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KIDNAPPING OF YOUNG BOY

ONE CONVICTION

INTERESTING DISCLOSURES IN

KOWLOON COURT

"A MATTER FOR THE S.C.A."

The remanded case in which Li

Tsat (36) was charged with the Eidnapping of a five-year-old boy. from his mother at 127, Parkes- street, and Cheung Yuet (41) was charged with receiving the child, concluded at the Kowloon Magis tracy, before Smith this morning.

Mr. T. S. Whyte

mother of the child gave evidence

The Police Story

China" Mail

禮拜四日

大英八月八钟 中華民國已巳年七月初四日

No. 27,252

WATER SUPPLY

ALL RESERVOIRS OVER- FLOWING NOW

EXCEPT TYTAMTUK

The "China Mail learns this morning that Tytan intermediate reservoir is overflowing, which means that all the reservoirs on the Island are overflowing with the exception of Tytamtuk, which

is still about 40, feet below the overflow level.

If however, Tytamtuk does not

ESTABLISHED

1846

HONG KONG THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 1929.

BARKER'S BUNGALOW| MR. GEORGE RAPP

PURCHASED

FOR BOY SCOUTS

COMMISSIONER UNFOLDS DETAIL

OF SCHEME

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DEATH IN GOVERNMENT CIVIE HOSPITAL

WELL KNOWN FAMILY

The death

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -*

The closing rate of the dollar, on demand. to-day was 1/11 3/16,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

“Your Even Are Safe With Do”.

N.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician

Established Over Forty Years). Manager:-RALPH A COOPER,

Registered Optometrist by Canadian

Govt, Exam. F.J.O. (London)

(Personal Attentior).

“HISTORY GOOD FOR BELATED REPORT

THE SOUL"

CHINA AND RUSSIA

is recorded with con- CER. A SERVANT OF SOVIET siderable regret of Mr. George

IMPERIALISM (Gustav) Rapp, which occurred in the Government Civil Hospital last night, He was 50 years of age and his sud- den death comes as a shock to a very wide circle of friends.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST SMALL BOY

WITHDRAWN BY POLICE

The case in which a 16-year-old Chinese youth living at West Point is charged with committing an

WHY THERE OUGHT BE PEACE assault on a seven-year-old giri, living in the same house, was again Pointing out that "a little history mentioned before Mr. E. W. "Hamil

THE REPARATIONS" PROBLEM

BRITAIN'S VIEWS

FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL COMMITTEES APPOINTED

DIVIDED OPINIONS

The Hague, Yesterday. is good for the soul, Mr. George Eton, at the Central Magistracy, this

The Reparations Conference Sexolsky shows, in the Tar Eastern morning discussed privately Mr Philip Review," why war is unlikely be

It will be remembered that last Snowden's criticisme concerning tween China and Russia. He says: week the accused was remanded for the distribution of payments. The There can be no question but a week in order to await the report French Finance Minister, M. that both China and Russia have no of the Government Analyst to whom Cheron, suggested that another con desire for a war. There is equally ne dout but that neither China or a part of the little girl's clothing ferance of experts, to decide upon

IDEAL CAMPING ISLAND

Those who last evening attended the concert at the St. Patrick's Club For 30 years M Rapp was with concert hall, given in aid of the Messrs. John D. Hinireys & Son and, As already announced the daily Group Funds of the 16th Hong because of his association with that

Kong Group two hours' supply from the rider

(Catholic Cathe-firm;

was Secretary of Humphreys mains become operative to-day.

dral) Boy Scouts,

Estate and Finance Co. Ltd., until he let were

retired last month. juto a Scout secret by the

He comes from a well-known family local Commissioner, the Rev. overflow, the authorities will have G. T. Waldegrave, who announced that has been in Hong Kong for two when the to withdraw the rider mains res that the local Boy Scouts' Associa-Mr. F. Rapp, sharebroker. There are Russia are economically constitut-had been sent for examination. At the distribution of Reparations.

