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大英七月廿五號 禮拜四日 中華民國已巳年六月十九日

No. 27,240

HONG KONG,

SOVIET REDS SHOOT PEAK WATER 8 HOURS

WHITES

CHINA ACCUSED

PER DAY

MORE RELAXATION

HENDERSON MAKES ANOTHER HONG KONG ISLAND HAS 200

STATEMENT

JAPAN ALSO OPTIMISTIC

Moscow, Yesterday.

A semi-official statement has been issued detailing the activities of White Russian emigres on the in the Far East

Soviet frontier,

DAYS' SUPPLY

"700" MARK NOW PASSED

ESTABLISHED

1846

THURSDAY, JULY 25, 1929.

16

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/11 5/16, -

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

CANTON SHOUTS LOSS OF R. A. S. C. DECENT CLOTHES"

DEMONSTRATES AGAINST

SOVIET

"NOT APATHETIC NOW"

Canton, Yesterday. "Down with Imperialistic Russia," "Down with Communism," "Stop all in- ternal squabbles, so as to present a united front against Soviet Russia"

THE

STORES

£250 IN VALUE

STOCK - TAKING SYSTEM

AT FAULT

DEBTOR'S ATTIRE TO SEE HIS LORDSHIP

DIDN'T LOOK A PAUPER

All concerned smiled when the following passage occurred this morning in the Supreme Court, Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, when his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.) heard number of applications and one public examination.

SOLDIER CHARGED As from Saturday, the Peak dis-and other patriotic utterances were the

Stores consisting of tea, tinned tricts will have potable water avail of prominent men of Canton before a goods and rum to the value of £254.3

underlying thought of all the speeches able during more hours, namely, gathering of not less than 10,000 148. 10d. stolen from the P.A.S.C. eight a day instead of four at people, representing all classes of the supply depot between April 30 and present.

Even then, comparative-City of Canton, at the Eastern parade May 21 formed the subject matter allegedly acting with the directly, householders with meters in the ground this morning. Never in the of a charge preferred against: support of the Chinese authorities. lower levels will be better off than history of Kwangtung have the Can- Private G. R. Bowles, of the

The statement sets forth the those "up topside.""

Солеве Chown such a spirit of en-R.A.S.C., at a District Court Martial When the four hours' supply was thusiasm for the cause of their Father-held this morning at Command number of occasions on which al

Ever patriotic slogan or song lexed armed parties of Whites extended to twelve hours in the city land.

Education Room, "D" crossed the frontier to blow up on Tuesday, no change was made wae taken up by the united voices of

the multitude, accompanied At the

by the Victoria Barracks. railway, bridges

powder at the Peak. magazines and for other destruc- however, the actual Peak times the impression of the on-looker that if O.B.E., M.C. (R.E.) presided and waving of thousands of flags, conveying Major H. P. W. Hutson, D.S.O.,

tive purposes.

and

Tried and Shot

It also says that between July 17 and 20 a number of Russian- Whites was captured crossing the frontier in the Amur region, 18 of whom were tled by

the State Department

and sentenced to death. including Duganov, who was connected with the Chinese army staff at Mukden which re- leased him from Sakhalin prison, where he was placed by order of the Soviet Government

for ban- ditry in Soviet territory; also Bashkarov, an ex-Police agent of the Harbin Intelligence Service, who was lately engaged on the orders of the Chinese army staff in the formation of detachments

into Soviet terri for incursions tories.

The sentences were duly carried out. Reutar.

Awaiting MosCOW

Shanghai, To-day.

In a press interview Mr. C. T. Wang stated that China was will-

the

ing and prepared to launch im mediately negotiations with Soviet to bring about a settlement of the C.E.E. isaues following re- ceipt of word from Moscow.

China was quite willing to accede to the Soviet's reported wish to settle the issues by direct negotia tion instead of through the media-

tion of a third party.

