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No. 27,253 HONG KONG,

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1929.

OPIUM TRAFFIC

S.S. "LOK SUN" ENQUIRY THIRD BY-ELECTION

CHINESE SECOND MATE-NOT ON ARTICLES

"THE DIFFERENCE IN TIME?

Two Important Witnesses Not Summoned

PROBABLE ACTION AGAINST MASTER

AT HOME

TWICKENHAM POLL

CONSERVATIVES RETAIN SEAT BY NARROW MAJORITY

SUCCESSOR TO "IX"

London, Yesterday. Polling took place yesterday in the Twickenham division of Middlesex to fill the vacancy caus ed by the elevation of Sir William

ber, to the Peerage.

The Conservative candidate was

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST ENGINE DRIVER

TWO STOKERS IMPLICATED

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

DIRECT NEGOTIATION SUSPENDED

CHINA & THE SOVIET

An engine driver of the Kowloon NANKING DELEGATE BLAMES Canton Railway was this morning before the Kowloon Magistrate, Mr.

.. RUSSIANS

Tokyo. Yesterday.

A GURE BIGN

OF DEFECTIVE EYESIGHT

CONSULT THE MOST

RELIABLE AND PERFECT SOTTICIAN IN TOWN

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DISCHARGED

SUMMONS AGAINST. AN OWNER DRIVER

DEFENDANT'S VERSION

CENTRAL

GREAT BRITAIN · AND REPARATIONS

Andrew Tse, Chinese owner-driver, MR. who was summoned for negligent driv- ing on the Beach-road at Repulse Bay, on the evening of July 18, was discharg-

tral Magistracy, this morning.

It will be remembered that Mr. A. S.

one-third to one-fourth over the middle

A DEADLOCK-

SNOWDEN DETERMINED TO

OBTAIN JUSTICE

THE FRENCH ATTITUDE

The Hague, Yesterday. "Mr. Snowden told the Financial

ages.

T. S. Whyte-Smith, together with "PLANES THREATS RENEWED ed by Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Cen- two stokers of the railway, Charged with dealing in opium at the pre- mises of the K.C.R., at Hung Hom, From Manchali, on the Man- MacKichan, whose ear was in into by without a permit from the Governor, churia-Siberia frontier, it is the defendant's, gave evidence on Satur- Commission that the former percent It now transpired that there was a Chinese acting as second

The charge of dealing was pre- learned that the direct parley be-day that rounding a bend going ages of German annuities must ferred only against the first ac- tween China and Russia has downhill, the defendant's car was sud stand. France, Italy and Belgium officer on the emigrant ship "Lok Sun" at the time when she ground-Joyngon-Hicks, Conservative mem-cased, while the three accuseds were broken down; also that the Chin-denly sighted coming up. It was from favoured, the Owen Young percent- ed off Samun Island, and that he was not on the ship's articles.

charged with possession.

ese delegates, Mr. Chu Shao-yang of the road. Sir John Ferguson, Finance Direc-behalf of the second and third ac- tiary) and Mr. Tsai Yun-shenga Chinese driver to stop his car, and Saturday to enable private talks, so Mr. F. H. Loseby appeared on (who was appointed Plenipoten- Mr. MacKichan immediately ordered The Commission adjourned until tor and Deputy Chairman of Lipton, cused and entered a plea of "not Commissioner for Foreign Affairs then the defendant ran headlong into as to settle the deadlock.

Mr. Snowden's Determination Limited.

As in May. Mr. T. J. Mason was/gullty." The first accused will; It is at Harbin), have announced that his (Mr. MacKishan's) stationary car.

Mr. Snowden told the Financial Labour candidate and Mr. F. G. anderstood, be represented by Mr. they are leaving for Nanking on The point of impact was right front

Hall, who was not in Court.

