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No. 27,168

WHERE OUR MONEY

RESCUE TUG

WILL THE "KAU SING" FETCH A GOOD PRICE?

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GOES

$114,782 WANTED

NEW MOTOR ROAD FROM GARDEN ROAD TO MAY ROAD

$24,000 FOR DRAINAGE

Following the meeting of the Legislative Council this afternoon the Finance Committee will meet to consider Supplementary Votes totalling $114,782.

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HOW "LABOUR DAY" CONGRESS ON MILI- CHINA, BRITAIN AND MOTOR TAXATION? GARTER MISSION TO

TARY MEDICINE

FIGHTING IN BERLIN 1,000 TO BE PRESENT

WHOLESALE ARRESTS IN FRANCE

QUIET DAY IN LONDON

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TO BE HELD SHORTLY IN LONDON

RECEPTION AT ST. JAMES'S

JAPAN

BOYCOTT REVIVAL?

DECISION ON WITHDRAWAL FROM SHANTUNG

WHAT THE LOCAL SCHEME PORTENDS

JAPAN

DUKES ARRIVAL

TREMENDOUS SALUTE FROM JAPANESE WARSHIPS

SCENES IN YOKOHAMA

SOME OPINIONS

Local motor. car dealers as well as private car owners are much concerned over the recommenda- NEW COMMERCIAL TREATY

tion made in the report to the

Berlin, Yesterday,

Overnight Royal Naval reporta Government to tax all classes of One of the most important of the from Chungking, the Treaty port motor vehicles, so as to bring the Three of the Police have, so far, been killed and 24 injured in a con- forthcoming engagements of the 1,400 miles up the Yangtze River,

int between Communists in north- Prince of Wales will be the reception state that an attempt is being madexation into line with Great Bri--Prince of Wales stepped ashore at ern Berlin at nightfall.

The Communists' casualties unknown.

are

Loudon, Yesterday:

Yokohama, To-day.

Seven years ago H.R.H. the

the Yokohama that was, a year later,

to be leelled to the dust by one of the greatest car disasters

in history. This

tain. at Saint James's Palace on Monday there to re-establish a boycott of

A "China Mail" representative evening to distinguished It

doctors. British trade. who will come to London to attend General Liu Hsiang, the Szechuan- interviewed several private the International Congress on Mili ese in control here, has declared his owners and managers of garages morning his brother the Duke tary Medicine and Pharmacy. adherence to the National Govern- this morning, and their opinions of Gloucester, bearing the insiguia

of the Most Noble Order of the Gar-- The congress will have a member- ment in Nanking. His troops, how-

are recorded below.

ter for presentation to the-Em- anti-progressive peror of Japan, landed at the re-

An armoured car has been brought up.

Fighting is also proceeding in the eastern and south-eastern parts of the city which are plunged in dark

The ultimate fate of the rescue tug, "Kau Sing" le uncertain. A "China Mail" representative took upon himself this morning the task of soliciting opinions from two well-known marine surveyors- men who hold en extra master ticket

The "Kau Sing," he was told, should not have been allowed to The official memoranda explain-came into existence at all. ing the items are as under:--

would for ever remain a mystery Estimates, 1928

why sanction for the boat to be Miscellaneous Services, Trans-birilt with

a single screw was of

Servants, Government

given in the first instance.

The two old skippers said that Es-

to any man with any nautical ex- timates

.$ 200,000

perience it would at once he ap- Provision made by Sup-

parent that to have a rescue tug plementary Vote

60,000 with only one screw was nothing

short of a huge joke. .$ 260,000

These two "old timers" are also cluding Police. The Supplementary Vote taken of the opinion that the "Kau Sing" on December 17, 1928, has proved will not fetch a good price, if placed to be insufficient on Account of Crown Agents' expenditure ex ceeding the sum then estimated.

A further vote of $4,506 is re- quested to meet the excess.

Rent Allowance

Port $1,506.

Provision made in

Total

Miscellaneous. Services:Rent Allowance, Senior Officers, $1,165. Provision made in Kg-

timates

.$ 72,000 Provision made by Sup

plementary Vote

17,000

·

Total

RESA.

Mob Riot

In the latest rioting casualty list six are dead and 80 wounded in-

The rioting has now ceased. The

fighting which broke out at night

ship of nearly 1,000 doctors, dentists ever, are--maintaining a position **This is ал

or pharmacists who belong to above Fchang (462 miles below

or have belonged to armed forces Chungking), which is against the policy," said one proprietor of a constructed port city which bes or to organisations connected with desires of the National Government, well-known motor garage.

the military medical services.

