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China Mail

No. 27,150

HONG KONG,

ESTABLISHƑ) 1846

THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1929.

FRANCONIA GROUNDS ORDER TO SEARCH SALVATIONISTS'

AT SHANGHAI

4 PERSONS DEAD ACCIDENT WHICH INVOLVED SEVERAL SHIPS

BUOY'S FATAL RE-ROUND

CHINESE AUTHORITIES. AT SHANGHAI

SHIPS OF ALL NATIONS

The object of this order, It is stated, is to prevent counter revolutionaries or communists from taking passage in foreign steamers for Shanghal."-Reuter.

CENTENARY

FOUNDER'S BIRTH

COMMEMORATION PAGEANT

ATTRACTS THOUSANDS

PRIME MINISTER PRESIDES

DUET IN COURT

MANAGER AND ACCOUNTANT

CHARGED A

MISSING BUTTON MYSTERY?

A rather unusual case arising out of an obstruction chatre, was heard at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning before MT. S. Whyte-Smith.

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GIRL'S GIRDLE

WORN BY TRAFFICKER IN OPIUM

A FINE OF $8,000

A Chinese girl, aged 12 years, was this merning charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Cen- tral Magistracy, with the uniew- ful possession of 25 taels of pre- pared non-Government opium.

She was arrested on the water-

BUDGET AND THE TEA DUTY

ANTICIPATIONS

WHAT THE DEALERS ARE NOW DOING

Nanking, Te-day. The State Council of the National) Government of China has instructed

VARIOUS VIEWS HELD the Commissioner of Foreign Affairs for Kiangsu province (whose

London, Yesterday. It appeared that Indian Constable

London, Yesterday. London, Yesterday.

The business of the tea market. Shanghai, Last Night. yamen is in Shanghai) to inform

The. General Election campaign Thousands of cheering Salvation-251 was on his best yesterday at

Kin-road, Kowloon Tong, has been opened and the electorate front yesterday afternoon, coming has been held up because it is The Cunard, Steamship Co.'s the Senior Congui in Shanghai that

all vessels bound for Shanghai, ista, in the Albert Hall, watched the Tam R.M.S. "Franconis;" (of 20,000 irrespective of nationality, must be pageant illustrating the Salvation when he saw a motor lorry and 50 will be bombarded with political out of one of the wharves. Sus- thought the Budget will announce Dealers are withdrawing as tons), under Commander E. T. subject to search by responsible Army's rise and progress. In con- baskets of coal outside the Mee Wah oratory during the next seven picion was aroused by the girl's substantial reductions in the tea

weeks when some 25,000 thousand exceptionally thick waist, and she duty.

The little as possible from bend. and the was 'detained. Britten, R.D., R.N.R., when leaving representatives of the local (Chin- nection with the Centenary celebra- Knitting Factory.!

The baskets of coal werclacattered meetings will be held all over the roadway and footpath, most modern devices used for the Luckily for her, she had the general impression is that only Em- the China Merchants S. N. Lo.'sene) civil and military authorities tion of the birth of William Booth,

on entering Woosung, the anchorage the Founder. for Chinwangtao, below Shanghai.

Mr. Baldwin, accompanied by his and Yeung Chak-foo, accountant of "big push" including radio, cinema sense to make a clean breast of pire grown tea will be affected, lower wharf

it. She pointed out a man in but the brokers do not believe that wife, presided, and said that it was the Factory, was engaged in the and motor.

The Minister of War grounded with her bowe.

(Sir front of her as the person who the whole Empire duty will be re- must fitting that the Prime Minister process of weighing the foel. Con- This liner, 612 feet long, swung

should speak on that occasion, for stable 251 thought that the coal and Laming Worthington-Evans) will knew more about the matter than moved.

They anticipate that the reduc- across the Whangpon River and

the country and the country's debt lorry were obstructing the public deliver the first of eight political she did. A Revenue Officer went

and brought him tion will be about twopence off the to Booth, who, like many great men, pathway. He approached Cheung speeches which, by arrangement, after the man Italian just cleared the

cruiser

Empire duty-Reuter. was a Conservative and a reformer Chak-foo and told him to clear the will be broadcast to London by back.

When the girl was searched, "Libia," but fouled the cruiser's

and believed in tradition and road way. He then went on his the three parties.

Sir Herbert Samuel, in the weat she was found to be wearing a beat, but about twenty minutes novelty."-Reuter. stern buoy, also the moorings and

returned to find that no attempt had country, inaugurated а great man's girdle under her coat, and hull of the Japanese s.s. "Shunteen

been made to clear the road way.

liberal motor crusade from Lands' the illicit opium was concealed in Maru."