August 9. Mr. Chu has notified wheel, at a slight angic. The impact Commission that unless Great Bri Patterson again

Mr. Loseby applied for a remand the National Government of China caused defendant's car to straighten tain received satisfactory decisions Liberal colours. ·

blaming the Rus-out and then it carried on uphill, carry- as regards the percentages and as re- for the formal hearing In which

Ing away Mr. MacKichan's hub cap, Little interest, comparatively they could x, definitely a day for sians for the rupture-Reuter. speaking, was taken in the elec- the ease to begin. He also asked

ripping the running board and damag- garda conditional and unconditional ing the mudguard. The collision also annuities and as to Germany's tion, the aggregate poll showing a

his Worship to consider bail, which

caused the driving gear to snap.

deliveries in kind, she could not pro- reduction of 12,627 as comparede wanted fixed when Revenue

ceed with any further discussion of with the figures at the recent General Election. Of the three parties, however, the Labourites showed up the strongest (as com with May) and in pared

Capt. Edmondson, in his evidence, classed the Chinese officer as a "substitute" and said that it was for that reason he had not put the man on the articles. Commander G. F. Hole said that although the matter did not concern the enquiry, he might at the end have to report the case to the Shipping Master. Reading from the Ordin ances governing the signing on of officers, it appeared that an omis- sion to do so rendered the master to a fine not exceeding $50.

CAPTAIN'S STORY

A Marine Court of Enquiry as They found that Nos. 1

and

sembled this morning in the Har-holds were making water fast

carried the.

Officer Tallon appeared.

to this effect,

"Russian Sabotage"

Harbin, Yesterday. The resumption of aerial move- ment by the Soviet, ostensibly against China, and demonstrations by Russians on the two frontiers, namely, at Manchuli

Speed Not An Issue

bour Office to enquire into the rir- Il rose to 14 feet and witness de- the end their nominee poled just Office, appeared for the prosecution Pogranichnaya, have marked a re-his car was travelling just before the Treasury experts to submit proposals

cumstances attending the strand-ded to leave her where it was ing of the emigrant ship "Lok instead of getting the ship off. Sun" of Samun Island on the

An S.0.S. was wirelessed out, morning of July 14.

and distress rockets were fred.

503 votes below the Conservative The result of the polling, as declared last night and cabled by Reuter is as follows:-

Prosecution and Bail Mr. B. C. K. Hawkins, superin tendent of the Imports and Exports

and said that the first accused's charge was very serious, and that the second and third could not help but join in with him, as they were

and Russia.

The Hon. Comdr. G. F. Hole, Later witneas received a wireless. Sir John Ferguson, Con. 14.70s stokers under him. He asked his monstrated over Chinese territory dant said that when he first saw Mr, as five out of the six Governments

ap- the

R.N. (retired), Harbour Master. ed reply asking for the exact presided and the assessors

position of the ship. He did, but pointed by His Excellency, he was unable to give the exact Governor were: Mr. Robert Hill, location. He had also used the (master of the s.8. "Phemius'), pumps for 16 minutes but they did Mr. Arthur Hall

T. J. Mason, Labour ......14,202

F. G. Patterson, Liberal

1,920

Conservative majority No change.

503

In May the figures were:

21,087

15,121 7,246

5,066

Conservative majority

(master of the not make an appreciable differ-Sr W. Joynton-Hicks, Con... 8.5. "Telemachus"), Mr. Douglasence. It was also raining heavily.T. J. Mason, Labour

Unable to Ascertain Position Lupton (master of the s.s: "Kwong

R. G. Patterson, Líberal Chow"), and Lt. Comdr. L. G. Boats were lowered and every- Haddington (HM.S. "Tamar").

Mr. Geo. K. Hall Brutton ap- peared for Capt. H. R. Edmondson, master of the "Lok Sun," and Mr. J: T. Prior was for the owners.

Only a "Substitute”...

In evidence Capt. Edmondson stated that he had been master of the "Lok Sun" for about three months and half. On July 13, he was in command of the "Lok Sun," and at 11.03 p.m. he left Hong Kong for Singapore, with about 1,000 tons of general cargo.. There were also about 700 passen- gers,

The Chief Officer was Mr. F. Smith and a Chinese acted as second officer. The latter was not aigned on. because the British officer he had was on shore, and the Chinese second mate was a anhstitute.

thing was ready for passengers to land. He was unable to find out)

In 1924 Sir W. Joynson-Hicka his position until 5.10. a.m. when had a majority of 10,944 over Mr. Sherman, Labourite, in a straight fight.

| the weather cleared a bit. He then found that he was on Samun San Rocks S.W.S. --

Rescue Work

State of Parties- The state of the parties in the House of Commons is

280

261

69

7

Labour Conservative Libern! Independent Representation by votes:-

Conservative

8,808,091 Labour

8,422,202 Liberal

The rescue tug "Kau Sing" ar- rived at 6 a.m. At about 8 am H.M.S. "Somme" arrived, followed by the Taikoo tug. The "Kau Sing" left about 10.45 á.m. with about 400 passengers. The "Tai- koo" came alongside and took the.. rest of the passengers. No lives were lost.