Forty different nations will be re- presented.

This congress has developed out of the custom of pooling the medical

on the market. The fact that she fall followed a comparatively quiet experience of Allied Armies during

is a single screw vessel and the day and began by thousands of the war. It has already been held in length of time it takes to get her working steam up will be enough to prevent northern her from being sold at a good price. firearms,

He ex- now risen phoenix-like from its

Ichang itself is now definitely pressed himself in no uncertain ashes. under Nationalist suzerainty. The terms. He said that on the face first salute of the Nationalist flag

of the recommendation it amount

al Hankow (870 miles

chang) by Japanese was made by ed to nothing else but the cruiser "Tome."

class inhabitants of Brussels, Paris, Rome and Warsaw,

Berlin, armed

The with aid the congress in London is the clubs and stones fifth. To convert her into a useful tug rushing in from side streets to-

Long before the cruiser "Suffolk," bearing the Duke and members of his suite, hove into sight, huge crowds of spectators had gathered at every vantage point along the sea front, while, on the pier at which he was to land, a large and distin- guished assemblage of Japanese notables, together with the

Ambassador and were British

bers of his staff and numbers

to bar American and other make of cars from, the market, and to make place for British cars.

Killing Its Progress he said, cars,

British

mem-

Mikado Informed

Tokyo, Yesterday. National Government of China having submitted to the Sir Laming Worthington Evans Japanese Government details of the will cost Loo much, and the only use wards the main thoroughfare of (War Minister) will open the con- Dian for the maintenance of pesce manufactured in conformity with of British residents for whose ac- gress, and one of the first subjects and order in Shantung province to be discussed will be the extremely after the withdrawal of the Japan- the high taxation imposed in Bri-commodation special arrangements modern problem of removing sick se troops, the Japanese military tain. They were, therefore, of had been made, were present and wounded by air-British Wire-authorities have decided to complete small horse power, and that being awaiting his arrival. les Service.

arrangements to withdraw from

she can be put to will be that of a tow.

Pankstrasse.

The rioters quickly threw up bar ricades, made from street repairing Puzzling?

material, across the street. "But what puzzles us is the fact The officer in charge of the police, that no one in the Harbour Office recognised that his force of 500 .$ 89.000 seemed to have found out her de- was likely to be overwhelmed, and The Supplementary Estimate fects until after the Hain Wah' opened fire. furnished in November, 1928, for disaster. One might suppose that The fighting rapidly developed, the cost of this service has fallen the 'Kau Sing' would have remained sharp, shooters firing from houses. . short of actual expenditure by to grace our harbour and to take on The Police repeatedly charged $1,165 and a further vote for this barnacles indefinitely had it not the barricades, which were only sum is requested.

been for the Hsin Wah' dis- captured after hours of fighting and the aid of an armoured car and searchlights which were speeded up as reinforcements arrived.

A Trucel

Miscellaneous tionery, $3,800.

Services:-Sta-aster."

Provision made in Es-

timates

Provision made by Sup-

plementary Vote

Total

..

As a rescue tag, one skipper said, the "Kan Sing" does not live up to 60,000 her name, and the sooner she is

replaced by a seaworthy and up-to- The arrested include a Commun- 20,000 date, tug specially built for the purist who made his exit from a house pose, it will be better for shipping.carrying a white flag in one hand- 90,000

and a loaded revolver in the other. The actual cost of this service

Quiet London Demonstration has exceeded the sums. voted by $3.600 and a further supplement

London, Yesterday. ary vote for this amount is re-

The May Day procession towards The sum quested.

was the smallest for has therefore been debited in the Hyde Park January, 1929, account and a rerote many years. is now requested.

Crown Agents Commission Miscellaneous Services: Crown

Agents' Commission, $1,350. Provision made in Es-

timates

.$ 12.000 The volume of business passing through the Crown Agents has been greater than anticipated. The commission paid to them has exceeded the Estimate by $1,350 for this sum is re-

and a vote quested.

but the Crown Agents were unable to effect payment in time to include

it in the 1928 accounts.

Shamshuipo Market Public Works, Extraordinary Buildings, New Kowloon, Sham- shuipo Market Extension (20 Stalls) $16,000.

