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LABOUR CABINET IN ACTION

MINES SECRETARY

MR. BEN TURNER NOT FORGOTTEN

TALK FOR "TALKIES"

Loudon, Yesterday.

The

Down

China Mail

No. 22,202

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* HONG KONG,

ESTABLISHED

1345

VAN LEAR BLACK'S GIANT "FOKKER”

IN A CRASH

MACHINE WRECKED AT CALCUTTA

TOUR ABANDONED

TUESDAY, JUNE 11, 1929.

INDIAN LOANS

TERMS REFLECT MONEY MARKET CRISIS

TWO PENDING ISSUES

Simla, Yesterday. Unfavourable developments in the International Money Market. åre reflected in the forthcoming| Indian Government Loans, yield- ing approximately half-percent. above the normal.

+

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

POLITICAL TALK AT

TAIYUAN

Pridiners (Manager.

"Your Eyes Are Safe With Us”

N. LAZARUS Hong Kong's Only European Optician Established Over Forty Years). .. Manager:-RALPH A. COOPER,

Registered Optometrist by Canadian Govt. Exam. F.L.O. (London) (Personal Attention);

WAILS IN COURT

BETTER TO BE SHOT THAN JAILED

HYSTERICAL WOMAN

"It is better for me to be shot right on the spot than to go to, jail."

DECREASE IN WATER STORAGE

BIG GROUPS MEET

OFFICIAL FIGURES A CORPORAL'S SILENCE

The trial by a General Court

ENDEAVOURING TO ARRIVE AT

CONSUMPTION ON THE ISLAND UNDERSTANDING Martial of Major G. M. H. Ogilvy,

AND MAINLAND of the 2nd Battn. King's Own

MANCHURIA TO BE NEUTRAL 'Thus a woman banishee bewailed" POSITION WEEK BY WEEK Scottish Borderers, in the Officers'

her Mess at Murray Barracks, was car-

-luck at being arrested. Calcutta, Testerday:

Peking, To-day.

statement ried one stage further this morning.

Pleading with tears in her eyes and The official weekly A theatrical prelude to the new Private James Ferguson, called by While landing at Dumdum Aero

Peace in North China, especially crying loudly she informed Mr.shows that the total storage. in the The first loan. which will not in Ilonan, Shensi and Kansu pro T. S. Wayte-Smith at the Kowloon island reservoirs yesterday morn Government's first Cabinet to-day the prosecution, said that from July 1drome, Mr. Van Tear Black's giant was the filming of the Ministers for to November, 1928, he performed "Fokker" crashed and was wrecked. exceed 12 crores of rupees will be vinees where the people have al- Court this morning that she had ing, amounted to 232.71 million

The five a "talk" in the garden of No. extra duties as battalion boatman.

occupants were not issued at 96.8 and be redeemable ready suffered immensely because been banished a few years ago gallons, showing a decrease of 25.19 a fault not entirely her million gallons during the past 10, Downing Street, Mr. Ramsay For that he was to revive 55 extra injured but the remainder of the in 1939-44; the second loan wit of famine was the main topic of dis- through

and will cussion at a conference

between own.

Others had been involved, but week. MacDonald acting as introducer, a month, but he was not paid re-light has been abandoned-Reuter. not exceed 15 crores and presenting each to the micro-gularly. The first payment he re-

The week's consumption amount- (Mr. Van Lear Black, the Amer-be issued at 98 and he redeemable leaders of Nanking, Kuominchun they had put the whole blame on

ed to 27.37 million gallons and phone, with appropriate remarks. ceived was in September, although lean millionaire flyer was en route in 1935. Both were to carry inter- and Shansi groups, held last week- end at Taiyuan, the capital of Shan-

includes 2.26 million gallons he had asked Cpl. Hendry (who was to the Far East from London. He est at 5 per cent.---Reuter. He began by saying:

The accused

arrested on si. "May 1 introduce you to the mem-one time clerk to the P.R.I., and left Croydon early this month.]

information in a certain house in brought across the harbour from bers of the Cabinet, who have been who is now doing a sentence of 80

Kowloon to the tanks on the water Yaumali. chosen for their very hard work, and

tkys for embezzlement of money LEAGUE OF NATIONS because, I believe, the nation fully be

the Regimental in- lieves they are perfectly competent to belonging to perform it."