generations. A surviving brother is triction before the end of the tion had bought "Barker's Bunga- also married and unmarried. sisters; ed at the moment to conduct a war the last hearing, also, the Magis-might be necessary.. along with three other witnesses. year. say, October. If it does low" on the little island at Saiwan. overflow, of course all will be Detective Sergeant Fitches re-well, as a full supply for the win-It was the intentin to use the island lated that first accused was the ter months will be assured.. aunt of the, child's mother. Sev- P.W.D. officials are engaged in eral months ago she

ran away the work of examining tong in from her husband in Hong Kong private tenements. Those found with her two children and a kid- defective will at once be cut off napper to Taiping, where she sold from the rider. main. Even 80 This would mean that Scouts from the bay and brought the girl to about 50 street fountains will still any Group would be able to camp Hong Kong again. She went to function, an that, in the case of ajout during any week-end, and thus complainant's house in Parkes-tap being cut off. the consumar have a better opportunity of prac-" street on July 16 this year, and can still have recourse to the tising Stout craft. stayed till the 20th, when “she | strret' fountains. tuld complainant that she would take her son, together with her

ehild, out to "yumeha (drink tea),

Complainant agreed and they went out, but the defendant never returned with her son. She sent a letter to the uncle, a brother of accused's husband, in Canton and

DUTY NOT PAID

CHARGE AGAINST DEALER

IN WINES

TWO EMPLOYEES INVOLVED

Mr. Hin-shing Lo appeared be he at once came down and traced fore T. M. Hazlerigg, at the Con the woman in Wanchai. Together tral Magistracy, this morning, to with second, accused the first went defend two of five Chinese who to the Wanchai Market, where she met a friend of complainant, and when asked if the boy was hers gave an affirmative reply.

Sold For $140

The two accused took the child to 109, Praya East and there they sold him for $140 to a ship chan- -dler. The sale was witnessed by the buyer, accused, complain-

and the ant's friend

shop em. ployees, and was certified as law- Cul by the S.C.A. This happened on August 2, and on August 5, the Police, on receiving information, found the child in 109. Praya East Wanchai, and returned it to his mother, who had reported to the Yaumati Police Station.

His

asked Worship

Sergt. Fitches if he was going to proves a charge of fraudulently taking the child, to which the latter re- plied that he would charge the fret accused with "harbouring.

The mother gave evidence to the effect that she recognised first ac- eused as the kidnapper.

Three other witnesses then gave evidence, which proved that the

child had been sold for $140.

INCIDENT IN KIUKIANG European Custom Official

Under Arrest

Kiukiang, Yesterday. Mr. Anderson, a Chinese Maritime Castoris Official, bas been placed under arrest by the Opium Tax authorities here.

Mr. Anderson, it is stated, had discovered some opium on board the s.8. Kungwo, a British steamer, but was compelled to withdraw.

Subsequently bath Mr. An- derson and his staff were arrested by order of the Opium Tax authorities.

Further developments are awaited with considerable in- terest-Brilish Naval Wireless.

His Worship discharged the were charged with the unlawful second accused as there was no possession of a large quantity of direct evidence that she had re-dutiable wine, the duty payable on ceived the child.

One Year's Jail

which was $900..

In asking for a date to be fixed

as a training quarter for Scout masters, whilst little sites would also be laid out on the island as camping ground for the Scouts.

Week-End Camps

All a group of Scouts had to do was to apply to Headquarters for a site to be all- ofted them for a week-end, and they would find tents and other camping outfit, including cooking atensils, at their disposal, supplied by the Association and kept on the island for their use..

