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ISSUED

EXTRADITION · CASE

STATUS OF HAIPHONG RAISED

IN COURT

FRENCH BANKRUPTCY LAW

Having been committed by Mr. Hamilton, First Police Magistrate, on Saturday, to Victoria Gaol pend- ing instructions from H.D. the Governor.

Chan Hong-chuen, Chinese of Haiphong, has taken slens to bring before a higher tribunal the matter of the request for his extradition.

Mr. H. G. Sheldon (instructed by Mr. F. B. Loseby of Messrs. Russ & Co.) appeared before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.R.E.) ut the Supreme Court this morning to apply for an order, nisi that a writ of haboaa corpus be issued.

The fugitive, it will be recalled, made a number of appearances at the Magistracy during which several points were raised by his solicitor.

The Treaty'

Among these points is one-men- tioned by counsel to-day that "the Magistrate "had" no jurisdiction to commit" because:- There was

no evidence that Haiphong is situate in a colony or foreign possession of France;

Haiphong is not situate within a colony or foreign possession of France;

There is no provision in the Extradition Treaty between

PROMINENT CHINESE IN

COURT

BAIL RETUSED AT PRESENT

Cheung Sam-chong, alias Sam Chong (31), described as an ac- countant living at No. 19, Shelley- street, first floor, and a native of Penang, was charged before Major C. Willson, O.B.E., at the Central Magistracy, this morning, on two counts, as follow:-

SCORES TRIUMPH.

MAJOR SEGRAVE'S FEAT

DEATH

GUARDING DUTIES"HIS MAJESTY AGAIN WALKS.

OFFICIAL FACTS

BENEFICIAL EFFECT ON THE CLOVE INDUSTRY

ILLUMINATING FIGURES

AT BOGNOR

VISIT FROM PRINCESS MARY

GROWTH OF AIR MAIL TRAFFIC

!

LATEST FIGURES

London, "Yesterday. INCREASING USE OF SERVICE

The King has passed a good day. His Majesty was out of doors and in the grounds of Craigweil House, Bognor, about midday for an hour. He afterwards walked about fifty yards back to the house.

Princess Mary drove down from. London to Craigweil House and had

BEING MADE

LETTERS AND PARCELS

London, Yesterday. The Past Master General com municates the following information

the British regarding

Airmail traffic in 1928:-

PRELIMINARY RACE | SUDDEN COLLAPSE

"MISS AMERICA VII" BREAKS VETERAN FRENCH SOLDIER DIES

STEERING QUADRANT

IN PARIS

NEARLY EIGHTY YEARS OLD

Miami, Yesterday.

Paris, Yesterday.

London, Yesterday. Piloting "Miss England" in a The death of Marshal Foch is

Mr. H. Williams, Under-Secretary pace which was a preliminary to announced.

of the Board of Trade, stated that Segrave beat "Miss America VIL" | the world championship, Major |

Later.

according to particulars supplied by Fuch died unexpectedly and the General Industrial Council as to leading by half a lap when she evening (20th inst.).

The latter, in the third lap, was suddenly of Syncope al 5.45 this the glove-making industry the

quantity of leather gloves produced a long chat with the King, British continues to grow, and during the broke her stearing guadrant and The doctors, in the morning, were in Great Britain in the last quar- WIreless Service. un-was eliminated.

leas anxious with regar to his ter of 1925 was 1,020 dozen pairs general condition. He resisted, while in the corresponding period with "iron determination the long of 1928 it was 143,087 dozen pairs. illness. which began in the middle in regard to the fabric loves of January. His faas almost 24,069 dozen pairs were produced despaired of last week the ralli- in the fourth quarter of 1925 and ed miraculously, and was even 67,024 dozen pairs in the corres- hoped that he would rediyor, when ponding period of 1928. he suddenly collapsed.cuter.

(a) unlawful possession et six plates which could be used for print- and

ing notes of the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank; and

(b) conspiracy, with others named, to defraud.

Mr. Horace Lo was for defence..

the

Mr. T. Murphy, A.S.P., Assistar.t Director of Criminal Intelligence, prosecuted and applied for a week's formal remand.

Major Segrave completed the twelve-mile sprint in 11 mins. 93% Becs.-Reuter's American Service.

Garwood's Hopes

Miami, later. Major Segrave's corrected time is 12 mins. 9seecs.

Mr. Lo asked for bail, remarking Mr. Garwood, expects to instal that his client was a respectable re-new steering mechanism and run sident of the Colony. He was. the the second heat to-day-Reuter's accountant of the American firm of American Service: Ault & Wiborg (China) Co, aid al [Reuter cabled on March 15: Police Reservist.