HIS COLLEAGUES

FAREWELL MESSAGES

stitute) armost every day for it.SIR AUSTEN CHAMBERLAIN & Mr. Ben Turner has been appoint-He had been put off each time he ed-Secretary of State for Mines-asked for payment, Col. Hendry Reuter.

making excuses and saying that the [Air. Ben Turner, who was awarded cheque had not been signed and that the D.B.E. in 1917, is also a J.P. and the money had not cone in from Alderman. Jie is Labour M.I. for Balley and Morley, He has been a member of the Labour Party for 18 years, and is well known as a speaker labour questions. In 1910 he was a delegate of the Trades Congress to America and in 1911 he was Chairman of the Labour Party.]

on

Election Results

the billiard room,

London, Yesterday. Immediately after his resigna- When he received the first pay- tion of the office of Secretary "of ment in September there were two State for Foreign Affairs, Sir months' pay due him. Later in the Austen Chamberlain telegraphed same month, he received another as follows to the Council of the

He had given

League of Nations now in session payment of $5. receipt for only one payment, in at Madrid:

a

In connection with the General | October, he received another pay- Election, the cornbined Scottishment of $3 and a similar sum in

two November.

returned

Universities have conservatives and one Liberal.

The polling resulted:--

London, Yesterday.

"I deeply regret that it is im possible for me to attend the pre- sent session of the Council to com The balance due him, was even-plete the part of our work and to bid farewell to my colleagues and tually paid va May 17this year when he received $4 from a ser friends. I shall never forget the memory of the friendships which

Mr. John Bachan, Conservative 9,953 geant.

as a privilege to have

Sir George Berry, Conservative 9,262 Witness had not mentioned this I have formed and shall always Mr. D. M. Cown, Liberal 6,098 matter to Major Ogilvy because beard it Dr. J. Kerr (Independent?) .2,867

[In 1924 Mr. Cowan and Sir G. could not get a non-commissioned been permitted to assist the Coan- Berry were elected. Mr. John Buchan officer to being returned at a by-election on accused. - April 30, 1027.]

State of Parties--

Labour

288* Conservatives

.259 Liberals

58 Independents ........ 9

Tota!

.614

* Including Mr. Jowilt who was -elected as a Liberal and has since

gone over to Labour.

Result still to come. 1 Net Gains

Labour

Liberal

Independent

Net Losses

Conservatives

take him before the

help"

el in such work. To all nations I expese my lasting gratification The Judge Advocate: Why did for their unfailing and invaluable you not get an N.C.O, then? I did tell Cpl Hendry that I would see Major Ogilvy myself, but I had never done so, because I had always thought that I would get paid inside another two days.

LOCAL SHOWERS

W. winds, moderate; fair generally, some local showers" is the weather fore- cast for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow. It applies. to as far as Hainan and For mosa Channel.

A: 10.45 a.m. to-day the Ob- servatory stated:-Pressure is highest to the N.E. of Japan and relatively law over China generally.

recorded No rainfall was during the 24 hours ended at 10 am to-day. The total for the year is 10.58 inches against an average of 28.92 inches.

sta-

Comparative weather tistics for yesterday and to- day are given herewith:-

Tem. Hum. Wind per- id- Force ature

ity

2 p.m., y'day

71

4

6 a.m. to-day 88 ST

2

JUGO-SLAVIA

Ting Chun-ko, one of Feng Yu- haiang's representatives, declared at the conference that Feng is in favour, of peace; while Yen Hsi- shan's colleagues, who were pre- sent at the conference, delivered ¡touching speeches, claiming that the people of the three famine- stricken provinces, as well as other provinces, could not bear the bur- den of another civil war.

