen (Chlef Officer), who was Hotel She congratulated Mr. in dire peril in the water for six. Shewaram on his enterprise and hours before being taken out, re- wished him much success..

lated how he, after being carried After the shop had been inspect by the waves out of his cabin, The High Council's decision was ed, the guests were conducted to Baw Captain Jensen in the water taken by secrét ballot after mid- the ground floor lounge of the son afterwards. Mr. Jacobsen night at the end of a fourteen Peninsula Hotel where tes

was banged againat a rock and hours' session.

Emotional Scene

served.

wan

Following tea, a pleasing of again. In the struggle to pre- There was a moving scene after little ceremony took place in the vent himself being dashed to the result became known, the Coun- centre of the lounge, where Mr. places, Mr. Jacobsen. "attuck cil immediately alnging fervently Tharani, in a neat little speech, wel as strongly as he could the hymn. "When we cannot see camed the guests on behalf of Mr. gale, and then lost sight of res our way.".

Shawaram. He also thanked Mrs. Lain Jensen He did not see him All the women and many of the Talati for, so kindly consenting to again anywhere, nor did he meet men present were in tears. There parform the ceremony of opening with any sign of the other Euro- after they dispersed silently.

their branch store, and presented pean officers. The council has adjourned until

her with the golden key, in a ploch Jan. 18.-Reuter.

case, as a momento of the occasion.

(Applause).

JACK DEMPSEY

TO PROMOTE “HEAVY" FIGHT

RICKARD'S PLANS

Then, as a special mark of their appreciation of Mrs. Talati, Mr. Tharani also handed her a lovely bouquet of roses.

JUST MISSED

ABAD CORNER FOR MOTORISTS

Two steam-launches, the "Wing Lee" and "Turg Hing," with special auxiliary sampang, ac- companied by a possa from the Water Police, have been fitted out to search the vicinity of the wreck and bring in the corpses for burial.

The expedition is under the aus- pices of the Tung. Wah Hospital and is led by Mr. Tang Shiu-kin (chairman of directors) and three other directors.

New York City, Jan. 10. Jack Dempsey, ex-beavy weight champion who is endeavouring do carry out plans of boxing promo- tion which were made by the late A serious motor accident wa

Relief for Survivors The Philippine Insular Customs. It was officially stated at Bucking he is returning immediately to o'clock this morning at the func last night by the local office of

Tex Rickard, announced to-day that narrowly averted just before D

Representations were made late London, Yesterday. are complaining of goods arriving ham Palace to-night that the King The position in Afghanistan is at Philippine ports with packages had a comfortable day and that Miami Beach, Florida, in order to tion of Arbuthnot-road and Caine the China Merchants S.N. Co, the

road. to which was added a claim for the still confused and very little direct improperly marked. Following la astherwise there was no change. complete negotiations Initiated by

The next medical bulletin will be/Rickard for a fight between Jackảriving his motor cycle combination | visited 22 of the survivors in the owners. The Tang Wah Hospital Traffic Sergeant Saunders was directors forthwith assembled snd. loss of use of the ship from Oct. 19, information is available. No Im-circular issued by the Insular Col- 1927, at the rate of $1,000 a day. mediate apprehension, however, is lector of Customs dated Manila, issued to-morrow morning. *

along Caine-road, and had been Wan Kau boarding house. Of the Felt in London for the safety of the|November 3, 1928.

Reuter says that it is learned British and other foreign lega- "On several occasions many officially that the King had a quiet cases of imported merchandise day and that his condition is un- shipped from New York and Asia- | changed.—Router.

No Redress

Mr. Jenkin referred to the pleas tions. Fighting appears to be con- raised by the defence. He said the tinuing in Kabul between the fol- defendant had pleaded that the loss lowers of Bacha Saqao and Gov- of the "Irene' was not caused wrong-ernment troops. British Wireless fully and, in any event, his action Service.

Was authorised by the Crown, or,

Allahabad, Yesterday,

In the alternative that. It was rati- Four sona of the late Ayub Khan fled by the Crown.

have been escorted by the police Plaintiffs had been advised that to Calcutta. It is understood they If that plea was substantiated by will be deported to Burma 28 evidence, then they could obtain noja precautionary measure in view of redress from the Court. Since the the conditions in Afghanistan, plea was fled, the evidence of Com-

Afghan Refugees modore J. L. Pearson, C.M.G. (who

· Lahore, Yesterday. went Home recently), had been Prince Abdulqadir Efendi, an taken de bene esas showing that a Afghan refugee, has been deported despatch was sent by the Secretary and has gone to Rangoon. The de- of State for the Colonies to H.D. the portation is believed to be connect- Officer Administering the Govern-led with the unrest in Afghanistan. ment, Hong Kong. The defence was Abulqadir is a brother of Muham- satisfied on that evidence that the mad Ömarkban.-Reuter. plea "an Act of State" had been

substantiated. The plaintiffs could

not, therefore, get any redress at able force under the circumstances. hia Lordship's hands but the Crown Lt.-Comdr. Halaban had been de had desired them to appear in court tained in Hong Kong for over a year and offer no evidence, He, Mr. for the purpose of substantiating the Jenkin, accordingly, had no alterna-defence. tive but to consent to judgment,

"I make that statement," Mr. Pot-

Mr. Potter remarked that, in ter added, "because it might be fairness to Lt.-Comdr. Halahan, he understood sutalde the Court that would like to point out it was clear the plan of "Act of State" suggests that the plea of "Act of State" that there are na marits in the de- meant that the 'shot was fired as the fence. No such inference can be result of express orders. It had drawn because, in fact, a very sound been proved by Commodore Pearson, defence on the merits had been rais who was not cross-examined, al da?

though the solicitor concerned was His Lordarip: The strongest fact then in attendance. The pleas rale is that the defendant's action has ed in no sense implied that the de-been ratified and accepted by hẫn fendant had done anything he was surperlers. not justified in doing.

