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大英九月十二號 禮拜四日

中華民國已巳年八月初十日

ESTABLISHED

1846

No. 27,282 HONG KONG, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1929.

BRITISH RIGHTS

ANOTHER CASE OF INFRINGEMENT

HANKOW OUTRAGE

Part Of Company's Total Capital Demanded

TREATY PRIVILEGES

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/11 3/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Bharging Director

bilious

PERHAPS ITS EYES! Some forma of eyestrain cause biliousness, Our examination will quickly determine whether you need glasses or not. We never prescribe glasses unless they are necessary.

LAZARUS

Hong Kong's Only European Optician 13, Queen's Road, Central, Telephone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for

AUSTRALIA ON HIGH CHANGE IN SOVIET SIR G. F. CLAYTON TRIGO WINS THE MURDER TRIALS FOR

POLICY

CAUTIOUS ACTION ·

UNABLE TO MAKE DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT

OPTIONAL CLAUSE

CAMPAIGN

PEACE LEAFLETS

PROMISES TO REFRAIN FROM AIR ATTACKS

ARREST REPRISALS

J

HIGH

COMMISSIONER OF

IRAQ DEAD

AFTER PLAYING POLO

ot

parently content to leave the matter for officials to settle accordinetion in Australia he was unable at Habarovsk and Vladivostock were was employed under the Sudan Goy-

to law.

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present to make a definite announce- ment on a subject of high policy- Heuter.

Bagdad. Yesterday. Brigadier-General Sir Gilbert F. Clayton, K.C.M.G., High Commis- Geneva. Yesterday...

Tulsa. Yesterday. ner of Iraq, collapsed after play- Major Mar (Australia) told the

It was stated Tom Harbin this ing polo to-day, and died. Reuter. League Assembly that he had hoped morning that Soviet planes drop- Public opinion here has been somewhat taken aback by the to associate Australia with Britain, and leaflets over Pogranichnaya 1. Clayton, was educated at Sir Gilbert Clayton, who was born in 1875, the artion of Hankow Municipality in demolishing the transit sheds be-Canada and India, and announce

that Australia would sign the Op-air attacks.

pledging to refrain from further the Royal Military Academy, Wool- longing to Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, a well-known Far East tional Clause in the present session,

with, and entered the Army in 1995. firm. No resistance has been offered by the Company, which is ap-but in view of the political situa- It was reported from. Vladivos- | 11e was promoted to Captain in 1901. toek that 1,000 Gainese it and served with the Egyptian Army, 1900-1920. From 1910 to 1919 he arrested and herded into detentionermei. ramps by the Soviet authorities.

The deceased acted as Director of Russian Prisoners

Intelligence in Egypt, 1914-17 and, from 1917-19 Chief Political Officer to EXPORTING OPIUM

Harbin. Yesterday. the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. During the last two days Ser. He served in the European War (be- SHIPMENT OF 2,000 TAELS TOeral hundreds. of Soviet citizens mentioned in despatches several Fines), and was appointed Adviser to were arrested and interned. Re- the tinistry of the Interior, Egypt, ports concerning the frontiers are 1019-22, and Chief Secretary to the conflicting. Official information Government of Palestine, 1922-25. states that Suifenho and Djalanor He was a Pasha of Egypt.) have been evacuated by the Soviet | troops, and that yesterday no mili- tary operations occured, although Soviet aeroplanes, addition to scouting over the ailway lines. have appeared on several sions over Molin and the Mulin cas mine.-Reuter.

To-day, however, we have received news of a further case of The Wuhan Utility infringement of British rights at Hankow. Eureau has issued an ultimatum to the Hankow Light and Power Co., a British concern, demanding the accounts and plans of the Company, together with a fifth of one per cent. of the Company's¦ total capital as registration fee.

The Company has referred the Bureau to their Treaty rights, and the matter will be arbitrated between the two Governments

concerned.

AN IMPERTINENT ULTIMATUM

Hankow. Yesterday.

It is understood that, although the work has been ordered to stop, the demolition of Butterfeld and Swire's godown still continues. The firm did not require any ac- tion to be taken to prevent it, as it would in all probability have resulted in a boycott of British shipping-British Naval Wireless.

Hankow. Yesterday. Accompanied by armed soldiers, Municipality employees recom- mented the demolition of Butter field and Swire's transit sheds at four o'clock this afternoon, no re sistance being offered by the com-

pany.

of cuse

infringe-

†

MANILA

LOCAL CHINESE CHARGED

.....

Revenue Officer Grimmitt this moraing preferred a serious charge against a Chinese named Lam Kau, jof unlawfully exporting opium from

the Colony.