While standing there cursing the End to John o Groats which will this girdle. density of Yeung, an Indian Police last three weaks.

In Court this morning, the girl on the

65 Women

said that the man gave her the Sergeant, No. 367, came

Already 1,640 candidates adopt- girdle to wear on a ship and she ed, namely, 680 Conservatives, 665 did so, not knowing what she was Labour and 496 Liberals. They being let in for. include 65 women, namely, 30 The man, who was also produe- Labour, 28 Liberals and 7 Con-ed in Court, denied all knowledge of the affair, but the girl was in A proposal of the pact between sistent that the girdle belonged to the Conservatives and Liberals to the man.

Lighters in Smithereens

was

MRS. GANN

MORE ABOUT THE "WASHING- TON SENSATION"

COMMITTEE APPOINTED

Washington, Yesterday. Victory is conceded to Mrs. Gann. A crowded meeting at the British heads of Embassy, composed of practically every diplomatic mission

FRANCE & SIAM

PRINCE PURACHATRA ENTER. TAINED IN PARIS

AIR COMMUNICATIONS

The "Shunteen Maru's" moorings parted and became entangled with the "Franconia's" balance rudder.

This Japanese vessel's upper struc- ture

damaged

she and pushed over a large mooring buoy

Paris. Yesterday. which then bobbed up immediately

The French Colonial Institute under two cargo lighters, smashing

the Stamese craft to smithereens, in the United States, discussed the gave a luncheon to two

jasue for hours, and decided that Prince, Purachatra, which was at Mrs. Gann should be accorded the tonded by the Air Minister, the social status normally held by the wife of the Vice-President.

these

and precipitating their erews (totalling twenty) into the river.

Most of these unfortunate people were saved but four were picked up unconscious and succumbed later.

Leaves Again To-day The "Françonia" was skilfully re-moored alongside the China Mer- Her rudder chants' lower wharf. has been cleared by divers and she sails for Chinwangtao, in North China, on the morning of Thursday,

April 11-Reuter.

This policy will be observed until the Diplomatic Corps are to obtain "definite ruling from a constituted American authority."

Siamese Minister, Phya Vidit Vong, representatives of the Foreign and Colonial Offices, and a number of authorities.

A

M. Maspero, speaking in the name of the Institute, welcomed

Purachatra as

great Sir. Esme Howard, the British Prince Ambassador, intimated that a com-worker for Siamese prosperity, and wittee of the Diplomatic Corps had as France's friend. He emphasised

rejoicing in been appointed to deal with such that this select gathering of French-

W39 questions in the future. Apparent-men

ly the status of Mr. Gann was not Siamese amicable relations. [With 400 bundred tourists on board, the "Franconia," on another discussed.-Renter's American Ser- of her round-the-world cruises, left Hong Kong on April 5 fer Shang-

hai.

The

China Marchants' lower wharf is on the left (International Settlement) bank of the Whangpoo, a tributary of the Yangtze. Here the Whangpon is less than half a mile wide, probably ncarer a quar- ter of a mile.

The wharf is parallel to the river bank. Ships berthing in the stream are secured by buoys fore and aft

Chinwangtao is in North China

vice.

WAR AFTERMATH

OCCASIONAL RAIN

To-day's. weather report, from the Royal Observatory. states

The anti-cyclone has extend-- ed eastward to Japan; the de- pression has passed into the Pacific.

Moderate monsoon will pre- vail along the S. E Coast and over the N. China Sea.

Forecast:-N. E winds, mo- derate; cloudy with occasional rain, probably improving later.

The rainfall for the 24 hours ended at 10 am to-day was 0.24 inch. Total since Janu- ary 1, 2.26 inches, against an average of 7,72 inches

servatives.

..

keep out the Socialists is being! The Police clinched, the matter much discussed, but the Minister when they told the Magistrate

a "policy of cowardice and futil ity."

PM ALONE

**

CANADA'S NOTE PRESENTED TO U.S.A.

QUESTION'S RAISED

Washington, Yesterday.

The Canadian Note on the. "I'm Alone" case was presented to the State Department by the Canadian Legation yesterday afternoon.

Ite terms were not disclosed

The Note

There is reason to believe, how-

of War has rejected the pact as that, when the man was searched, ever, that the Note raises three he was found to be keeping his points bearing upon the Anglo- own trousers up with the girl's American Treaty of 1924. girdlel

Sir H. Samuel declared that the Liberal Party stands alone and it won't make a compact with either opponent.