Lo bring along was their own food, and if they were prepared to eat rice and what fish they could eat rice and the sea, a week-end on the island would require very little outlay of

All the Scouts had

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and the widow and a family, to mourn

Italy supported M. Chenon, and on the scale which the present pre-trate remarked on the fact that the Much sympathy will be felt parations would indicate. The car matter was not reported the Rumania and Portugal supported his loss. with deceased's aged mother.

rent war talk is fargely pro Police by the girl's mother until Mr. Snowden's demand for revision. Herr Stresemann said that Ger- The funeral will be held to-day, pass-paganda, designed merely to main- over ten days after the alleged ing the Monument at 5 pm.

tain national prestige, national offence.

many was disinterested as regards dignity and to satisfy the more ag- This morning Detective Sergeant the distribution problém, which gressive and bellicose elements in Rozeskwy told the Magistrate that was a matter for the Allies to both countries. China wants peace. the result of the Government settle, but expected the political Russia wants peace. All Powers Analyst's examination had proved to question to be dealt with. desire that there should be peace be negative. in Asia. Why then should there be this talk of war, these threatening gestures and denunciations, this massing of troops on the frontier? First Famous Raid

MR. LAI IM-TO

DEATH OF WELL-KNOWN CHINESE MERCHANT

HEART FAILURE THE CAUSE A

حسن

Mr. C. G. Perdue, acting Director

Paris Press Comment

Paris, Yesterday. of Criminal Intelligence, told his Mr. Snowden's speech is adverse- Worship that in view of the result ly criticised by newspapers here, of the Analyst's examination, it was which are generally pessimistic as no good going on with the case, and regards the outcome of the confer. They dwell upon the grave responsibility of anyone who breaks

We regret to record the death of Mr. Lai Im-te, at his residence, 617 Nathan- road, Kowloon, this morning, at 4 A fittle history is good for the he would ask leave to withdraw the ence. o'clock, from heart failuro.

soul. In 1924, Dr. Sun Yat-sen in-charge. Mr. Lai Im-tó was s, well-knownvited Russia to assist him in his The Magistrate granted the ap-the Franco-British Agreement. business man, being Manager of the effort to re-organise the Kuomin-plication and accordingly discharged Orient Commercial Company and a tang and to establish, the Nation- the youth.

member of the Committee of the China

The little girl's mother protested, alist Government. Comrade Boro- Club,

The funeral will start from Pot-din and his associates came to Can- but she was told by the Magistrate tinger-street wharf at 4 o'clock this ton and served with the Kuomin- that she had herself to blame for afternoon for the Tung Wan Hospital tang, particularly in party and not having reported to the Police

Rest home, Jubilee-road.

military service. The Kuomintang, earlier, for a time took on a Communistic complexion, Borodin and his Rus-

money on the part of a Scout. It¦ ******************sian and Chinese associates spread-1 would mean only 10 cents, in fact, for tram fare to and from the Shau- kiwan tram terminus.

Public Appeal Intended Mr. Waldegrave added that be- fore all this could be accomplished, however, there must be an outlay of a good bit of money. He would not say just then how much money they wanted, but soon a public ap- peal for funds would be made, and he hoped. that the public

generally would

1929 Rainfall..41.64 inches

Average

Deficit

.55.53 inches

13.89 inches

DON'T WASTE WATER :

OUT OF WORK

give the Scouts' Association JULY FIGURES SHOW A BETTER

the sane hearty support which those in the ball had accorded to the 16th Group.

Scouts, Mr. Waldegrave said, could not beg for money; they had to earn all they required; but there was nothing to prevent officers, specially the Commissioner, from begging, and he (the speaker) was confident that he would get the money he wanted.

USED IN WAR

GERMAN PISTOL ON POLICE PIER

FOUND BY PUNJABIS

carrying the day at 3 p.m.

they were on the premises.

STATE OF AFFAIRS

EXCLUSIVE OF STRIKERS

www

London, Yesterday.

unemployed was 1,154,100 being On July 29 the total number of

31,457 more than the week before and 150,871 less than the year be-

fore,

This was exclusive of persons rendered idle by the dispute in the cotton industry, who are disqualified for benefit under the unemployment insurance- British Wireless Service.