The case came before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the Central Magis- tracy, and the accused was defend jed by Mr. Leo d'Almada, sen.

occa-

Earlier Cables

Mukden Yesterday.

NAVAL SCANDAL

SENATE ORDERS FORMAL INVESTIGATION

THE 1927 CONFERENCE

ST. LEGER

NEXT WEEK

RACE OF THRILLS THE SESSIONS LIST

SPLENDID FINISH FOUGHT BY SEVEN CASES IN SEPTEMBER

BOSWORTH AND HORUS

CALENDAR

DECIDED BY SHORT HÉAD PRESSURE BEFORE VACATION

London, Yesterday. The result of the St. Leger, run course of that over one mile and this afternoon at Doncaster, over a

three quarter was:

1 2 3

Trigo (Beary) Bosworth (Weston) Horus (Elliott) Fourteen ran.

Won by a short head, with three quarters of a length between second and third.

Betling:-

September Criminal Sessions will open earlier than usual, the first Justice (Sir Henry Gellan, C.B.E.), day fixed by his Honour the Chief

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according to the "Government Gazette" being Monday, the 16th (at 10 a.m.). The 18th of the month is the ordinary day and the start is often postponed when holiday week-end intervenes. This time it is being put ahead be- cause the Long Vication of the Supreme Court commences after the conclusion.

or

5 to 1 against Trigo. 9 to 1 against Bosworth

Last month there was only one 25 to 1 against Horus.

short case which lasted a morning. Trigo was ridden by Beary, This time there are seven cases in otherwise runners and jockeys were the calendar. three being of mur- identical with the list of probables der. In addition to the Chief Jus- previously cabled.

The field was:

Trigo (Mr. Barnett) Hotweed

Bosworth

Totalisator

Posterity (Mrs. Glorney) Haste Away

tice, his Honour the Paisne Judge (Mr. Justice Wood) will also sit.

The first case before the Chief Beary Justice, on Monday is that of Lam

Garner,

Weston Ling, who is being served to-day Perryman with an indictment for the murder Taylor of a policeman, Sapuran Singh, ini ...J. Childs. Yaumati, on July 10.

Sincere's Case

Mr. Jinks (Maj. McCalmont)

Tom Peartree

gether with the payment of one aith of one per cent. of the Com- Mr. Crimmitt asked for a week's;

Washington, Yesterday. pany's total capital as a registra remand as a cable had just been re-

(Mr. H. E. Morriss)... The Senate has ordered a formal En Gurde (Mr. Singer) tion fee.

ceived from Manila stating that

An official communique says investigation of the activities of Horus (Sir L. Philips) The management has replied. (2,000 taels of opium had been that fighting at Manchuli stopped the American shipbuilding corpora- Brienz (Mr. Tattersal!) inter alin. the demands are not-seized there. He wanted the re- on the evening of September 9. tion represented at the Geneva Cuttlefish ed, but we must inform you that mand for the Government to consi-The railway, telegraph and Cus-Naval Conference in as a British registered company der whether or not to bring the toms staffs have returned

trading in a Treaty Port, we are Manila Customs Officer concerned Pogranichnaya-Reuter. entitled under our treaties to certo Hong Kong to give evidence of

Un "President Jackson"

POLICE PANTS

Defoe

H. Beasley. Three cases have been set down

...Dines.in Mr. Justice Wood's Court on Richards. Monday. The first concerns Wong .Elliott. Yee-him, charged with assault by R Jones two or more on August 9 with in- .P. Beasley tent to rob, at No. 7, Kui Yin-fong.

.F. Fox

2nd floor. Jellías.

1927-Reu-Pennycomequick (Lord Aster)

toter's American Service.

PAWNBROKER'S ASSISTÁNT IN

TROUBLE

PLEA FOR LENIENCY

FAIR GENERALLY

To-day's weather report, from the Royal-- Observatory states;

The anti-cyclone remains ata- tionary over south Manchuria.

thee trough now extends from Indo-China across the Philip pines to the Pacific,

Forecast-N.E. winds, mo- derate; fair generally.