The first is based on the conten- When taxed on this point the tion of Captain Randell that the man had to admit that he had pursuit did not begin, as the coast- given the girl the girdle to try on guards reported, within an hour's on board the ship and afterward sailing distance of the coast, which Liberal Party Views Viscount Grey of Fallodon ad- forgot all about it in his hurry to was established by the Treaty a Franco-

dressed a meeting before the Lon-land after the ship had got along the limit within which seizure and don Liberal Council which was side the wharf,

search would be permitted. Prince Purachatra returned

formed against Mr. Lloyd George's

The man was then charged as Secondly, that while the right of thanks, and declared his agree-

leadership in 1927.

the owner of the opium and was "hot pursuit of suspected vessels ment in favour of technical and

Viscount Grey expressed the sentenced to a fine of $3.000 or. is recognised by International Law commeriál ́ co-operation for Far scene. The two of the consulted opinion that reasons for the in default, three months' hard if begun within the three mile limit, Easteru aerial communications of and decided to take out à sampons separate existence of the Council labour.no Treaty sanctions such a pursuit

His Worship, however, did not ↑ IF Begun outside that limit. interest to both countries-Reuter. against Yeung. They asked for his had not diminished but they must

Thirdly, the question is raised as name, and Yeung refused to oblige. consider on which aside they would think that the girl was entirely Prince Purchatra, Minister of Communications for Siam has left Constable 251' was

Words were exchanged and just as fight in the Election. He declar- innocent, but in view of her age, to whether the right to attack and ed that only by the return of the he hesitated to deal with her, and sink a vessel in an effort to enforce about to drag CHIANG KAI-SHEK'S “PAIN” 'Paris for Berlin.--Havas.

Liberals could the country be referred her to the Secretary for the right of search and seizure is Yeung to the Police Station, there

sanctioned by the Treaty, and whe- the doorway, safeguarded from protection on Chirese Affairs instead. came foaming from

the one hand and Socialism on the

|ther such action, involving possible" Admiral Chen Shao-kuan reporta" ONLY ONE SHACK"Chat Chak, the assistant manager other hand. If Mr. Lloyd George's

loss of life and property, is justifi- of the Factory. Chan, unlike his

UTMOST GRAVITY:::

ed-Reuter's American Service. namesake, who is the Admiral of unemployment pledge assured re-

The Canadian Note the Canton Fleet, was a formidable turn to Government which, what-

Washington, Yesterday. looking foe. He was big in size, ever its party, would have to con- MR. POTTER ON THE CHINESE

Contrary to Press reports, repre- and with a nasty temper to go with aider Mr. Lloyd George's proposals

senting that it was "truculent," Mr. as a practical policy-Reuter.

Stimson states that the tone of the Cabinet Meeting

Canadian Note regarding the "I'm

KWANGST ARMY REMNANTS PURSUED

Nanking, Yesterday.

and is the point where the tourists that, following swiftly on the cap-

go ashore to reach Peking by train.]ture of

HOTEL PROPERTY

BLANKETS FOUND IN “KING EDWARD"

Sinti, Chenglingchi

and

Yochow, the gunboats "Yen Ning" and "Kwang Keng" are pursuing the defeated Kwangsi forces in the direction of Kinchow and Sha- si, the fall of which is momentari- ly expected. Reuter.

Nanking's Claims

AMONG THE DEBRIS

Hankow, Yesterday. Two Chinese were this morning The remnants of Hsia Wel's have been dis- charged before Major C. Willson, (Kwangsi) army O.B.E., at the Central Magistracy, armed by the Government troops with the theft of two blankets from near Hsientacchin, in the King Edward Hotel

Hupeh.

Prince Leaves For Berlin

SENSATIONAL NEWS WHITTLED DOWN.

BOMBING "OUTRAGE”

it.

Seizing hold of the Sergeant, he asked why in the name of all that

"NOTE" CASE

CONCLUDING ADDRESS

Managua, Yesterday.

The first Cabinet meeting after Marine headquarters state thatas sacred they-two mere con- the Easter recess was held to-day.

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., who is Alone" affair is very temperate and

with Mr. C. G. conciliatory. He adds that Amer hie It is understood that the Premier appearing

only one

shack was destroyed at stables-dare to lay hands on Laa Limas. -- Reuter's American august foki. A struggle, as it was outlined the Party's General Elec- Alabaster, G.B.E., K.C. (instruct can reply is being drafted.---Beu- Service.

auch circum-tion polley, which he will announce ed by Messra. d'Almada & Mason) ter's American Service.