COTTON DISPUTE

LIKELY TO BE SETTLED BY ARBITRATION

vice.

DEADLOCK PREVAILS

ing Communistic doctrines through- out Chlua as part of their effort to destroy the Peking Government. This movement was wonderfully suc- cessful, so that by the end of 1926, the Nationalist armies held the whole Yangtaze Valley, except the Shanghai-Nanking region which was then controlled by Marshal un Chuan-fang. Largely as a re sult of the activities of Communis- tically inclined students and labourers, Shanghai fell at the end of March, 1926..

It was during this period that Marshal Chang Tso-lin made his famous raid on the Soviet Embassy in Peking which resulted in a world-wide disclosure of Soviet

tion was unassailable, as Soviet plots not only in China but in other countries. Marshal Chang's "poai»

Russia was undoubtedly and openly assisting his enemies in the effort to destroy his Govern ment by revolution. Although the Embassy was closed down, Soviet consular officers remained in China,

FINE GENERALLY

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: Pressure is highest over 5. Japan and a shallow depression lies over Tongking -

ія

The depression in the Pacific

about 200 miles east of Balin- now a typhoon situated

tang Channel, moving W.N.W. or. west.

Forecast: N. E. winde, mo- derate to fresh; fine, generally. The American Consulate- General has received the tele- gram quoted below from the Manila Observatory;

Aug. 7, 9 p.m.-Cyclone or typhoon E.N.D. of Aparri, moving W. or W.N.W.

Aug. 8, 9.45 am.-Typhoon about 126 degrees, Long E., and 19 degrees, Lat. N.,

noving W.

Finance and Politics

The Hague, Yesterday. The Conference has form- Financial Committee, on

ed a

which each country will have two representatives; also a Political Committee, with Mr. A. Hender- son as Chairman, on which the six major Powers will alone be repre- sented..

Belgium and Japan

A private discussion of the Young Plan has been concluded be- tween Belgium and Japan in favour of its acceptance..

The British Attitude

London, Yesterday.

The attitude of the British. de- legation, at The Hague confer- ence, towards the Young schepie was further explained in a state- ment to-day, in which the British

outlined. [objections are

It was painted out that while Great Bri tain accepts the Young plan 45 a basis for discussion, it cannot ac- cept it entirely without modifica tions more favourable to Great Britain.

Great Britain is specially die- satisfied with the alterations in the Spa percentages of the re- parations' payments and the fact that the Spa percentages are not applied to all classes of payments. Great Britain is equally dis-

while Chinese diplomatic and con- Government must admit that single satisfied with the provisions in the

sular officers remained in Russia. fact to its credit.

Young plan that payments in Although the South terminated kind, which, under the treaty of Chiang's Abhorrence

all relations with Soviet Russia, the Varsailles, should expire in 1931, In the South, Soviet domination North continued a quasi-diplomatic will, under the Young plan, con was found to be abhorrent by relationship. This was inherited faue on that basis for another General Chiang Kai-shek. Assisted by the Nanking Government when by a group of Kuomintang Gen-jit captured Peking. erela, notably of the Kwangali fac

Long, Ugly Story

ten years.

The International Bank

tion, he broke away from the Han. The story of the Chinese Eastern Finally, it was added, that kow regime and in April, 1927, he Railway is a long and ugly one. opinion in British financial efrcles established the at that time Conceived by the secret Li-Lobanoff is crystalising against the concep

be limited.

for the bearing of the case, Mr. Lo At the Kowloon Magistracy this First accused brought her child applied for bail for his clients who morning, Police Sergeant P. into Cours with her, and when sen-were only employees of the Chinese Kellet asked his Worship to con- tence of one year's hard labour wine shop concerned. ⠀

fiscate a pistol, which was found was passed on her, she asked His The case for the prosecution was by two Indian soldiers of the Worship to settle about her child. that two of the accused were arrest- 3/15th Punjabi Regiment, on Mon-

London, Yesterday. An uncle offered to take the ed on Saturday.