Tom

The second is the sequel to the Race Described

alleged burglary at the Sincere Co., Ltd., No. 173, Des Voeux-road Cen- Of the three placed runners, only tral, on the night of July 25-26. one, Bosworth, was with the van at Tung Yee-hing faces two counts in the beginning. From a good start, an indictment of shopbreaking and Cuttlefish jumped off in front of En stealing a quantity of jade jewel- Garde,

Peartree, and Bostery. Yuen Ping-chung is charged worth. Brienz was Inst.

with receiving soine of the jade. At the mile post, En Garde had The third case before the Puigne displaced Cuttlefish, which was now Judge relates to an alleged offering Peartree retained of a bribe of $20-to, public ser- second. Tom third position, but Fosterity had vant, Mr. W. R. Hillyer, Chief Ins- run up into fourth, with Bosworth pector of Junks and Cargo Boats, Harbour Department, The prison- Entering the straight, Cuttlefisher's name is Ip Lam. cracked up and dropped back rapid- ly, beaten by the pace.

fifth.

tain rights and privileges and no the Gnding of the opium. interference with the same can Mr. Hamilton said that he want- be permitted unless and until the fed some facts before granting the matter has been discussed be application. tween the British and Nationalist i Governments and a satisfactory j The Revenue Oficer then stated agreement rcached-Reuter.

that the accused was alleged to have gone to the Admiral Oriental Another

Line and shipped through them a mert of British rights is being set case to be dealt with for committal, bale which he represented as Tung Fung Pawnshop, 44, Wuhu

Lo Wal-ring, an assistant in afoot here, consisting of an ul-Mr. Lo. I think it is in the inter-piece goods consigned to a man Street, appeared at the Kowloon timalum by the Wu-Han Public est on the man unself to go down. named Wong Yik in Manila. The Magistracy this morning. before Utility

to the Hankow When are you ready to go on, Mr, bale was shipped on the 8.8. "Pre-Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith, for having Bureau

sident Jackson." The accused was Light and Power Company. which Murphy?

Tuesday's Cases is a British concern quoted by the

Mr. Murphy: 1 must ask for time,supposed to have called for the bill taken into pawn a pair of blue

Providing the first murder trial of lading to

En Garde stayed on, however, to as concluded, the Chief Justice London Stock Exchange. The ul- i am not ready to go on now.

be forwarded to serge trousers marked "H.K.P.-

W.99" on July 8. Manila, but did not show up again. timatum demands within seven

Mercy of the Court

Mr. F. C. E. Hendall, for the de- PARLIAMENT'S FATE show the way in. Bosworth had will preside on Tuesday morning At Arst Manila. only cabled that

worked up to second and days copies and all account books

Magistrate: I understand the man

Trigo, (at half past ten) in another mur- coming into the picture, was now der case. and plans of

the power station is throwing himself at the mercy of plum consigned from Hong Kong fence, entered a plea of "guilty" to

technical offenle. a

He pointed

The prisoner then will had been seized, so they had to wait

third, behind Bosworth. and

Behind be Yung Kwal-tin, alias Lau Sung- the Court, or that was the impres-until now when a second cable was out to his Worship that the defend-

Trigo were Pennycomequick and tin, who is alleged on July 25 to. sion I had at the previous hearing. received stating that the opium Ant did not know English as he had

have murdered Ah Tsoi, aliae Yeng Mr. Lo remarked that he was glad amounted to 2,000 taels, and were tried him himself in his office. The VOLUNTEERS FUNDS that bis Worship considered the mis-found in a bale shipped on

Leader Fades Out Chinese were used to the Govern

Lek-hong, in Cross-street, Wanchal understanding was cleared, and the "President Jackson."

inent Crown mark, but when it

Canberra, Yesterday.

With a quarter of a mile to go,

The third murder case is anti- POLICE NOW ASK FOR only remark that he had to make i The Magistrate pointed out that came to English lettering they did Parliament has been dissolved. the huat an En Garde had told its cipated to commence also on Tues-

COMMITTAL

now was that his Worship did in the prosecution must prove that not know what it was.

-Reuter.

tale and the leader faded out, day before the Chief Justice. Yim timate at first that it was a case for the bale containing the opium was had only been a recent worker in 35 votes to 34 on the Hughes amend bolt with that effort up the straight, is given as August 1. The locality

[The Government was defeated by

Pennycomequick had also shot her Yat-hong is the prisoner. The date committal, but after his Worship the game one shipped by the ac the pawnshop, which had been esment at the Committee stage of the Bosworth had heard Major Wolfe-Murray he cused from Hong Kong;

was now in the lead, is stated to be Second-street. Sai- Se Chung-man, a clark employed remarked that it altered the whole shipment by the aerused must also tablished for 30 or 40 years and Arbitration Abolition Bill. The Bill Trigo was second and Horus third. yingpun district, and the name of

bad passed the House of Representa- at the Volunteer Headquarters, aspect of the case..

was the first offence.tives, after a fierce battle.

Hasteaway had come into the pic- the deceased is put down as Lo Kau. : made another appearance before Mr.