[A telegram from Tegucigalpa, Honduras, dated April 9 stated that western United States aeroplanes from Several thousand rifles Managua, which have been bombing One of the accused was found in and a number of machine-guns auspected rebel camps along the Wanchai yesterday with one of the have been captured.-Reuter. blankets in his possession, and when questioned he said that he wee taking it to be washed.

The Kuominchun

Hankow, Yesterday.

border are reported to have bombed Las Limas in Honduras. It is stated that the town was destroyed Owing to the conclusion of the by a fire resulting from the bomb The Chiness constable who stop expedition against Wu-Han, the ing, and the

authorities are in- sped the man told him to tell it to Kuominchun troops under General the Inspector, and forthwith march-Han F-chu are leaving Kwang- ed him to the station.

shui (in Hupeh) to return to Ho-

On Inspection, the blanket was nan, in accordance with instruc- found to be the property of the tions from Feng Yu-hsiang-Reu- King Edward Hotel. It had once ter.

been marked with the hotel's initials

in thread, and although the throe

letters had been carefully removed,

they could still be faintly seen.

Feng's Loyalty

Hankow, Yesterday.

As further indications of Feng Yu-heiang's loyalty and Nanking's

vestigating.]:

BOMB OUTRAGE

THREATS TOWARD MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY

POLICE INVESTIGATING

New Delhi, Yesterday.

bound to be under

MINE EXPLODES

Seven Naval Students Killed

JAPANESE TRAGEDY

Tokyo. To-day

It is officially stated that seven naval students were kill- ed and thirty injured through a mine exploding on hoard a minelayer at Yokosuka naval base during practice opera tions.-Reuter.

The arrested man was questioned belief therein, through traffic on

stances, ensued, the Sergeant lost a It is understood that some mem- button in the struggle. The sum and be alleged that the blanket was the Peking-Hankow Railway has given to him by a man living in been resumed, and the Govern-bers of the Indian National assem total of the dust combat was that West Point to be washed. The ment forces are busily demolishing bly have received letters, signed Yeung was this morning charged Police wanted to see this man, and the extensive defence Bystem Dharamuraj" (denoting "Hindus with obstruction, and he was made a visit was paid to a house in First-erected by the Kwangai troops tan Socialist Republican Army") to pay $2 before leaving the Court. street, West Point,

threatening them with death.

around Hankow.

There was no one in the flat when General Lu Ti-ping has taken up the Police and the arrested man ar- the post of Garrison Commission- rived, but a search of the premises er of. Wu-Han-Reuter.

resulted in the discovery of another

King Edward Hotel blanket.

The Police decided to wait for

Wu-Han Finances

Nanking, Yesterday. Mr. T. V. Soong (Finance Minis

their "bird" Presently he arrived ter), accompanied by representa- and when questioned about the tives of the Ministry of Finance, blanket found on his bed, he con- proceeded to Hankow by boat yes- fessed.

I

...terday to re-organise the financial

He admitted that he had been one administration of Hupeh and Hu- of the men engaged in clearing the nan-Reuter. debris at the hotel after the fire and Chiang Blames Himself had picked up the blanket. from Amongst the rubble.

Hankow, Yesterday.'

The Police are investigating Reuter.

CALVIN COOLIDGE

APPOINTED DIRECTOR OF

N. Y. INSURANCE CO. "

SUCCEEDS MR. HERRICK

vice.

The more aggressive. Chan had to pay $10 for assaulting & Police

Officer,

The foregoing was the story pre- sented by the officers of the law. Yeung's story was that the 50 baskets of coal caused no obstruc

a week to-morrow at a meeting at for the defendants, the Ma Pak Drury Lane Theatre and that Mr. Leung firm, druggists, Hong Kong, Churchill, Chancellor of the Ex- in the "Chinese borrowing note" chequer, submitted some of the pro- case which has been before his Chief Justice (Mr. posals of his forthcoming Budget, Honour the

for some which will have a bearing on the Henry Gollan, C.B.E.)

the Court this election

programme British days, addressed Wireless Service.

morning on the completion of evi-} dence yesterday.

Labour Promises

London, Yesterday.

He said that the case was of the utmost gravity because his

Following consultations between Lordship was asked to make a de-

the Labourite spokesman, Mr.