Major Segrave is leaving Daytona Mr. Murphy said that he must Eeach for Miami to-day to compete oppose bail at the present stage, with Mr. Garwood for the motor- The charge was a very serious one, boat speed championship, the world' and it had been brought against the record for which is at present held accused after very careful con- by Mr. Garwood's "Miss America sideration..

VII." namely, 92 miles an hour. Major Willson decided not to Major Segrave's boat is the "Miss grant bail for the present and

England."] remanded accused in police custody for a week.

INDIAN AGITATORS

France and Great Britain for ex-CHARGED WITH "WAGING WAR

tradition proceedings between Hong Kong and the province of Tonkin, in which Haiphong is situate..

Hearing on Monday? Mr. Sheldon submitted that his

Lordship "takes judicial notice" of the status of a "foreign State and the territory of that State. His Lordship agreed. Mr. Sheldon also submitted that Halphong is in a French protectorate--as distinct from a colony or foreign possession and that the Extradition provi- sions do not extend to a French protectorate.

AGAINST KING"

SEVERAL ARRESTS

SOUTH POLE

ANXIETY AS TO MISSING US. AVIATORS

BYRD WIRES "ALL WELL"

as to

A National Funeral: The Cabinet has decided to give Marshal Foch a national funeral.

Marshal Foch

New York, Yesterday. Anxiety was being felt the fate of the three members of Byrd's Antarctic Expedition, who had been missing for nearly a This is only the sixth that a week since setting out aerially to national funeral haa bi establish an advanced base in since the foundations

Republic

Sir Basis Peto (to whose question this statement was made), in reply suggested that the increase of pro- duction was the result of the Safe-" guarding Duties.-British Wireless Service,

THE BIG FLIGHT

AUSTRALIAN FLIERS MAKE GOOD PROGRESS

REACH MALTA YESTERDAY

HOME RACING

LINCOLNSHIRE WON BY AN OUTSIDER

THRILLING FINISH

London, Yesterday. The start of the Lincolnshire Handicap (one mile) was enveloped by a thick mist. Nothing could be

He says the use of the air mail

year nearly 7,000 of letter mails were despatched from Great Bri- tain, representing an increase of 36 per cent. over the traffic in 1927, A considerable part of this in- crease was, as in previous years, carried by the Cairo-Basra air service.

The traffic on most of the lines to the continent also showed a steady and substantial increase though France and Germany still take the bulk of it.

Correspondence sent to Germany was 66 per cent, greater than in seen until three furlongs had bean 1987, while traffic to Scandinavia. covered when Garnock led in front France by 10 per cent..

increased by 30 per cent. and to

of Miscou, Athford, Residue, Um- slopataas,

John Silver,

Romance, and Elton.

Correspondence

sent by air to Irish Marseilles

on Friday morning to overtake the Indian mall 'despatched

About half way Miscou went to from London on the previous even- London. Yesterday. the front, followed by Umalopagaas,ing WAS about four times the Flight Lieut. Moir and Flying Garnock, and Athford with The amount sent by this service in 1927. Officer Owen, the Australian airmen Undiscovered, Scintillation, Guards In addition, the Marseilles-London who left England on Monday in an Parade, Elton, Irish Romance, and air service was used to enable pas- attempt to fly to Australia in 12 Orosmade next.

senger's letters posted on board days, landed at Malta this after-

Shortly afterward Miscou had horneward bond Peninsular and noon-British Wireless Service. beaten Athford. Elton challenged, Oriental packets to be delivered in and a thrilling finish was witnessed. Great Britain in advance of ordin- BOUND FOR HOME John Silver was fourth and Irishary maila.

Romance fifth.

H.M.S. "FOXGLOVE" LEAVES TO-MORROW

Result

A

Several new services were intro- duced during the year and Great Britain now has air mail connec- tions either by direct acroplanes or by combined air and land routes with practically all European coun- tries.

Mrs. Foster's Elton, 4 yrs., 7

st. 2 lb., Robertson Mr. Barnett's Athford, 4 years, 7

st. 4 lb., Cordell. Lord Beaverbrook's (Miscou, 4 yrs., 6st. 11 lb., A. Wragg...

Ferhaps the most noteworthy Thirty-five ran. Hinode did not now service is that to Brazil and start, while Chichester Cross and the Argentine which is an extension Timmins were among the runners, of the service that has existed for CRAZY FOR A CAR" the probables cabled yesterday.

which were otherwise identical with some time past, from Toulouse to

Dakkar in West Africa.