The position in the cotton dis-separatist Napking Government, as Treaty, aimed as an offensive tion of experts that the proposed child and send it back to her wine in the street, and they took Sergt. Kellet stated that the pute is still one of deadlock. a direct protest against Soviet weapon against Japan, it has been International Bank should become father up-country, but the mother the Police to the wine shop, in Sai- pistol was found by the soldiers Neither side is willing to com-Russia dictatorship of the Kuomin- throughout its existence a Russian a great financial institution with absolutely refused, claiming that yingpun, West Point, where the on the landing steps of the Police ment on the Prime Minister's let-tang and the continued spread of political agent. It served Russian & gold reserve, controlling in a the nian was not the uncle.

Fother three were arrested.

Pier, Kowloon. They handed it to ter expressing an earnest hope Communism in China. He joined imperialism in Czarist days; it general way the international flow. The uncle said "You cannot be Mr. Hazlerigg discharged two of Capt. Moriarte, of the same regi-that the parties will arrive at a with him in the Nanking Govern- serves Russian imperialism in Com-of gold. the real mother of the child if the accused because there was no ment, who sent it to the Police basis on which an early meeting ment such persons as were known to muniat days. If Nanking claims The British view was that the you sold your other one?", to evidence to show that they were the next day.

can be arranged but there is a be anti-Communist. The new Govern- that it has been used as a vehicle bank's powers should which accused replied: "I am the connected with the wine, although His Worship asked if the pistol grawing belief that a settlement ment entered upon a Party Purifica- to spread Communism, that will to those of an international clea real and lawful mother.".

was of a good German manufac will ultimately be reached by ar- tion campaign for the extermina- surprise no one, nor will it mattering house for the payment of war His Worship told Det.-Sergt. The master of the shop and the ture? Fitches that the best solution two carriers of the wine (Mr. Lo's Sergt. Kellet replied that It

bitration.-British Wireless Ser-tion of Communiste and this had much. The whole history of the debts,

been rigorously followed to this Chinese Eastern Railway is a his-

Reply To Mr. Snowden's Speech would be for the S.CA. to settle clients) were remanded till Morday was, and the rust on the nozzle

day sometimes with surprising tory of political service for Russia

At to-day's meeting of the con- about the child's living while its next. Mr. Lo's clients were grant- showed that it had been used in

brutality. Twice in Shanghai and for Russia of whatever com- ed bail in the sum of $250 each, mother was in prison.

ference, delegates of nearly alf Hankow all Russian Government plexion. H economic enterprises were closed The vicissitudes of the Chinese other nations replied to the speech down and Russians deported. Even Eastern Railway since October made yesterday by Mr. Snowden certain Russian advisers were ar- 1917, when Soviet Russia came into (British Chancellor of Exchequer). rested and detained without a fair exlavence, have painted a drear M. Cheron, the French Finance The Hague, Yesterday,

trial and finally in December 1927, page in Far Eastern history. Con-Minister, denied that France would Count Ruys Van Beerenbrouck the Russian Consulates in South trolled by an Allied Commission for gain, by any sacritice that Great has formed a Non-Party Adminis- China were closed down, after the about a year, it eventually reverted Britain would be called upon to tration, with himself as Premier Communist riots in Canton during to a Bino-Russian partnership” in make under the Young plan. STOLE FROM BABY and Minister of the Interior and that month. W

Bccordance with an agreement Great Britain was, however, autp- Agriculture Jonkheer Van Blok month

signed between Ching and Russia ported by the spokesmen of land will continue as Minister of Credit to Nanking

in 1924. There can be little ques- Rumania, Greece and Yugo Slavia. All this has been justified on the tion but that Russia has failed to In the course of a short meeting Foreign Affairs and Van Graaf ground of national necessity. The live up to the terms of that agree this evening the Conference de- will be Minister of the Colonias.