The Foreign Minister indicated that he thought it likely that the negotiations would take place in Moscow rather than Harbin

He

moment,

Governor's Address

and the other half in the afternoon. Very Little Rain The 700 million gallons mark has been exceeded in Hong Kong. though less than a quarter of an inch of rain was recorded at the reservoirs in the 24 hours ended this morning, the total in storage has reached 704.41 million gallons, Long before the appointed hour of which is a "gain" of 20 million la a.m., representatives of schools, over yesterday.

trades unions and commerelal guilds, The present consumption (with and units from the Military, Naval and no water through the rider mains Air forces began to assemble on the but with street fountains turned on spacious parade ground. A tempor. twelve hours a day) is approximate-arily erected pavilion, standing in the ly 41⁄2 million gallons, on which far off centre of the ground, was oc- basis, Hong Kong Island has 200 cupied by executive officials of the Gov- days' supply in hand.

ernment.

The Chairman, General Chan Ming- At Kowloon; the reservoirs "gained" 12 million gallons, bring-with a powerful appeal to the crowd shu, presided. opening the meeting ing the total to 388 million gallons for a concerted action towards Soviet but the position, of course, gives no Russia.

He was followed by other cause for anxiety.

speakers, all of whom spoke before a In Kowloon shipping and build-microphone which transmitted the ing contractors are being given a voice to two amplifiers set in different supply during the entire 24 hours. parts of the ground.

The New Bin

The Bill to amend the Water-

works Ordinance was read a second

time

an

at this afternoon's

to enforce

act of

was optimistic that they would torles) solve the dispute.

In conclusion, against the first party committing Henderson (Secretary of State for war, Mr. Arthur Foreign Affairs) replied that there are no provisions in the Kellogg Pact for enforcing penalties.

he said: "We are now awaiting Moscow's indication of their atti tude toward the suggested proce- dure, also an indication of the pos- sible date of the opening of negotia- tions"-Reuter.

Negotiations?

Shanghai, Yesterday. The Foreign Ministry has in- structed Mr. Sha Wei-chung, the Charge d'Affaires at Moscow, to close the Chinese Embassy and re- turn home, turning the control of Chinese affairs in Russia over to the German Embassy.

Pacific Solution

Long Procession

This part of the ceremony lasted!

and

Lieut. A. Sexton Artillery).

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BRITAIN'S NAVAL POLICY

THE "MINIMUM "

BIG CONTRACT FOR BRITISH FIRM

£250,000

ANNIVERSARY BRIDGE

PRIME MINISTER MAKES A TO BUILD BANGKOK'S NEW

STATEMENT IN COMMONS

THE PARITY PRINCIPLE

London, Yesterday.

BY MIDDLESBROUGHI FIRM

London, Yesterday.

the деж Bridge, in

Bangkok celebra-

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, the It is announced that the contract Prime Minister, in Parliament to-to build day, said he was in a position to Memorial

The Official Receiver (Mr. E. L. Agassiz) to Lee Kim (83), clerk, of No. 24, Cheung Lok-street: Your make a statement of the inter- tion of the 150th anniver- clothes do not make you appear tions of the Government regard- sary of the foundation of poverty-stricken.

ing the Naval Debter: F must put on decent gramme.

Building Pro- the city, has been awarded to clothes to come to Court to see his

Dorman Long Co., Middlesbrough, Lordship and the Official Receiver. Block,

The Government's general post-against American and Continental Judge's Curiosity

tion was that the defence of competition. Just before the public examina. the country must be devised The bridge will coat £250,000.- tion of this debtor closed, with his with two

2000s seco********** FAIR GENERALLY

This morning's weather re- port states:

Pressure is highest in the Pacific, to the east of Japan and relatively low in a trough extending from Tongking across Luzon to the Pacific.

Forecast:-East winds, mo- derate; fair generally.

$14563364************

"100 Per Cent." Stock Taking Evidence given by Capt. W. H.

$341

order was kept and no one was allowed Wiliams, M.C, of the Royal Army a month out of his salary towards spectators on the footpaths; perfect

pass a given point.

The

Accused acted

SV

character.

main considerations, Reuter.

a fresh

A rather interesting feat was carried

all the Powers that would ultim- ately be concerned.-British Wire- less Service.