Later Capt. Arthur, for the owners, eame on the scene and took charge of the salvage work. The ship was eventually abandon ed on July 26.

Independent

5,247,743 147,673

SIBERIAN -MAILS

It is notified by the Post- master-General for general in- formation that all Siberian mails from Hong Kong up to. and including that forwarded on July 5 (a.a. "Khyber") have. been received at London.

Steps are being taken to trace Siberian mails forwarded sube" sequently to that date and before the diversion by Suez already notified. ·

This morning the defendant went the Young Plan. into the witness box.

A New Proposal Mr. M. K. Lo, for the defence, was Mr. Snowden finally proposed the and questioning him on the speed at which formation of a sub-committee of vival of tension between China collision when Mr. Hamilton interposed on any question raised regarding the to say that that point was not at issue, method and amount of annuities A dispatch from Pogranichnaya because it was not alleged that defen provided by the Young plan.

Answering other questions, defen- says that 38 Soviet aeroplanes de- dant's speed was excessive.

on the morning of August 8.

MacKichan's car his own car was about Russian 'planes have also gone up over Manchuli, whence it is re- ported that about 20 Russian armoured cars have ran 'threaten- ingly close to the border.

The Chinese are blaming the frequent interruptions

the Chinese Eastern Railway's tele phone services on Russian sabot- age. Reuter.

on

“RED THURSDAY ”

SEDITIOUS LITERATURE IN COLONY

CHINESE CHARGED

Three of the six Chinese arrested In connection with the “Red Thurs-] day" distribution of seditious litera- ture near Sincere's, made another. Worship to fix bail for the first at appearance before Mr. E. W, Hamil- | $2,000, and the second and third ton, at the Central Magistracy, this

8500 each, to which R. O. Tallon morning... agreed.

FINE TO CLOUDY

This morning's weather re- port states:

Pressure is highest over S. Manchuria and a depression is situated to the north of Hok- kaido.

The typhoon is situated in the eastern portion of the Bash! Channel, moving North-West.

Forecast N.W. winds, fresh, fine to cloudy.

The following telegram was received by the American Consulate here:

August 9, 10 a.m.-Typhoon in about 123 degrees Long, E. and 21 degrees Lat. N. moving N.W.

Mr. Mac

the middle of the road. Kichan's car was also about the middle

M. Cheron (France) replied that

concerned supported the Young Plan, he was opposed to the formation of a sub-committee. Reuter.

Earlier Telegrams

London, Yesterday.

The remarkable feature of British Press comments on Mr. Snowden's "one sand" at The Hague is the unanimity of papers of all shades of opinion, which pay tribute to the Chancellor,

Apparently the Conference, which suffered a shock yesterday, is still startled at Mr. Snowden'a frank- ness, M. Hyman's (Belgium) sup part of his appeal, and also at the speech by M. Cheron (France) when, in a spirit of conciliation, he declared that the reconstruction of Europe needed nobility of soul, and. that therefore the Conference's acceptance of the whole Young plan was essential, "

French Press Comment

Paris, Yesterday, "Brutal" is the epithet the French

enlist their

The New Member Sir John Ferguson was born on

One of the accused was a Holbow May 19, 1870, and was educated in Mr. J. Smith, assistant mechani-man, another a Hakka, and the third of the road if not a bit over. Than Papers apply to Mr. Snowden's Mr. MacKichan's car tried to get on attack on the Young plan. They Aberdeen. He has been Financial cal engineer of the EH.C.R. Depot, a Puzti.

its own side to avoid a collision, and fear he will wreck the Conference. Adviser to the Ministry of Health told his Worship that the railway

The Police asked for another witness did likewise, he speeding up to The "Petit Parisien" says that on Housing; Chairman of the Rus was very short of stokers, and in week's remand as the translation of get clear of the other car. That ex- the group of nations supporting the Asked to give an explanation sian Accounts Committee; Member view of that asked his Worship to the documents had not been complained the relative positions of the Young plan have become consolidat-- as to why he was on the west of of the Unemployment Grants Com-reduce the bail for the second and pleted.

two cars after the accident. Lin Tin Island instead of being mittee; a Director of the Govern-third, as their charges were not so The Magistrate granted the ap- Mr. Le suggested three possibilities on the East, witness said that was ment's Wool Scheme; President of serious.

plication, the accused being remand-to Mr. Tse, namely:— the course he had followed and the Institute of Bankers; Assistant Mr. Hawkins suggested $100 hailed in custody.