Yen's Loyalty Answering questions from the re- presentatives of the Nanking group, General Yen Hsi-shan repeated his previous declaration that he must support the Central Government at any cost.

As a result of the conference, Yen Hai-shan has written to Feng Yu-hsiang advising him to keep his previous declaration of retirement in order to avoid civil war which is bound to occur if he will still eling to his office.-Nan Chung Kuo News Service.

Complicated Relations

Shanghai, Yesterday. The leaders in Manchuria, in cluding Chang Hsueh-liang (head

her,

was

woman.

"I'd rather die than go to jail" front and 59 million gallons from

the Taikon Refinery Supply. the ugain wailed

Position in Kowloon promise to go to the country right

The total storage in the main- away."

land reservoirs yesterday morning, But all her promises did not move amounted to 85.61 million gallons, the Magistrate who said that she showing a decrease of 2.35 million had been banished for a period of gallons during the past week. 10 years, and that only three years, The week's cocsumption including of that period had expired.

supplies to Water Boats and Hong "My father called me to come Kong amounted to 19.59 million down here, and I, being a dutiful

gallons.

The yield from streams during daughtre, obeyed him," said the

"I was doing my duty to the week is, therefore, 17.24 million woman.

gallons. my father."

His Worship: "But the Govern

Storage ment told you to go for ten years,; The following shows the amount in storage (million gallons) on and you must obey the law."

On hearing this, the woman broke the dates named: out afresh with tears.

Sentence of one year's imprison- April 22 ment with hard labour was passed.

would rather

Hong Kong Mainland

326.38

136.81

327.20

117.44

May 6

311.72

121,65-

309.81

125.34

TI

5J

20

288.97

115,90

261.03

102.18

237.90

87.96

212.71

85.81

Consumption

10

19

With her face buried in her arms, the woman, stood firmly in the pri- soner's box, repulsing the efforts of

Court constable who dune the Chinese was endeavouring to make her walk down the steps leading to the cells.!

The following figures show the Her voice, smothered by her hands, weekly consumption (million gal could just be heard to say "I will lons) on the dates mentioned: of the Government), Chang Teo-surely die in jai bsiang and Wan Fulin, will hold shot on the spet," When the April 22 a special conference to-morrow to Court adjourned, she could still be discuss a number of important re heard loudly protesting--but this solutions in connection. with the:

time "down below." present crisis in China Proper.

In view of the complicated rela- tions between the quarrelling mili-: Belgrade, Yesterday. tary groups in China Proper, Gen- Pernar, Dzanitch and Mintas, eral Chang Haueh-liang is said to three of the leading lawyers of favour a neutral stand Zagreb, have been arrested with time being, although it is his in- Waiting a "Habit"

Dr. Politic, the newly elected Pre- tention to support the Central Cross-examined by Major Miles, They are imperfect owing to "at-sident of the Zagreb Advocates Government at Nanking.

accused, witness mospheric interference."]

The following reply to this message was telegraphed to Bir A. Chamberlain:-This mark of friendship which you have so kindly and thoughtfully sent has profoundly touched us. It has Witness added that he had spoken

of the confirmed our assurance to Capl. Reid, the officer in charge personal bonds formed after a long of the boats, about it. In May this association.

All my colleagues year, he was told by Major Ogilvy charge me to express to you their to report to the P.RI. He did 30 grateful memory of our work for and received the $4 from Major the common good."

The above message are sent by Wireless Service.

122

Lake.

14

2

.138

Eight Hours' Convention According to the "Daily Herald"

"friend" of the said that that was the first time he had been acting as boatman. He was selected for the post by a non-

the British

REPARATIONS

"KEENEST SATISFACTION" FELT IN WASHINGTON

U.S. WAR DEBTS' POLICY

Washington, Yesterday.