H.M.S. "Foxglove," one of the rsloops of the China Station, is to leave Hong Kong at 1.30 pm to * Tributes

morrow for Singapore and Home. Immediately the death, was an- This vessel and another of the old nounced in every deputy except the Communaloops from Home.

the French Chamber sloops are being replaced by new

and a few Socialists, rose

Bombay. Yesterday Dhondiraj Thegadi, a Soc kader, ex-President of the Trade Unions Congress, and a member of the All-India Congress Committee, was arrested at Poona on, a charge Rockefeller Mountains. of waging war against the King, The anxiety, however, has been The police here have raided the allayed by a wireless message from offices of the Labour Unions, and Byrd, who flaw in search, stating the "Free Press of India," and the that the missing aeroplane had headquarters of the League of been destroyed by heavy winds ists Youth, and seized documents. His Lordship made an order nisi

after it had alighted, but that the silently to their feet as though at Three local Labour leaders, expeditioners were safe-Reuter's some unseen and unheard call. returnable on Monday, March 25. Dange, Miraskar, and Jhabwala, American Service. at 10.30 a.m. which means to say have been arrested on that, provided the proceedings are carried further by either the Crown or the fugitive, his, Lordship will be asked on Monday to decide whether the Magistrate's decision (against the fugitive) is to stand.

Application for extradition is based on the allegation that the fugitive has committed a crime against the bankruptcy law.

charges.

similar

taken all over the city, police and Elaborate precautions are being

military being stationed at strate- ¡gic points.

Mills are working under armed.

guards.

"HEAD-ON

3

17 PERSONS KILLED IN TRAIN COLLISION

CANADIAN DISASTER

The Police have also raided 35

Toronto, Yesterday." houses in Calcutta, and arrested Seventeen persons are dead as the Communist,

Phillip Spratt, the result of a head-on collision be assistant editor of the "Amrita tween two trains near Parry Sound. QUEEN'S REGIMENT (Euzar-Patrika," and other Labour-Reuter.

leaders, besides seizing voluminous:

EMBARKING TO-MORROW AT Communist literature.

HOLT'S WHARF

TROOPSHIP'S DEPARTURE

"It is noteworthy that the Govern- ment are re-introducing this week in the Legislative Assembly the Public Safety Bill which was pre-

The 1st Battalion the Queen's viously rejected by 24 votes to 9, *Royal Regiment (West Surrey) is providing for removal of Bolshe to embark at Holt's Wharf at 9 a.m. vists other than Indian and British to-morrow OA H.M.'s troopship subjects. "Somersetshire" for passage to Malta. The Battalion will march

Bombay, Later. As a sequel to this morning's from Shamshuipo Barracks through arrests 20,000 mill-hands have gone Kowloon to Tsimshatsui and the on strike. Bands of other battalions in the Colony will be present

Dharamvir Singh, a. Swarajisti at Holt's Wharf to play farewell to the deand Legislative Councillor, also

Vice-President parting unit.

of the Peasant The hour of the "Somersetshire's" Workers' Party, has been arrested departure from Hong Kong has at Lucknow.

been fixed for 12 noon.

TRIPLE TRAGEDY

FIREMEN SUFFOCATED BY FUMES

REPARATIONS

Mr. Baldwin, speaking in London paid a tribute to Foch, not only as one of the greatest soldiers of all time but as one of the world's great. souls.

inf

EX-PUBLIC SCHOOLBOY'S DEPLORABLE LAPSE

Won by a short head; a length

and a half between second and third.

Betting:

100-1 agst. Elton.

33-1 agst. Athford. 100-8 agst. Miscou.

An extraordinary story of an Among mary, other tributes ex-public schoolboy's sudden desire to own a car was told when Peter uttered by Englishmen, Admiral

John Donelly Beatty declared that Foch's loss was breaking and entering the garage was charged with

GRAND NATIONAL irreparable.

Field Marshal Lord Allenby said of Dr. Wright, of Farnham Com

Probables and Jockeys that Foch's astute brain and nerve

mon, Bucka, and stealing a car valued £300. carried the allies to victory.--

The Grand National Steeplechase Colonel Donelly, D.S.O., of On has also attracted a remarkable

The greatest racing spec-{

Over 50 Years' Military Experience slow-gardens, London, the father, entry. Reuter.

it

THE PROPOSED BANK APPROVED OF

París, Yesteday. The Reparations Experts Con- mittee have finally approved of the scheme to eatablish a Reparations' Bank.-Reuter.