Cruisers & Submarines

The "Three Services"

оп

have not been settled, but half the the Cantonese had been guilty of the assessons were Capt. B. J. Cor-statement of liabilities totalling firstly, as to the chances of the [The Bangkok correspondent of the eight hours will be in the morning apathy in their country's affairs in the ballis (Somerset Light Infantry),/$23,000 and his assets consisting af defences having to be used, then "Straits Times wrote on July 13:

pust, certainly they are not that to-day:

(Royal salary of $100 a month on which he of the efficiency and economy out on Monday evening when H.R.H the very ring of their voices, the de- fiant looks of their. faces and the wild

had to support a wife and five shown in their magnitude and Prince Purachatra spoke by radio, tele- Al-gestures of their hands all indicated

The prosecuting officer was Capt. children, debtor was asked by his

phone from Paris to Bangkok and gave a people awakened to a new life and, Laithwaite, R.A.S.C., and Mr. Les Lordship: "I'm curious to know Effect of Peace Pact

the tenders for the erection of the pulsating with the consciousness of d'Almada, jun., acted as accused's how do you manage it. How do

The Government had kept in Memorial ridge across the Menam. unity.

"friend."

you get them (local Sikh usurera) view the change in policy and the ed in London by a special committee, The tenders, which were recently open- The Charge

to trust you?”

problem of national security BA The charge against the accused

Debtor explained that it was not affected by

ase from five countries --- Britain, the Peace Pact, read that he had neglected his duty a case of trusting but of the money that pact was to be made an-and it may interest you to know that if France, Italy, Germany and Denmark to the prejudice of good order and lenders getting as many persons effective influence in international the British tender, that military discipline, in that, when as as possible to sign and, therefore, he relations.

of Messrs. To-day it stood as a Dorman Long and Co., is amongst the stereman and issuer in charge of had been asked to back friends' controlling purpose of Government lowest, if not actually the lowest. The

notes.

and a systematic policy.

figure of the Italian tender is lower, Which is Better?

but it is not clear if it embraces the It was well-known that in the same amount of work as laid down Debtor explained earlier that of midst of the multifarious con in that of the British firm. The ten- the liabilities he had incurred to the cerns, which the formation of ader of the French firm which erected extent of $23,000, the actual cash new Government entailed, and es-the railway bridge across the river he had received was $1,000 for pecially in view of the pressing is higher than that of Dorman Long's. which he had given ac- and complicated nature of its The tenders are being sent out to Siam, knowledgment for $2,000

and task, conversations

and they will be considered by His had been ac- he paid $80 interest atively carried

Majesty the King before a final decision оп between the

is made.J month, The balance

for United States and the new Gov- friends and colleagues whom he had ernment for the purpose of open- obliged and who had never re-ing a way for an agreement on States the minimum requirements ciprocated.

naval matters which hitherto had put up to us will be adequately two hours. Then police officers blew the store rooms he was concerned in Official Receiver's insistence prior new Government's assumption of the Liberal leader, Mr. MacDonald

Only about $2,500 of

covered." the defied settlement. liabilities remained because, on the

The Other Powers It was a coincidence that the Beet-whistles for the formation of the pro the care of public supplies, and that to consenting to

Replying to Mr. Lloyd George, ing of the Legislative Council. cession. By 10.30 the procession be

a receiving order office had corresponded with the assured him that as the conversa- The Attorney-General intimated gan to move first through Wing Hon- he had so negligently performed his being made, some of the creditors arrival of the new American Am- tions with the United States pro- that the regulations under the maloo, thence to the Bund, working duties. as to cause a loss to the had withdrawn large claims (pre-bassador, General Dawes, who had Bill would be postponed to a later westward and returning to the Muni-public of supplies to the value of sumably to proceed if they wished come here charged with the misceeded, the effect and general re- date, firstly, to await the results cipal Garder where it broke up. The $254. 148. 10d. of any further rain this month and treets were lined with thousands of

againat others who had signed joint sion of preparing the ground for ult of them would be given to. next; and, secondly, to gain an idea

notes)..

international agreements on be of the effect of the 12 hours apply to cut through the procession.