If the first three cases before the In view of that. he asked the A general election is likely before ture with a late effort and joined Magistrate to show lexionsy. October 31.3

issue with the three leaders in a Puise Judge are disposed of on Det.-Sergt. Humphreys, interpos- |

splendid race for the winning post, Monday, the trial of Luis Oliva, a these four drawing away from the Filipino barber, will commence on Tuesday morning. He is charged with rape and indécent assault on

electrification

system,

CHARGE AMENDED

to

Mr. Hamilton said that Mr. Lo

be proved.

the

and

Mr. Rendall added that his client

that this

AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

DISSOLVED

GENERAL ELECTION SOON

Horus.

ing said that all Government pro- perty was marked with a broad BURNED TO DEATH remainder of the field.

Mr. Grimmitt said that he under- E. W. Hamilton, at the Central was only reopening the argument stood that, and by next week would Magistracy, this morning, in con- and added. "I will give you a date. be able to tell his Worship whether nection with the case against him of 1 will hear this case, when?"

or not the Government would go on allegedly uttering forged documents Mr. Lo:

As early as you like; with the case. and misappropriation of Volunteer anything you like, your Worship; If

Liable to $250,000 Fine!

black arrow, and that it was un- Funds.

the case is

Mr. d'Almada suggested that the mistakable. for committal. He Mr. H. K. Holmes, Crown Selici- himself very naturally prefer that Magistrate should fix a definite date

Considering that the offence tor, was present in Court, together you deal with him. As for ss for hearing, say, ten days from now,

not Was

technical bis Wor- with Mr. T. Murphy, Assistant understand your Worship's intima- such a charge above his head for ordered the trousers to be return-

He did not want his client to have ship imposed a fine of $50. Director of Criminal Intelligence tion-perhaps I had better put it (prosecuting), and Mr. M. K. Lo this way: As committal

on indefinite period.

ed to the Government without pay- (defending).

The Magistrate mid that Manila ing compensation to

the pawn- Magistrate: Are you in this case

committal is up to you, I don't know was a long way off, so he would give broker. for the Crown, Mr. Holmes?

Mr. Holmes: No, your Worship

this case

or non-

if your Worship wants the facts of the prosecution reasonable time. notice before you discharge your if by that time the witness bad not to be brought to your He would give a week's remand and I understand that my name was power of committal mentioned, and I am here out of rests with you.

the option yet arrived from Manila, he would courtesy to the Court.

take evidence available in Hong Magistrate: 1 have very definite Kong and then give another re- Mr. Hamilton: Really, I cannot powers and fully intend to exercise mand. understand how all this misunder them either way. I am prepared to standing has arisen. I pronounced meet you as far as possible. I will of ball, and Mr. Grimmitt said that definitely that this is a case for bear the case as one for committal, it must be very substantial. committal. I have very definite and can always use the option after

Mr. d'Almada raised the question

A STREET BRAWL

CHINESE ASSAULTED WITH

BAMBOO STOOLS

MONEY TROUBLES

He

AMERICAN CONGRESSMAN DIES IN SLEEP

HOUSE ON FIRE

Battle Lake, Minnesota.

Yesterday..

Mr. Hamilton said that the bali Two Chinese were this morning charged before Mr. EW.

powers on that. It appears that this hearing the circumstances. I want depended on the amount of fine. had been anticipated, and it was put to point out that it is in defendant's

Mr. d'Almada: It is only Hamilton, at the Central Magis- tracy, with disorderly conduct by

to me that I might take it sum-favour to put all before the Court, $250,000! (Laughter), martly. I objected from the point and whether or not I deal with him

Mr. Hamilton: Yes, and in ax-fighting in Wanchal-road. Two

The accused was remanded until next Thursday without ball,

of view that the only point that will I believe not It would in any case ing bail it is usual to add a little admitted fighting, but the other make me change my mind is, as in be to his advantage to send all the more! (Laughter). many other cases that are civil, a facts up to the Judge submission from the direct people To Amend the Charge who are the man's employers, in Some, discussion then followed sa what is a serious case of defalcato date for hearing of the case. Mr. tion. That was my position I am Lo said that he was otherwise en- afraid I did not put it forward very gaged for the next few days, but successfully. I said if the man's as he did not want the accused to. employers put it forward to me, I be held longer than necessary in was prepared to take the case custody because he could not appear, summarily.

he suggested that his Worship fix

INDIAN FLOODS

MANY VILLAGES WASHED AWAY

SITUATION SERIOUS

Thrilling Finish Bosworth and Trigo fought every July 20, the complainant being Na- stride, but Trigo (the Derby win- tividad Frailadora, married womani, ner) won by the barest of margins of No. 5, King's terrace, Kowloons -a short head. Horus, after bat- and of common assault on the same tling gallantly, had failed to come day against the woman's husband. up by three-quarters of a length, but retained third place.