(1) the accident occurred through his to the Surveyor-General of Supply, and the Magistrate agreed, fixing

Interpretation Difficulty

(Tae's); fault (2) through Mr. MacKichon's War Office (during the War); and the formal hearing for Monday.

fault; Finance Director and Deputy Chair

and man of Lipton, Limited, since 1926. en, His recreations are motoring and witness said that the Chinese who shooting. acted as second officer was only a substitute,

always passed clear.

Deviation in Compass Witness was on the bridge with the second officer when the ship left Hong Kong. They passed Green Island at a alow speed,

Not Signed On Questioned by the Court as to leaving it on their starboard side. The compass was swung on March how he had an officer on board with 28, 1928. It showed a deviation out having signed the of 2 degrees East. It had been repaired since but the ship had not been in dry dock,

The President of the Court re ferred to the Ordinances and sald

BOY KIDNAPPED

that the man had to be a certificated AND MARRIED WOMAN LURED vfficer before he could be signed on the articles.

TO COLONY

REFUSAL OF BAIL

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Constantly Checked Course The engines were going slow at 11.80 p.m. after leaving Crossing Channels. The course then was 14 West true. At about 11.15 p.m. he steadied the ship three Mr. Brutton said that under the times, and put it on half speed, circumstances he did not think that and for about 16 minutes the the master (witness) would be

A Chinese was this morning ship was put on full speed, which allowed to sign on the Chinese sub-charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, was 91% knots which stitute.

at the Central Magistracy, with Witness Torther said that he The President reminded the wit-kidnapping a five-year-old Chinese had voyaged to Singapore fiveness that he had said that he had boy; and enticing a married woman times on the ship. Each time he taken a man to sea as an officer and to leave her husband. went past Green Jaland by the that he had not put the man on the Accused denied kidnapping, and South Channel, and the Course articles could he say if he had re- followed was actually as on this ported the matter to anyone? eventful trip. On that course the Witaces replied that he had in ship should pass Lin Tin Island formed the owners and also the three-quarters of a mile off. He Shipping Master. had constantly checked his course. with the compass

At Taumati Pier

A Chinese was charged with the unlawful possession of 1.5 lb of raw opirn which was discovered by & detactive searcher on the Yaumati Ferry. The opium was concealed in a parcel onder accused's belt. A fine of $15 or in default 14 days' hard labour was imposed.

TRAFFIC CASES

ARGUMENT AS TO OBSTRUCTION

EUROPEANS FINED

The Court interpreters were able to translate the Magistrate's deci

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Average.

Deficit

56.06 inches

14.42 inches

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(3) it was an inevitable Bccident, and

neither was at fault

Mr. Tse said he thought that No. 8 was the most reasonable possibility, having regard to the circumstances of the collision. “We both tried to avoid each other, but were unsuccessful.”

Two Models Mr. Harlton suggested a fourth possibility, namely, that both drivers were at fault.

After a chalk mark had been 'dèawn

ed, and it is no longer possible for Mr. Snowden to support.

Germany Appreciative

Berlin, Yesterday. Newspapens here are most appre- and resolute stand, though they de- ciative over Mr. Snowden's overt

clare Germany is disinterested.

LOTTERY TICKETS

BUSINESS RUN BY MARRIED COUPLE

EUROPEAN CONNECTION 7

At the Kowloon Magistracy this

Mr. MacKichan's ear was stationary the Police searched their house and Det-Inspector Stimson said that just before the collision, and his (wit

sion to the Hakka and the Panti, along the middle of a table in Court and morning before Mr. T. S. Whyte but there was some difficulty in the books used to represent the cars, MI Smith, a Chinese married case of the Hofhow man, as none of Tse agreed with the Magistrate's sug couple were charged with the pos the interpreters could speak his gestion. He said that it was possible session of 80 Po Fui and four San dialect.