Debtor is now contributing $35 half of naval armaments. daily on consumption and on wast police motor

Already the whole five of those age of water.

cycle corps kept the Service Corps, officer in charge of paying his creditors. The Official difficulties, with the United States streets clear of obstruction, all traffic supplies, was to the effect that ac-Receiver observed: "You will find had been surveyed and the two MacDonald announced that it had In the House of Commons Mr. being suspended during the proces-cused took over the duties of store-that more satisfactory than paying Governments had made sion, which took nearly two hours to man and issuer from August 1, $80 a month interest," whereupon start in their solution. penalties

been decided to suspend work on 1928.

the cruisers "Surrey," and "Nor- under his Lordship intervened: "No, he The "Parity" Principle thumberland," to cancel the sub- All Types & Classes

study to his predecessor for only one was borrowing to pay the $80." sections, cach being preceded by a and routine of his work.

The procession was divided into five week in order to learn the procedure

"We have agreed upon principle marine depot ship “Maidstone" and of parity." said Mr. MacDonald. two contracts for submarines; also The zontally and vertically, and you We have agreed, without in any twelve thousand people who took part depot at Queen's Road Central and when you took stock on April 307 of parity that the measure of band. There

to slow-down dockyard work were at least ten to stores were kept in the main supply again employed the same method way departing from the condition other naval construction. The first section consisted of the some were also kept at the Garrison-Yes. staffy of The preamble of the Treaty, Mr. bureaus and public offices, as telegraph,

the different Government Sergeants' Mess.

elasticity can be allowed so as to Mr. MacDonald said that a com- Henderson

Asked why Sgt. Finnis kept the meet the peace requirements of mittee to co-ordinate the three ser- continued, merely wireless, dockyard and harbour offices,

Witness last took stock of the keys on his person states that any signatory resorting and red cross units; the second section, goods in store on April 30 and ac accused, witness said that the we

and not the nations. We have arranged that vices had been under Cabinet con- to war will be denied the benefits Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, trades

shall not allow technical{sideration. and had been estab- former was authorised to do so. action arises under the Pact. under the Treaty. Therefore no unions, schools and colleges, and muni- *************$*62*e

points to override the great public lished but as the co-ordination was cipal employees and staff; the third

50 Coolies Required issues involved in our being able not comprehensive enough to meet Mr. Henderson added, however, section, Whampoa Cadets, local militia, To-day's rainfall 0.07 inch

Re-examined by the prosecutor, to come to a settlement.

the requirements of state policy that he is hopeful that the dan-and members of the Bureau of Public

witness said that "it would require

the Foreign Office would also be re- Mr. MacDonald, Safety and Police; fourth section,

the assistance of about 50 coolies said he proposed to make this outlook was such as to justify a continuing, presented thereon. The general ger of war will be averted.

1929 rainfall ..31.55 inches mechanics' and engineers' associations,

for six days if an accurate stock matter his immediate concern as review of Britain's programme. Labour Union, and other Chinese Government

Average ....48.85 inches is very an-unions; fifth section, Naval officers and

to be taken. That would soon as other business had been Therefore, after a thorough exam- xious for a pacific solution and marines, units from infantry brigades

mean "breaking bulk."

disposed of. It had to fit in with ination that China is ready for a round in Canton, oüicers and students of the

Deficit

17.30 inches Staff Quartermaster Sergeant certain

of the naval position table conference with Soviet re-

international Allen, chief clerk to the last wit- tions and October, at present, cerity but as a duty imposed on conversa and not only as proof of our sin- Bureau of Aviation, Military Police and

DON'T WASTE WATER! presentatives. China's assurance Military Engineering Corps.

ness, corroborated, and further seemed to be a likely month. The us with regard to the expenditure was also that if the Soviet resort Kwong Wa Hospital ambulance made

The $96645936.88E929 added that the accused went sick examination of the naval position, of national money" the Govern- ed to force of which there is no

up the rear of the procession-Canton cused was present..

on May 22, without warning. On therefore, was not only a proof of ment has decided to the suspen- evidence China will appeal to the

News Agency.