The virtual settlement of the

THREE LEADING LAWYERS ARRESTED

UNPOPULAR RESOLUTION

Skarp Lookout

for the

Mr. Roger Tilley was returning

Hong Kong Mainland

97.56

30.78

29

37.69

29.89

May 6

33.09.

27:37

13

90.67

25.07

20

31.43

25.08

27

38.86

25.36

June

3

27.48

24.85

19.59

10. 27.97

The Kowloon figures include the amount supplied to water Estimated boats and Hong Kong. population-Hong Kong, 432,560; Kowloon, 170,320--total, 602,880.

WANTON WASTE Bursting of Water Mains

A MYSTERY

ATTACKS ON AMBASSADOR'S SON

TOKYO THEN LONDON

'London, Yesterday. Association, after voting in

The Police are investigating favour of a resolution' urging the

He has suggested that no Feng- into the mysterious attack on Mr. Association to despatch a tele-

of Sir John tien troops be despatched inside Roger Tilley, son

It is all very well for the "China British gram to the King demanding the the Great Wall at present, in order Tilley,

Ambassador at Mair and its contemporaries to restoration of civil liberty.

that misunderstanding with Gen-Tokyo. They will be tried by a special eral Yen Hsi-shan be avoided.

waste water impress upon the populace not to in these days of tribunal under the Defence of the

Meantime Chang Hsueh-liang is to his home in Chelsea at mid-

shortage, but one would like to Realm Act--Reuter.

a man stepped out keeping a sharp look out for the night when

know what

the steps have activities of Communists in Man- from a doorway and felled him to

P.W.D. authorities. taken to pre- and taking précaution the pavement with a blow on the rent wanton waste

of this pre- possible

cious fluid! uprising forehead.

It is believed that the attack is re-action in consequence

Have they examined all the a sequel to a sensational incident mains to see that leakages do not of the recent raid by the Police on the Russian Consulate in Tokyo two years ago when a occur? Apparently not, for two General at Harbin Nan Chung knife was thrown at him during cases have been brought to the a luncheon party at the British notice of this paper during the Kuo News Service.

Embassy, Tokyo, on the occasion last four days where thousands of Manchuria & Russia

of the visit to Japan of the Crown gallons of good potable water were Shanghai, To-day.

Prince and Princess of Sweden,

allowed to run to waste. The

escaped.

On Saturday the main at St. inter- Mr. Tilley is of the opinion that Francie Yard was when

at fault and

JAPAN'S PROGRESS

AFFAIRS

churia against any

or

the Government intends to pro-commissioned officer. He was told coed forthwith towards the rat by the man whom he relieved that fication of the Washington Eight he would get $5 a month for the Hours Convention, providing for job. His name had never appear- the legal limitation of the normal ed in Regimental Orders. He was working hours in industrial un- told by the man from whom he took dertakings to eight hours daily

over the duties that if he wanted and 48 hours weekly.

The Convention was signed at any cleaning kit or money, he would Reparations problem. has acca- NEW MINISTRY FOR OVERSEAS

have to get them from the P.R.I stoned the keenest satisfaction in Washington in 1919 but, so far.

office.

America, and President Hoover 19 had not been ratified by Great;

After four months, he remember-] declared to believe that the adop Britain. Reuter.

ed making a report to Capt. Reid. tion of the report will mark Washington and Premier's Visit

The reason why he did not do so great step forward in the situa-

Tokyo, Yesterday. Washington, Yesterday.

earlier was because that every time! tion in Europe. Officials of the

This morning witnessed the es- While high officials here are

he went to the P.R.I. office, he saw State Departinent generally are of tablishment of the Ministry of very interested in the reports as

the installa- other men there waiting to get opinion that the adoption of the Overseas Affairs and to Mr.