Hasteaway finished fourth.

En

The Labour Congressman, D. J.Garde stuck on to be afth past the Kvale, was burnt to death while post, with Pennycomequick sixth. asleep, owing to his house catch- The time was 3.minutes 3. 2/5 ing fire-Reuter.

seconds-Reuter.

To-day's rainfall 0.43 inch

1929 rainfall

Average

Deficit

61.29 inches

69.92 inches

8.63 inches

DOG CASES

The Powhattan Sweepstake Information has been received from Shanghai, that the following numbers of tickets sold in Hong Kong drew horses in the St. Leger:

No. 7678 Totalisator. No. 2024 Hasteaway.

LOCAL MEETINGS

Jockey Club Pluckily Carry on

In an advertisement appearing

The Stewards entertained grave

SISTER'S DEATH

FUNERAL AT ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY

We regret to record the death of Sister V. Rozario, which occurred yesterday at noon after a long ill- ness. The deceased was 74 years of age.

There was a large gathering at the Roman Catholic Cemetery this morning to pay their last respects.. Among those present were:-The Right Rev. H. Valtorta, the Rev. Father R. S. Brookes (who officiated at the graveside), several other clargymen, the members of the Canossian Institute, the French Sisters and other nuns, and the stu-

ARREST OF A MAYOR

Canton, Yesterday.

A Wuchow radio says that

said that he was merely separat- ing them. A constable said, how- ever, that he saw two of the ac-

- Arthur Alves „289, Kowloon Tong elsewhere in this issue of the dents of the Italian Convent. cused assaulting the other. They was this morning at the "China Mail" are announced the both struck him with bamboo Howloon Magistracy fined 35 by provisional dates of the extra race stools,

Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith for allowing meetings of the Hong Kong Jockey It transpired that one of the his dog to be abroad in Montague Club. accused owed another some money Eds Road on August 28 at 10 am. and the trouble arose when he A fine of $10 was imposed, on the doubts as to the advisability General Li Ming-shu has despatched tried to put off payment, several manager of the National and Com of holding Extra Meetings in. Octo-troops to Wuchow to place under men assaulting him, mercial Savinge Bank (Yaumati ber, and it was only on the re-arrest Mr. Yuan Hing, the Mayor You are in charge of this case, any day next week, he would get his

As this man was more or less Branch) at 353, Nathan Road, Kow-presentations of members, owners of Wuchow-Canton News Agency." Mr. Murphy?

brother to come up for him.

The flood situation in the south Magistrate decided to discharge without a licence and for letting it of the sport, that they have agreed verse circumstances constitutes a

the victim of the others the loon, for keeping a one-year-old dog and the public, and in the interests Mr. Murphy: Yes, your Worship. Magistrate: 1 gather that the Sind District is very serious him with a caution. One of the to abroad in Bowring-street with to do so. Magistrate: What are your in-charges will stand?

owing to breaches and spills of two others gave his age as 16, out a muzzle-

record for building construction, in structionsMy instructions are to Mr. Murphy, That charge of mis- water from the Indus and canals. and the Magistrate remarked:

The Stewards request the for the Colony -ask you to deal with this as a casa appropriation will have to be amend Sixty small villages near Khan "A very large 16, Inspector

bearance of members and the public Members and the public will be for committal.

ed. I shall have to alter misappro- wahan were washed away and the Macdonald! The Inspector repli-

with the inconvenience inevitably catered for to the beat ability of Magistrate: That is my original priation to alteration of valuable whole of the Kandiaro district has ed that he thought that he was

attendant upon the building opera- the Club, and it is hoped to hold view. I was perfectly right.

cheques

tions now in progress on the race successful extra race meetings in Hearing of the case was finally washed away near Kotri, as well ordered this "youth" and the other Limited, has declared an Interim in pushing forward the erection of

been flooded. Eight villages were "more like 20" His Worship The Mercantile Bank of India, coarse. No effort has been spared spite of temporary inconventences: fixed for the afternoons of Wednes- as many villages in other dis accused to pay fines of $5 each, or dividend of 8 per cent. per annum the new stands, and probably the mutuel completed for the first few There will be only one pari- day and Thursday of next week. tricts, Beuter.

go to all for eight days.

less Income-tax:

rate of progress in the face of ad-meetings, and no private boxes.

Mr. Lo (aside to Mr. Murphy)

You are asking for what

Mr. Hamilton: Asking for the

Karachi, Yesterday.

MERCANTILE BANK