The latter the following day, Pte. Bewer took our own sincerity but it was a siens, etcetera, which had already League of Nations. Reuter.

"Your Honourable Opinion"

agreed to the quantity of goods in over the duties &Я storeman. duty imposed upon stock then. U.S.A. & Japan

The following is a copy of a letter

us to guard been cabled. Stock was again taken on that day, our own national safety. addressed by the

Witness

Mr. MacDonald also declared. described the stock and witness found no deficiencies. Chinese Seamen's Washington, Yesterday.

Work at Dockyards

that as regards the 1929-30 Naval Mr. H. L. Stimson

taking as “100 per cent." in that (Secretary

Union, Canton, to masters of "various the goods were stacked in bulk, ed to him the loss of a cer cancel two contracts for sub-mitments before

On May 27, Pte. Bower report- The Government has decided to Programme there would be no com- Autumn and- Blacks tain quantity of tea. Other losses marines and to slow-down dock-'no steps could be taken to proceed were discovered on May 30, that yard work on other naval con- therewith until the matter was fur- Where the Keys Were Kept?

was four days after accused was struction. The Government, of [ther considered. Cross-examined by counsel for placed on the silk list.

course, recognised that naval pro- by the Governor to take part of it, the defence, witness said that Sgt.

Further corroborative evidence gress would have a direct effect

Looking Forward Immediately the way was clear the inmediately after the gathering Finnis was accused's predecessor, was given by Pte. Bower and Lt. on employment in dockyards. As Powers represented at the Washing- there will be a big parade through

Mr. d'Almada: Do you know Marshall

a result of a special rearrange-

conferences of the main streets, I, therefore, beg to where Finnis used to keep the A Case to Answer ask you for a permission in allowing keys of the store rooma?

ment, suggested by the Admiralty, would be invited to a preliminary Counsel for the defence then it was hoped to secure the ab. conference with a view to reaching more than fifty per cent. of your

Capt. Williams: Yes I do. He submitted that he had no case to sorption of a large amount of a comprehensive agreement, and crews, if possible, to turn themselves kept them on his person up to our union for the purpose of

answer saying that the onus of labour which would otherwise be the final agreement would be rati producing them along in order to ex he had occasion to go out, he took negligent rested on the prosecu- "We were indebted to the Board common censent, would be chosen

Mr. d'Almada: Therefore, when proving that accused had

been discharged from royal dockyards. fed at a place, which be hoped by pose their patriotism and much the keys with him?--Yes he did, tion. He contended that the proof Admiralty for the help which by the United States on recogui- obliged indeed Hoping that this will be co-insided with your honour as far as I can remember secution had failed to adduce any they have rendered and I desire tion of the splendid part played by able opinion and thanking you in Then you and others were not evidence of neglect. If there was to state that, having expressed their President. anticipation.

able to get stores when Sgt. neglect, he added, it appeared to their technical view on the mini- Continuing, Mr. MacDonald said Finnis was out? Yes, that was him that the existing system in mum which they considered to be it would then be reported to the the R.AS.C. of stock-taking was necessary, they have furnished us League's Preparatory Commission Asked as to where the accused at fault. Leave Hours: Say from 8 am was in the habit of keeping sider whether a prima facie case had objects with the least possible dis were fulfilled the request of the with loyal help in achieving our on Disarmament as a contribution The Court then adjourned to con

to its work and if these intentions. keys, witness said that they were been made out. On re-assembling, the location and hardship. kept in a drawer in the chief Court held that there was a case to

Preparatory Commission's Chair- clerk's desk in the general office answer, and asked accused if he wish-Concluding, the Prime Minister March 16, 1928, that the man, made at Geneva on That had been the system since ed to give evidence or make a state said it would be the Government's Powers attempt The Soviets continued insist-

accused became storeman ment

care and desire to put their among themselves, would be accom ence describing the French ap