MacDonald's desire per- sonally to confer with President their pay for extra duties perfomed. report will end the friction and tion of Baron Tanaka as Minister try at Nanking,

He thought that he would have to irritation which existed in Europe ad interim. The new Ministry con- viewed, said that the Central Gov- the present assailant is the same water was running to waste in Hoover, which reached White House last week, it is pointed out wait the same as the rest of them. after the war.

He had not mentioned the matter to

cial word has yet been received, and until that is forthcoming White House officials prefer to re- main silent.

non-commissioned officers.

A Billiard Marker

DUTIES DESCRIBED

economic undertakings aboard and

A spokesman of the Foreign Minis-

China.

to

The spokesman added that after

4, 1928, he was billiard marker in a change in their debt polizy-particularly stressed the special diplomatic relations with Russia are the Men's Recreation гоот at

Router's American Service.

OIL INDUSTRY

می

COLORADO SPRINGS:

GOVERNMENT'S ATTITUDE

position of Korea and Koreans. discontinued, commercial relations The Minister's duties would include can be maintained through some cannot the supervision and function of the other channels, whcih South Manchurian Railway and possibly become Russian Commun the Oriental Development Comists propaganda agencies-Nan

Chung Kuo News Service. pany.-Reuter.

PEACEFUL CHANG

KWANGSI EVACUATION OF

SWATOW }

CANTONESE TAKING OVER

Swatow, Yesterday.

assailant then

NINE STROKES

THEFT OF GOLD BRACELET FROM GIRL

streams from 3 p.m. until 6.30 upon herself the task of telephon p.m. when a Portuguese lady took ing to the authorities about it.

Yesterday the residents 8. t Praya East were treated to an- other sight-a most tempting one in those days of water shortage, -when a pipe outside Ship-street burst, sending jets of water into. the air.

A Chinese boy was this morn- It should not be asking too ing charged before Mr. E. W much for the P.W.D. to send out Hamilton, at the Central Magis workmen to inspect all the mains, tracy, with the theft of a gold hydrants and other sources where bracelet, worth $24, the property a leakage is likely to oczur. of a girl.

"Must Not Quarrel" Inspector R. Murphy, who pro- Two Chinese women were this secuted, said that both the girl inorning charged before Mr. E. W. and the boy live with their res-Hamilton, at the Central Magis- pective parents on the second floor traey, with disorderly conduct in of No. 40, Sal-street. They occu- Elgin-street, pied adjoining cubicles.

Inspector R. Murphy, who pro- Yesterday afternoon the girl secuted, said that the women were went to have a bath in the kit-quartelling as to whose turn it

sists of a department of Korean ernment has not decided on a de- man who threw the knife.

It is a strange coincidence that relations, but the breaking-off of the Crown Prince and Princess of at the White House that no offis company's officer, or warrant or that there is nothing in the report

Meanwhile officials emphasise affairs and three bureaux of ad- finite polley regarding Sino-Russian

ministration. colonisation, and

diplomatic relations with Russia Sweden are at present in London which will bind the United States emigration.

Baron Tanaka, interviewed, de-seemed inevitable. This, it was be on a visit-Reuter. to reduce the German or Allied Cpl. E. T. Oxenhar. said that war debts and that the American clared that the Ministry would, lieved, will be advantageous Mr. H. L. Stimson (Seeretary of from August 29, 1927 until March Government does not contemplate inter alia, guide and encourage State) also declines to discuss the subject.