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what

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with regularity and offers a very This service is being maintained

substantial gain over ordinary routes to South America.

In the parcel services there was a substantial increase all round in 1928. The total weight sent by air exceeded the 100,000 lbs. mark for the first time since parcels were accepted and has nearly doubled itself in two years-British Wire- less Service.

S'HAI RESIDENT

AWAY

[In the course of an editorial note said his son was 19 and had been tacle of the year, it is to be run in the "China Mail on the 19th inst, at Wellington College. He was at at Aintree over the Grand National MR. JOHN C. SHEŃCLE PASSES

was stated: "It is 55 present very ill.

Course of 4 miles, 855 yards, on] years since Foch began

The colonel said he and his son Friday, and the probable, starters ultimately proved to be a very dis went over a car works at Slough, and jockeys are as follows:

and from that moment he became Easter Hero (12st. 7) crazy to get a car of his own. Sprig (12.5)

When they were staying at Farn Bright's Boy (12.4) ham Common the lad got up in Great Span (12st.)

Koko (12.31 the middle of the night and start- un

NO CHANGE

This morning's weather re port issued by the Royal Ob- "servatory stated:-

The anticyclone central near Shanghai has strengthened slightly.

Moderate monsoon may be expected along the 8. E. coast of China and over the China Sea.

Forecast:-N. E. winde, moderate; fine to cloudy.

tinguished military

ed to walk to Slough. On the way Grakle (11.9)

Trump Card (11.19) he passed the doctor's garage, Mount Etna (11.7) broke in, and horrowed the car.

Billy Barton (1.7) Lloydie (11.4) Gregalach (11.4)

A policeman recognised the car

The Ace II. (113)-

and arrested Donelly. He collaps Ardeen (112) .. ed when charged, and on regain ing consciousness his memory was a blank,

Africa.

May King (112) Carfax (111)

Ballystackart (11st.) Montaigu II, by Mountain Chief, out of Sweet Ailson

K.C.B. (10.30)"

BAD-SPELLING FINES

INSPECTORS SEE THAT TURKS KNOW THEIR NAMES

"Spelling officers" are being "Conspiracy Against the King".

sent round Constantinople by the It is understood that under the municipal authorities to correct

An engagement is announced Lord (11st) between Mr L. F. Knight, of the Master Billie (11st.)' authority of the Government com wrongly spelt names, and words en

Straits Settlements, Police, acting Skrun Prince (10.12) plaint has been laid against 21 Dew shop and office signs which

A.D.C. to H.E. the Governor (Sir Overdraft (10.11)

Le Touquet.(10.12) alleged Communists, under section have been put up since the intro- 121 of the Penal Code, namely duction of the Latin alphabet..

He Hugh Clifford, K.C.M.G.). son of Ram career.

Rampant (131) "Conspiracy to deprive the King They are armed with the was a Heutenant in 4875, Captain the Rev. and Mrs. L. F. B. Knight, Ardon's Pride (10.10)

of Saltburn, England, and Juanita, Tipperary Tim in 1878, Lt-Colonel in 1898, and of the Sovereignty of British official spelling dictionary, and can OVERCOME WHILST ASLEEP India," and warrants

Far Flight (10.10) Colonel in 1903. In 1911. Foch was daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Fr have been order alterations to be carried out issued by the District Magistrate at within a week under pair of a fine- Division of Infantry.

Boshoff, B. General commanding the 13th

of Standerton, South Sandy Hook The brick works at Lowu in the Meerut, where all the arrested.

10.9) Many shop owners have misspelt course, during the World War that It was, of

Knockirr (10.8) New Territories, was the scene of agitators will be tried..

Dwarf of Forest (10.8) their own names.

(10,8) The Language Commission has he became so well-known, aa from T

Ben (10.8) published the official spelling of the outset of the great struggle it efficiency, such as Napoleon, Wel-Golden Rebel (10.8) the chief Turkish place-names, was recognised that he was a sol- lington or any other military lead- Reach Martin (10.7

Herbert's Choice (10.8) and Tsim Wo 423), were suffocated In pursuance of the anti-Com-Angora becomes Ankara; Stamboulier of pre-eminent ability. By the ler never had. by fumes whilst asleep in the works.

munist measures raids by the becomes Istanbul; Smyrna, Ezmir; ananimous approval of the Allies, taken until 1918, the year of the Ruddyman (10.5)

This step was not Richmond 11. (16.6). The tragedy was discovered by police haye been carried out, so far Brusa, Bursa;

and Trebizond, easential in the best interests of under trial to enable one to say Denburgh (10.3)

who recognised that the step was Armistice, but it was sufficiently Hawker (1015) (163 other fokisat 5.30 am, and the 2s is known, in Calcutta, Bombay. Tradzon.