If answer to another question Accused replied that he had no wit energy into a settlement without plished and we would be in a posi- witness said that accused used to hesses to call neither did he wish to unnecessary delay tion to pursue with the Commission proach as an offer of mediation" and also the denial of knowledge

go out on duty

hensive evidence or to make a statement. Asked if the main requirements, the difficult but essential problem of

the keys would be left in the part played by America leaves both official and unofficial tatives of the Ministry of Labour, the stores could get

Addresses Only - as stated by the Board of Ad- of how to reduce other forms of As a result of the efforts of presen- drawer and anyone reg

The case then rested on the final miralty were fully met by the rearmament, in accordance with the circles in Japan somewhat

coes to they submissions of the prosecution and the duced programme which the Gov- Allies pledge at Vorsallies, when mystified, but the Foreign Office and operatives have remumed Joint took over

commitees of the Cotton Emplo Mr. d'Almada: When Bowles defence. The prosecutor in view of ernment proposed to carry out imposing disarmament upon Ger

stork was taken the the fact that sccused gave no evid negotiations in Manchester thi stor usual 100 per cone that ence or called any witnesses, lost his Mr. MacDonald said: "I have not many, also in pursuance of the noon on the wages dispute Reuter, is, counting the boxes in bulk horl Continued on Page 8)

the last doubt whatever that in peace pact. the agreement with the United (Continued on Page &).

He

At the same time, the Foreign had received an assurance that the Central

Office also hinted that informal negotiation should be taken up with the Soviet authorities with a view to reaching an understand- ing preliminary to the opening of a Sino-Russian conference for the settlement of the outstanding Chinese Eastern Railway affairs -Nan Chung-Kuo News Service. Japan's Feeling Washington, Yesterday. The Japanese Ambassador (Mr. Debuchi). conferred with Mr.

H. L. Stimson (Secretary of State) OF the Manchurian situation

of State) states that so far as the State Department is concern- ed there is no foundation for the report that Japan feels slighted in

American officials are now making connection

with the Franco-

is

an effort to remove Japan's feel-American peace move in the Rus- ing that she has been neglected in so-Chinese dispute. Japan connection with the Franco fully co-operating with the Unit American peace move.

ed States; and the Japanese Am- bassador was Franco-American action in re- fully informed of

minding Russia and China of their obligations индег the Kellogg Pact the day action was, taken. Conversely, the Japanese Ambassador informed Mr. Stimson

The Japanese Ambassador. later said that his information from Tokyo led him to take an optimis tic view-Reater's American Ser- vice,

Diplomats Confer

Shanghai, To-day. The Diplomatic Corps, including of Japan's action, calling the at- the American, French, Japanese tention of Russia and China to and Italian Ministers, held a meet Japan's desire that hostilities ing at the Dutch Legation in Pe- | should be avoided.

king yesterday afternoon to dis- Mr. Stimson has also invited cuss the latest developments in Germany's co-operation towards the Sino-Russian crisis. It is peace in the Sino-Russian dispute. their general opinion that the ten-, -Reuter's American Service. sion has been considerably reliev

ed and that it is not necessary for third parties in Peking to offer mediation Nan Chung Kuo News Service

House of Commons

London, Yesterday Asked in the House of Commons if he will steps in consulta tion with other signatories to the Kellogg anti-War Pact (of which Russia and China are also signa-

Best Solution”

Tokyo, Yesterday.

(Continued en Page 8.)

steamers" in port-

the various

Dear Sira-Owing to the Anti- counting Soviet Demonetration will be staged horizontally and vertically.

on the Eastern Parade. Ground to morrow, the 24th inst., and we, an important organisation, are instructed

to 2 p.m."

Yours affectionately,

(Sgd.) U. 9. KAN.

LANCS COTTON

WAGES DISPUTE DISCUSSION TO BE RESUMED

London, Yesterday,

W88

Settlement Soon

ton

to

1921-22

agree