Provision made in Estimates, $3,000, Provision was made in 1928 under Head 31 P.W.E. S.H, 63

For Charity

Charitable

Services: -- Other Expenditure during year Charitable Allowances unallocated,

1928

Unexpended balance Amount voted in 1929

$833. Provision made in Es-

timates

$ 3,200 Provision made by Sup-

plementary Vote

2,400

Continental, Demonstrations The demonstrations in Oslo were

delayed till evening when they were

1929 Rain

Average

3.56 inches

12.08 inches

Deficit Now... 8.52 inches

Don't Waste Water }

COAL DISPUTE

AUSTRALIAN MINERS REJECT GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS

LEAVING THEM TO SETTLE

Newcastle, N.S. Wales,

Yesterday.

held indoors. Those of Stockholm

The miners having rejected all were postponed until May 5, both

the Government's proposals as to owing to bad weather.

a settlement in the coal industry, Paris, Yeesterday. The proceedings were very quiet, the Ministry now state that they notwithstanding that there were will no longer intervene in the dispute but leave the Union and 2,283 precautionary arrests.

The Police seized copies of the the employers to settle it them newspaper "Le Premier Mai," selves.-Reuter. which to-day replaced the known "Humanite."

well

Moscow. Yesterday,

Texls of Two Notes

Escort For "Suffolk"

The weather was bright and the sea calm as, accompanied by an es cort of Japanese warships the "Suffolk" at last loomed into view. A thunderous sajute of guns from the Japanese men-of-war assembled

upon the morning air.

Shantung by May 27. The Chief of the case, American cars could not the Japanese General Staff has in- hope to meet with any demand came into formed H.I.M. the Emperor accord- here, if the taxation

force. These vehicles were built ingly-Reuter.

for speed and if motor cars were to their horse Nanking, To-day.

taxed according The Chinese Foreign Ministry power, British machines would en- has issued the texts of two Notes joy a good sale, because no own-to greet the Royal visitor broke out exchanged by Dr. C. T. Wang (the ers would be so foolish as to pay

Contrary to original plans H.M.S. Foreign Minister) and Mr. Ktax on 26 h.p., when 7 would do

"Suffolk" went alongside the wharf Yoshizawa (the Japanese Minister as well in Hong Kong.

Prince He also said that Hong Kong and tied up at 8.15 a.m. to China) concerning the question of revision of the China-Japan would be killing its own progress Chichibu, Sir John Tilley, and Treaty of Commerce and Naviga by passing this scheme into law. others went on board to greet the

The greater the number of cara Royal visitor.

After a short interval the Duke Japan's Note 18 dated April 27. running in the Colony, the more

A taxa of Gloucester stepped ashore, the After explaining in detail Japan's prosperous it would be. stand that the old Treaty remains tion of this form would, without strains of "God Save The King" valid until a new treaty is concluded, doubt, place a great set-back to played by a naval band on the pier, the Note declares:-"Prompted by the motor industry as well as the swelled forth, the Japanese guard- of honour presented arms, and all siness of local dealers. a desire to promote the friendly re-

present stood to attention, while lations anbaisting between the Chi-

Favours Petrol Tax

the Duke himself stood rigidly at He agreed that there nese and Japanese peoples and fur-

Then followed an in- ther to strengthen the bonds of high tax placed on motor vehicles the salute, friendship," if the National Govern in Europe, but, he added, Houxspection of the Guard-of-Honour and the presentation of the mem- ment of China expresses its sincere Kong must not take that as an bers of the British Embassy staff, desire to conclude a new treaty in example.

tion concluded in 1896.

was a

The reasons were ob-

If this

with

each of whom the the friendly spirit in which the vious, he said. A car owner in

Royal visitor shook hands existing one was concluded, Japan Europe would willingly pay the

and exchanged few words. because a motor car will agree to the proposal and joint high tax,

Following on this came the ly declare with the National Goy there was a necessity. There was ernment their mutual sincerity and a wider territory to travel, and Presentation of various Japanese notables and others, and addresses .$25,000,00

agreement for the revision of the old more places to go for a pleasure of welcome by the Mayor of the jaunt. Hong Kong did not offer city and by a representative of the Treaty. 5,996.52

Dr. Wang, replying on April 27, these amenities. Most of the pri- British community. states that he has noted the Japan vate owners in the Colony kept a

Train To Tokyo 19,003.47

Half a million persons particip- stones, and other material employed ese viewpoint and declares that the car, because they wanted to go to

All this being completed, the 3,000.00 ated in the demonstrations, a fea-for road repairs.