A that both cara were over the middle

Fu A Shantung interpreter tried bone just before the collision. The lottery tickets, at their tackle the accused, but had to give Precautions which both drivers took to house in 190, Kowloon City Road.

avoid the collision were not wholly suc At the Kowloon Magistracy this up, whereupon the Magistrate

The hauband pleaded guilty, but with regard to the charge concern-morning, Mr. T S. Whyte-Smith thought of the idea of reducing the just caught cach other.

cessful, and the two off front wheels his wife vice versa. ing the married woman, said that heard considerable argument over information to writing in Chinese she voluntarily accompanied him to obstruction, when Traffic Sergt characters. Hong Kong from the country. Serim summoned K.-S. Herbridge This was duly done and the paper neas's) was moving, and that explain-discovered the tickets; but while Detective Inspector W. Shannon for failing to produce his licence placed before the accused, with the ed the damage done to Mr. Mackichan's the work was going on the woman Reported to "Dark Man" asked for a week's formal remand, when asked to do so, and for leav- result that the light of understand-car. Both Drivers at Fault always kept her back away from Pressed on this point again, wit- and his Worship raised the questioning his motor cycle in ing shone on his face, and he nodded

the searchers. She was seen by ness corrected his statements by of bail.

Peking Road on the north side on to indicate that he knew what was Hamilton experimented

After returning to his seat, Mr. Inspector Stimson to wriggle and a saying that he had reported to a The Inspector said that if his July 25 at 10 p.m., thus causing an being done with him

with two few tickets fell out from her jacket. "dark man in the Shipping Office. Worship thought of giving bail, be obstruction.

models of motor care, and then an His Worship concluded that they The President told him that would have to ask that it be fairly Mr. Berbridge pleaded guilty to The man who was arrested in a that Mr. MacKichan was convinced of their own, as Inspector Stimson es nounced that although he had to doubt must have had some business on minimise the run of the tide which would not excuse him even if he had substantial. He said that accused the first charge, but not guilty to room of the Hang Hon boarding the evidence which he had given on bibited to his Worship some of their reported the matter to a clerk in the enticed his clansman's wife away, the second, that of obstruction. De house, late the same evening, when oath ha (Mr. Hamilton) could not books kept in Chinese. On one Shipping Office. Although the mat with her three children. One of the fendent told his Worship that he a large quantity of seditious matter, concile the position of Mr. MacKichan's ter did not concern the enquiry, he latter was sold in Canton and a thought motor cycles could be park- including cartoons, was found, was car, as he had said it was in, with the over was written "Kindly pay thought that, in his capacity na a second in Hong Kong.

ed on the roadway in Peking Road also before the Court this morning probable that both cars were overlap Worship thought that there may damage done to his car. It was more bearer in English, and his Harbour Master, he might have to The Magistrate gave a remand outside the Star Theatre, but knew The Police also applied for a ping a little before the accident, there have beer a European in the deal-

only with diffenlty that parking was week's remand in this man's case, fore he would dismiss the summonings. on the south side of the road. He which was granted. ----

Lost Sight of Land

At 11,40 pm. he lost sight of land. It came on hazy then. He

kept full speed on in order to

was running west. The wind was

S.W. and had a force of 4 to 6

......... Ship Hits Rocks

On July 14, at about 12.30 am.

he thought he saw land at about three points to the ship's star-report the case to the Shipping without ball

board bow. He thought it was Master for him to take any action Lin Tin Island He hauled the he liked.

ship out to S. 5 deg. W to give. The Court then adjourned for the her more room, and lept that purpose of working out the course, course till 1 am He also told On

LUCKY RICSHA - PULLER

This morning at the Kowloon Magis

said that that road was very quiet at night, but Sergt Serim pointed out that defendant's motor cycle was just outside the emergency door

Another Case

A BAD EGG

sumption, Capt. Edmondson tracy, befora Mr T S Whyte Smith, of the cinema, which was very 700 soptenced to six weeks hard I was not conclusive proat or negligence,ault two months' hard labour

the second officer to ring down was asked as to who had kept the the engine room for alow sa" rough log He

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riciha puller was charged by an In-wrong,

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Mr. Lo then pointed out for the However, bis Worship fined the Magistrate's Information: In future woman $25 or 14 days jail. The cases that the mere fact that one car husband who had two previous con- was slightly over the middle of the road victions, was fined $100 or, in de- and in support of his statement handed up to Mr. Hamilton a copy of Eogy land and Empire Digent, Vol. 42. -

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