Gay Dog II. (103) all and for the sake of sound co- that it was a complete success and three unfortunate men had by then Poona, Lucknow and Allahabad. 120 been dead for some time.

search warrants were issued in

operation and co-ordination, Foch that Foch was generally recognised Ballyhamwood (10.2)

Delarue (10.3) The Police at Sheungshui were Bombay alone, Elaborate precautions

was appointed Generalissimo of as the right man in the right Camperdown immediately communicated with, have been taken to prevent disorder,

The Allied Armles easily the great- London, Yesterday.

place."] and Sub-Inspector Rogers had the police and troops being stationed Lord Cushendun will represent

est military post of modern times, Foch was born at Farbes, France,

Melleray's Bello (10st.) three bodies, removed to the Kow- at all strategic points.

Great Britain at the forthcoming placing under his imediate control in 1851, and was therefore 78 years Miss Balscadden (16%)

Merrivale II. (10st.) loon Mortuary.

The 20,000 mill-hands, who struck, meeting of the League Disarma armies, for numerical strength and old. He was walked out in a body from six mills ment Commission-Reuter.

educated at Metz. Fleet Prince (10st.) although the latter were guarded.

| (Continued at foot of next Column)His publications on military sub-Wild Edgar (10st.)

jects included The Principles of More Din (10st.) War," and "The Conduct of War" wango (10st.) Cloringo (10st.)

a triple tragedy yesterday morning.

Three firemen at the works,

Leung Yu (86), Kwok Shing (36),

The Police Active

Bombay, Yesterday.

i

DISARMAMENT

F

NEW

NEW TREATY

Mr. George Barnwell, of the P. C. Joshi, secretary of the geological department of the League of Young Comrades of the Standard Oil Company in Java, ar- United Province has been arrested rived at Singapore with Mrs. at Allahabad, and Dharam Virsingh

Washington, Yesterday. The United States and Belgian Barnwell from the United States (mentioned earlier) was arrested at Treaties of Conciliation and Arbi recently.

Lucknow--Reuter.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR"

Bell (10

10st.)

He was awarded numerous decora- Duke of Florence (10st.) tions from his own and other coun-Kibaim (10st.) The closing rate of the dollar on being the Order of Merit in 1918 Cryptical (10st.) tries, those from Great Britain Carryduf(10st.)

Itration have been signed-Reuter. demand, to-day was 1/11 13/16. and, in 1914, the G.C.B.

Harewood (10st.)

.C.

It is with regret we have to re- cord the death of an cld Shanghai Moloney

Escott resident, Mr. John C. Shengle, Foster which occurred yesterday after- Duffy noon at the Country Hospital after Payne a short illness, says the "N. C. Pigot Daily News" of March 7.

Hamey

Leader Mr. Shengle Was born at Gallinan Philadelphia in 1877, and graduat- F. Rees ed at the University of Pennsy

Haley vania in 1899. For some time he .Lyall

Morgan worked with Thomas Edison at his Gurney laboratories in New Тегвеу, Anell whence he came to Shanghai on- Sassoon behalf of a group of mining inter- His contract (ests in the States.

Weber fulfilled, he joined Messrs. Major Kayson Bros. as manager of the Kiangsu W. Gurney Chemical-Works, which post he Bennett held up to the time of his death..

MR. COOLIDGE

Duffoure

Misa

Thrale

Datton

Sasson

Brown

Hogan

Fish

Gubbins Kennard

Balding

VARIED CHOICE FOR HIS FUTURE

the

New York Now that McCarthy Coolidge Administration bas drawn

Everett to a close, the political air is alive Farrell with reports of what work the ex-

L. Rees

Stott

Parvin

President, will do when his term

of office is over.

.Grant

Birch will become

One report is that Mr. Coolidge

Smyth Jn.

.Rhode

a

judge of the Supreme Court, thereby following. in the footsteps of President Taft. Associate-Justice-Oliver Wendelt Goode

Morgan Holmes is expected to retire soon,

Mason thus leaving a

vacancy which

Brookes

Bowden

under geographical privileges Bowden should belong to Mr. "Coolidge's McCarthy town State, Massachusetter Harraway

There are other reports that he Wandy could receive the presidency of

Wall Michigan University or take a posi Piggott tion with the Vermont Life Insur Maloney ance Company at a salary of Scratchley $7,000 a year. So far, no definite

Williame

announcement. has been made.

Reater.