In spite of official silence, how. Murray Barracks. He thought that ever, observers at Washington are he was to get paid for the work, but strongly of opinion that the Ad- he could not say that he was sure ministration would welcome such about it. However, he had never U.S. PRODUCERS CONFER AT a meeting which, it is believed, received any payment. He was de- would bear good fruit, particular-tailed to do the work by the Regi- ily as far as disarmament ques-mental Sergeant Major. A month

OTHER PEOPLE'S MONEY tions are

concerned. Reuter's after he took over the duty, he ask- American Service.

ed L/Cpl. Greave his predecessor Colorado Springs, Yesterday. Mr. Leung Ngai-po (alias Leung! The Oil Producers' Conference Hau Tak Tong), formerly manag- as to payment, and was informed that he was entitled to $5 a month. has been opened. Mr. Marking partner of the Wing Yee Wo Cross-examined by Major Miles, Requa, who was appointed to pre- firm of metal dealers of No. 31, Witness said that he had not at any side by President Hoover, hinted Wing Lok-strest, who died on time told any officer that he had not at Government control of the in- September 26, 1928, at No. 85, been paid.

dustry, and said that if the indus- Wong-nei-chong-road, left estato As reported previously, the pro- Did you tell any try was unable to co-operate he valued at $20,000 in this Colony, Kwangsi forces under General chen, leaving her bracelet on a was to fill water at the fountain. Major Miles:

"rig: Government Probate to his will has been granted Chui King-tong, in the east of table in her cubicle. When she In binding them over, warrant or non-commissioned offi- would urge a

coercive regulation." Reuters to the widow, Ip Shi, Man-san. Kwangtung, are withdrawing | returned it. cer?-I told Opl. Headry.

was missing. In- sum of $50 each to keep the peace A bulletin issued to-day states

Major Miles: Can you

Mr. Leung Chu, proprietor of the gradually towards the Kiangsi quiries were made, but no one in for six months, the Magistrate re- Fook Wo firm of timber merchants, and Fukien borders. They have the house knew anything about the marked: "You must not quarrel that the King is making progress.ber what Cpl. Hendry said to you

No. 74, Peiho-street, Shamshuipo, also evacuated Kityang, Wailoy missing ornament.

and struggle. over this, water," The abscess is diminishing in size. then?He said, that the Major bad and his general health is good.

A Hiding Place not signed the cheques.

think that you would get Cpl. who died intestate at the address and other districts. Witness added that he had asked Hendry into trouble? Because I mentioned on June 17, 1928, left Following this evacuation, the Finally the Police were inform-

'A' detective made inquiries at raise money to pay the entrance Cpl. Hendry twice during the seven thought he had not seen about $8,500 in the Colony letters of pro-Canton troops are reaching ed. The King was out for the first months.

Cpl. Hendry had never told him administration have been granted Hoifung and Lukfungto occupy the house, and then the boy admit- fee.

the positions left vacant by proted that he had hidden the brace- The Magistrate said that had time since his second illness døve- Major Miles: Why did you not that if he had complained, he would to the widow, Leung Wong Shi

Kwangsi troops. ..!.

let in the stairs, where it was re the lad admitted his guilt in a loped. The doctors decided that in ask Major Ogilvy?—I did not want get him (Cpl. Hendry) into trouble.

Up to yesterday a number of covered.

atraightforward way be would view of the progress made and the to make a fuss about it.

Witness agreed with Major Miles excellent weather the king should

that he had had many opportunities

civil and departmental officials The lad's excuse to the deter- have been inclined to treat him benefit by the fresh air. According-

has left Swatow for Hong Kong tive was that he had met a man as a first offender. He would not of laying the complaint before his

and other ports. The situation at in the Botanical Gardens who had let accused go Scot free, however, company commander and other officers in his company,

Swatow is normal-Nan Chung intimidated him to join a secret after he had told all kinds of [Case proceeding.]

Kuo News Service.

society. He stole the bracelet to stories, Nine strokes.

HIS MAJESTY

ABLE AGAIN TO BE OUT OF DOORS

WALKS IN THE GROUNDS

London, Yesterday.

In the Fresh Air

1

Later.

remem-

Get Him Into Trouble Witness in reply to another ques- ly His Majesty spent half-an-hour tion said that he also did not wish

in the grounds of Windsor Castle. to get Cpl. Hendry into trouble. -Reater.

Major Miles: What made you

American Serviz.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR

The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/10 13/16.

F

in the