National Government is prepared to and from their offices, ture of which was the March Past Anxiety exists, as regards Alex- enter into negotiations very shortly heavy taxation came into force, Duke and his auite, accompanied by Amount required ..$16.003.47 Lenin's tomb.

ander Platz, which has been the for the revision of the Treaty on a

men who the two Japanese princes and other there would be many

and British officials, The contract for this work was

Antwerp, Yesterday. venue of a gigantic demonstration principle of equality, reciprocity would at once give up their cars.Japanese

A private owner, interviewed, hoarded the royal train, which waŻ $ 5,600

The Communist meeting was There are pits here in connection and mutual respect of sovereign not signed until September 6, 1928,

said that to tex a car according drawn up on the pier waiting to A charitable pension of £52 per and in consequence only a compara- broken up in consequence of a dis- with the Underground Railway ex rghts.-Reuter. annum was granted for the bene- tively small expenditure had been pute between Stalinites and Trots- tension.

to its units of borec power would take them to Tokio. be most unfair. He instanced the On the front of the engine were kyites. Two arrests were effected. fit of the widow of Sergeant incurred by the end of the year.

case of a 7 h.p. machine and a the crossed flags of Britain and -Reuter.

26 h.p. machine. In the case of Japan and, as the train drew slow- the latter, the owner would havely out, thousands of school chil- to pay $52 tax per annum, and dren, who had been assembled to- the former would only have to pay sether for the purpose, burst into $14. "But is there anyway

to cheers and waved little tags on prevent the car paying $14 to small bamboo sticks as they piped make less use of the road than out their shrill greetings-Reuter.. the car. paying $52?" he asked.

Total

Glendinning for which there was

Efectrical Wiring

no provision in the Estimates, the Public Works, Extraordinary :— grant having been awarded after 38, Hong Kong Miscellaneous, Re- the Estimates were passed.

newing electrical wiring at Govern-! The Crown Agents having paid men: Buildings, cost of renewing the pension through the Common-electrical wiring at Peak Hospital, wealth Government of Australia | $2,200.

Police Patrol Streets The streets are normal, except On Biggest Scale Ever Known

that many police patrols are ready London, Yesterday:

to check immediately any attempts Reuter's correspondents through- out Europe indicate that Police of Communists to disobey the de- mobilisation in the various carita's cree forbidding Labour Day demon- yesterday was on the biggest scale ever known 3,500 suspected "Reds" were arrested in Paris, and 1,000 in Berlin.

for the period 1.1.27 to 1.7.28, a Provision made in Estimates. Supplementary Vote is requested i The old electrical wiring at the for $838.

Peak Hospital is reported to-be in Estimates, 1929

a dangerous condition and should be The Police opened fire at Kovno Medical Department: Books renewed.

and a number of Communists, who $500.

The above mentioned Vote is fully defied the ban against demonstra- Provision made, in Estimates allocated in renewing electrical tions, are reported killed. $150.

wiring at the Maternity Block, The death rull in Berlin will very To purchase literature on Public Government Civil Hospital, Harbour likely be increased, as about a score health and preventive medicine in Office and certain quarters at are in hospital in a desperate condi- connection with the reorganisation Victoria Gaol..

tion, A supplementary vote is there- Nineteen were injured in rioting fore requested.

at Kappenberg (Styria). The rest Drainage Works

of Europe has apparently been peaceful-Reuter.

of the Medical and Sanitary Depart- ments.

Firemen's Masks

Fire Brigade: Purchase, of res- cue apparatus. $500.

A sum of $500 has, been provided in the 1929 Estimates for ori nasal

Public Works. Extraordinary Hong Kong General Works, Drain- age. Sewage and Storm Water Drains. $24,000.

strations.

[Earlier cables are on page 9.]

CAPITAL ISSUES

RAISED IN BRITAIN IN ONE YEAR

ENORMOUS SUM

DIPLOMATIC CORPS,”

JAPANESE AMBASSADOR TO RUSSIA RESIGNS

ILL HEALTH THE REASON

Tokyo, Yesterday.

vehicles according to their horse power. To do so would be most unfair,

Wilhelmstrasse and President

London, Yesterday. Hindenburg's residence are strongly guarded and no assembly of people

Statistica compiled by the

Is It a Luxury Tax is allowed with a mile of the Midland Bank show that new capital

"Why should not a man own a issues, excluding British

Govern good and speedy car, if he wants place.