Communist armies of Ho Lung and Reuter [A telegram from The Hague, dat.

Sergt. Fitches agreed and said that he would send it immediate

HAWKERS SATISFIED !

ly to the S.C.A. for a definite de-BANN cision. T

Three Chinese appeared before Accused desired his Worship to Mr. T 8 Whyte-Smith at the Kow let her child stay in prison with loon Magistracy this morning on a her, but Sergt. Fitches said it was charge of selling articles other than not allowed unless the sentence those detailed on their hawkers' was six months or under.

licences.

All three pleaded guilty, The third accused kept continuously. wiping, his right ere.

GOOD FOR COUGH ?

A Chinese appeared this morning

* His Worship: What is the matter with your eye?

the War.

DUTCH POLITICS

His Worship pointed out that the trigger was missing, and COUNT BEERENBROUCK'S NEW

therefore it was of no vital use.

Sergt. Kellet: W you make an order to confiscate the pistul?

His Worship I will

YOUNG IN YEARS OLD IN CRIME

JAIL AND THE CANE

ADMINISTRATION

Yeh Ting were in South China Justment. China undoubtedly has had cided to elect two committees, one

before the Kowloon Magistrate on Accused: It is sore, your Worship. A 14-year-old boy was this morning ed August 8, stated that Count as the Communist armies, of Chi grievance and a case. China to deal with political matters and charge of hawking Chinese medicine His Worship: Oh, I see. Fired charged before Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg, Beerenbrouck had failed in his at-Teh and Mao:ize-tung are operat Would probably have won her case the other to deal with financial.

without a licence.

two dollars each

Asked what he sold, accused told The three left the Court satisfied, ing a gold bangla from the wrist of a the Right Parties

at the Central Magistracy with match-tempt to form an administration from ing on the Kwangtung-Fukien bor in any international tribunal

the Magistrate that it was nuts, which he obtained himself from the Lau Fung Mountain in Canton

His Worship: What is it good] for?

Defendant :- Gough,

Ser

Bernice: He has had

previous elmlar conviction, your

baby which was being carried on its mother's back, g

He admitted the offence.

The Police proved three previous con- victions for similar offences, and the Magistrate told the boy that but for his youth he would have sent him to

REDS IN SZECHUAN According to a Royal Naval wire- less message there appears to be a certain amount of Communistic activity in the province of Szechuan.risen for one year in addition to

Alight disturbance, in which whipping Chinese soldiers participated, fis as accused had to to to fall

MIR RIOT

THREE OF THE INJURED DIE

— IN HOSPITAL":

Calcutta, Yesterday:

Three of the people injured in

His Worship • • Fined four dollars also reported, but this appears to for one month with hard labour, and yesterday' a disturbances have died

have been promptly suppressed also receive 12 strokes of the cano in hospital Beater.

questions. Mr. A. Henderson (Bri- Ush Secretary for Foreign def now Thousands of Communist The Wrong Time

Affairs) was elected Chairman students and labourers were agitat The seizure of the Chinese East- ing against the new Government, eru Railway by the local Man of the Political Committee whilst which adopted drastic measures to churian authorities has undoubbed- Baron Houtari (Belgian Finance Minister); was appointed Chairman ly spoiled China's case, for it was preserve itself.

of the Finance Committee. Had Nanking failed in its anti-accompanied by a rather senseless. It is understood that Mr. Snowden Communist campaign, the Hankow propagands that China would and Mr. Wa, Graham (President of Government would have come unilaterally abolish

the Board of Trade) will represent under Communist domination and toriality at the end of Great Britain on the financial com South Chins would have fallen prey It is dificult to believe that the mittee. Both committees will best minds in Nanking favourad to a virulent form of Communism.

begin work to-morrow-British Even those opposed to the Nanking (Continued on Page 8) Wireless Service.