SPURIOUS MONEY

$1,000,000 CONFISCATED DURING THE YEAR

34 COUNTRIES INTERESTED

Geneva, Yesterday. Counterfeit currency estimated at

the Labour Party and representa claration that the defendant firm $1,000,000 is confiscated annually tives of the building operatives (which had been in the apparent throughout the world, staved M. Bank of Czecho-Slovakin, who pre- Arthur Greenwood, MP, indicat possession of two brothers since Pospisil, Governor of the National ed that if a Labour Government 1903) was not their property "but sided at a conference of bankers. were formed it would

is part and parcel of a foreign go "full steam ahead with provision for firm carrying on business in Fat police officers, and professors of working class houses at reasonable shan." Only the most cogent evi-international and criminal law, rentals and the destruction of dence, eaid Mr. Petter, should representing 84 countries beld here

to-day. slums.Reuter,

satisfy his Lordship and the onus was on the plaintiff to prove his draft of a Convention for the sup- They have met to consider the

pression of counterfeit currency, Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by prepared by a special League Com Messrs. Hastings, Dennys &

mission, which was appointed In Bowley), appearing for the plain-consequence of French proposals, tiff, Lam Ting-on (as head of the following large-scale counterfeiting King Or Tong), is to reply this of French money by Hungarians in

1926.

AT BOGNOR

THE KING SEEING MORE VISITORS

DANISH PRINCE'S VISIT

م نشد

London, Yesterday. The King passed a good day.

case, he added.

afternoon..

M. MIRONESCU

TER IN LONDON

Landon, Yesterday.

The Convention recommenda severe repressive legislative mea- sures in all countries, and the extablishment of an administrative,

tion and that he had not refused to In spite of a cold north-easterly ROUMANIAN FOREIGN MINIS organisation to ensure swift and give his name to the constble.

wind His Majesty was out in the

well co-ordinated measures for the Chan Chak said that what the gardens of Craigwell House during

apprehension of counterfeiters." constables had testified against him the whole morning and was joined

It is hoped to obtain the co- was ridiculous and that no sane man by Lord Stamfordham, his Private

Mona. Mironescu, the Roumanian operation of the police authorities could believe such an illogical and Secretary, who walked and chatted Foreign Minister, arrived in Lon in different countries to attain childish fale. It was true that he with His Majesty. Prince Axel of don this evening, and was met by a these ends-Reuter.

representative of Sir Austen Cham-

He also could call a witness to prove that the Sergeant had wilfully and malicionaly torn off one of his

vice.

Affairs, at Victoris Station-Bri-

tish Wireless Service.

GENERAL DAWES

AMBASSADORIAL APPOINT MENT APPROVED

New York, Yesterday. Ex-President Calvin Coolidge has been appointed a director of the Marshal Chiang Kai-shek has New York Life Insurance Company tried to shake the sergeant's hands Denmark arrived at Bognor thisberlain, the Secretary for Foreign It was in such a dirty condition circularised a telegram stating in succession to the late Mr. Myron off, but it was because his foki was afternoon. British Wireless Ser that he thought it would not be that the outbreak of civil war has Herrick, who was U.S. Ambassador being assaulted. wanted, and rather than have it caused him considerable pain. to France-Reuter's American Ser- destroyed by being burned in the He appeals to the people to sup rubbish dump, he took it home, port the Central. Government washed it carefully, and used it:

against the rebels, and concludes An English fitter named Sykes, buttons from his tunic so as to make into the charge room, and a few

Washington, Yesterdays He denied all knowledge, however, by blaming himself for the failure temporarily engaged in Copen- & case against him. This witness moments later he saw the Sergeant

King George has aproved of the second blanket found in the to prevent trouble, stating that as hagen in the erection of new ma was accordingly called and he said coming out through the doorway and possession of the first accused. soon as permanent peace is estab-chinery at the Ostre gasworks, that, being a fokt of the same fac pulling a button off from his tunk decided to make a special issue of

The Magistrate had other views postage stamps to commemorate General Dawes appointment as US. The Magistrate convicted both lished be intends to punish him was found unconscious suffering, tory, it was natural that he should men and passed sentence of one self by giving up all his posts and apparently, from any poisoning, follow the party to the Station. He in the matter and imposed the fines the centenary of Roman Catholic Ambassador to London-Renter's

emancipation next June

American Service. waited outalde when the party went se stated. month's hard labour each,

leaving for abroad-Reuter: and died.

FREE STATE STAMPS

The Free State Government has