At some big factories, only a small ment loans raised directly for a na- to, and why should the Gevern- percentage of the workers appeared tional purpose, amounted during ment make him pay for it? Is "What possible argument can to-day. Socialist and Communist the year, ending April 30, to the this a luxury tax or a motor tax? the Government put forward in meetings are being held at halls all enormous sum of £389,565,000 If it is a motor tax. then tax all support of its contention that a

British Wireless Service.

vehicles according to their con high horse power vehicle should over the city.

Police dispersed Communiste who

sumption that is, tax the petrol pay more than the smaller ones. consumed. It will be most fah to There is nothing to say in favour were attempting a procession and

of the smalle horse power cars," arrested 32 people.

Numerous Clashes

He was also of the opinion that he said. "They, have four wheels Berlin. Later.

If the Government were to in-just as the heavier ones have, Numerous Labour Day clashes

erease the licence fee by 25 per and they make use of the road in Nu Disorder in New York.

have occurred between the Police

cent. per annum, it would bring the same way. They are also sub- New York, Yesterday.

and Communist processions, the

into the Government's coffer sufjected to the same consideration Ten thousand persons, demonstrat demonstrators throwing stones and

cient revenue to maintain good from the traffic police. Then why on masks. A more suitable mask has

Estimates ed in Union Square, on the occasion bottles, also using sticks. The

roads, and to pay for the army earth does the Government with now been placed on the market and

of the first officially sanctioned Police-fired a few shots, and several It is officially announced that Mr. of traffic constables, "who are to drive all present owners of It is proposed to order two peroxide

out drainage works Labour Day parade since the war demmstrars were wounded. There Tokichi Tanaka has resigned the serving no useful purposes," (in good and serviceable cars into sets in place of the orf nasal masks, rendered necessary by development There was no disorder. Reuter's.

Ambassadorship to Russia on the his own words).

bay selling their machines and of new aites and erection American Service. the vote for which will lapse.

Elsewhere in Germany events ground of El-health.

It appears that opinion is un- cheap ones," he queried.. of new buildings a supple- A Supplementary Vote is there.

have passed off quietly, except at His successor has not yet been animous in that if there is going After a moment's reflection he fore requested for a sum of $500 mentary vote is urgently re-

Berlin, Yesterday. Breslau where the Communista at- decided-Reuter.

to be any taxation, let the Gov- said that if there was anything to which will be met from savings un-quired. In the Public Works De-

May Day opened here with tacked the Police, who made several

ernment tax the patrol, and not be sald for and against the ex- partment's draft Estimates for 1929 nervous expectancy. Police were arrests.

the horse power unit.

pensive cars, it was, the fact that, meet the cost of drainage works dur- Communist attempts to provoke a sum of $50,000 was requested to massed everywhere to frustrate

Why Pay More? Quiet In Japan

they run smoothly and do fess Another private owner said that damage to the roads than the ing the current year but this was encounters, a foretaste of which had

Tokyo, Yesterday." reduced by the Estimates Commit-been given during the past few days

the matter of taxation d always cheaper grades of "tin can" four: May Day celebrations in Yoko

been a problem hard to solve to wheelers. "What a joke," he said, tee to $30,000. Owing to improved when skirmishes of Police and "Red hama and Tokyo were quiet, though

economists and financiers. It had to ask the owner of a good car conditions this sum has proved in- Front fighters occurred one hundred participants here have For the fourth year in succes always raised dissatisfaction to pay more in taxes just because adequate. There will be a saving

Preliminary precautions consisted been arrested. They include five sion Mr. Henry Sodwick, aged 90, amongst the populace. In his he had spent more money in buy- of the removal of all potential "am- reactionaries who were caught won first prize for the best team opinion, it would be more advising a good car of 26 h.p.”___ munition," in the shape of bricks distributing handbills denouncing of horses at Llangollen, Denbighable for the Government to drop

der sub-head 18.

The above is to be met from 88

ings under ori nasal masks.“

Health Bureau

Miscellaneous Services: League

of Nations Health Organisation Eastern Bureau, $8,000,

Provision made in Estimates, $8,000,000

A sum of $3,000 was provided in the 1928 Estimates for this grant

in Provision made

$80,000.

To carry

on this year's Estimates on the vote

for the Sai Ying Pun new market

(Continued on Page 7.)

Earlier Cables

have been 200 arrests in Berlin.

FLAGSHIP IN CHINA ̧

H.M.S. "Kent," flagship of H.E. Commander-in-Chief, China, left Amoy yesterday for Shanghai,

the

need in building operations, flag Labour demonstrations. Beutershire, annual ploughing match. the recommendation to tax motor

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