Strongest Fact

Mr. Potter Thank you, Your Lordship. That is the strongest way His Lordship would appreciate, of putting t continued Lar Foiter, that the de-//-His Lordship: Under the fence which was not at the very stances, I think 17. Jankin!

of what took

contended that in noting

(used no more than ross

tic ports discharged at this port were found marked only in pencil, which has given rise to consider able difficulties and delays in their clearance and delivery. It la obvious that marka made in pencil can be easily changed or altored. Such a practice, if to- lerated, would practically bul lify the established system for the detection of contraband, un- less all puch cases were opened and examined.

of

"In order to protect the revenne the Government and to facilitate the enforcement of the Customs laws and regulations, you are informed that delivery of all cases of imported merchan.

FAIR WEATHER

N. E. winds, strong, fair, Is the forecast until noon to-mor row:

The anticyclone gentral over N. E. China is spreading east-

Ward,

Strong monsoon will continue along the S. E coast of China and over the' N. China Sea.

REPARATIONS

dise marked in pencil or bearing MR. PARKER GILBERT NOT TO

no mark at all will not be par-

mited until after each and every

one of them is opened and exam-

Li

RESIGN NOW

Paris, Yesterday.

Matchmaker Tom McArdle for

and the

Sharkey and Young Stribling.

Sharkey-Maloney A fourth meeting between the given the signal by the Shantung latter, 18 are members of the crew Boston heavyweighta, Jack Sharkey pointsman to turn into Arbuth and the other four were passen. and Fira Maloney, is planned by road. As the Sergeant was making gers. The seamen are being car-

the awkward corner, motor car. No ed for by the company Madison Square Garden this month. 1898, without warning, suddenly a passengers by the Tung Wah Hos Johnny peared at the top of the Arbuthnotpital, which made offers of warm outgalloped Risko at the Hub several weeks ago / road hill, and made to turn into clothing and "other necessaries. and boxed Con O'Kelly, of Ireland, Caine-road to proceed west.

There was a grating of wheels the tag "Henry Keswick" of the Following yesterday's search by In the Garden feature of December

as both drivers applied their brakes Hong Kong & Whampoa Dock Cos 21.

Maloney

within inches of each other.

Another important bout scheduled hard when they sighted each other, Ltd, at the request of the own for this month is between Leo and the two vehicles were pulled up ers, and the discovery of a dead Lomaki and James J. Braddock, January 18, with the winner to meet Tommy Loughan for the light- heavyweight championship in Feb- {rulary.

A COLLISION

ALLEGATION THAT EXPRESS DRIVER WAS DRUNK.

14 KILLED: 40 INJURED

Berlin, Yesterday.

body (since`removed to the Kow Joon Mortuary) the tug has been FOR THE POOR.:

despatched on a similar errand again to-day. This corpse (of a GLASGOW MAN'S THOUGHTFUL|man of about 20 years of age)

LEGACY

had a lifebelt around it and was on a raft.

London, Yesterday.

No. 4 Police launch yesterday' John MacGregor, a Glasgow man saw upward of 80 bodies, all of who made a fortune in business in the Pu Tol group of islands, but no Rangoon and who died in 1900 survivors

provided in his will that the resídus

of his estate should, on the death

Fat Man's Purse

of his wifs, be divided equally bes Bix "Hsinwah" survivors were

It brought in the Chief Officer

ined and the contents found It definitely stated in well-in- A message from Bukharest states tween the poor of Glasgow and taken to Aberdeen in three Ash to agree with the declarations formed quarters that Mr. Parker that 14 have been killed and 40 Rangoon. His widow having now ing boats yesterday, a Police re- made in the corresponding en- Gilbert, Reparations Agent General, seriously injured in a collision be-died, money amounting to about port addard, bala tries.

will not resign before the end of the tween an express from Bukharest 240,000 now goes to the magis The first to arrive was No. 2806, "It is accordingly requested Reparations Conference but only for Temsevar and a passenger train, trates of Glasgow and the Munich, that your respective agencies after the Reparations' question has which had been held up at the sta: pality of Rangoon for distribution be informed that the improper been finally settled Reuter,

tion of Prusnila owing to derail British Wireless Service. marking of cases above pointed

ment. out has been a source of annoy- ance and embarrassment at ports) of destination in the Philippine | Islands and that they should see to it that all cases of merchan-

* dise, are properly marked and

numbered before shipment.

FRENCH TRADE

REVENUE RETURNS FOR

1928

Parle, "Yesterday.

“In order to give you 'ample The revenue returns for 1928

time to communicate with your respective agencies so that may take steps to comply with aforementioned requirementa, you

total

*. The mail van 'and a number of

PAPAL QUESTION. coaches wore wrecked and burned. M

VATICAN AUTHORITIES = RE- FUSE DEFINITE STATEMENT

- It is alleged that the driver of the express was drunk-Reuter,

BIR. JOHN BRUNNER

Rome, Yesaterday.

(Mr. Peter Jacobsen), Cheung Tak- thing (passinger) and Ho Wai lau (medicine seller, also a pas senger).

The second boat was Nó, 2506, It brought in Kat To, a native of Shanghai (ship's cook),

The third boat was No: 8948 It brought in two Chinose passen- The Vatican authorities refuse gers, Wong Ping-cuen a native

to make a definite statement regard of Waichow, and Cheung Shiu." Siring the reported agreement on the These were rescued from a water-

Papai question, but declared that logged: lifeboat

London, Yesterday. The death le announced of John Brunner Reuber.c

Branner, who succeed-

agreement had been signed as (Continued)