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INDIAN'S PASSION

COUNSEL'S APPEAL AT SESSIONS

HARD TO REFUTE

One Case Out Of Twelve Is Genuine

COURT THRONGED

BATABÏISHED

1815

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1929.

TODAY'S DOLLAR. -- The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/8 18/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

INDIAN COMMAND FLAGS ON LANTAU CABINET RESIGNS

SIR P. W. CHETWODE SUCCEEDS SIR WM. BIRDWOOD

DISTINGUISHED CAREERS

London, Yesterday,

It is officially stated that Genera! Sir Philip Walhouse Chetwode, K.C.B., will succeed Field-Marshal Sir William Birdwood, D.S.O., as Commander-in-Chief of Indla.- Reuter.

To Serve Longer

ISLANDS

AN ENIGMA

NO NAVIGATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE ATTACHED TO THEM

INTERESTING THEORIES

Most unusual was the subject of the communique fancied by the

OPPOSITION FORCES HAND OF M. BRIAND

TWELFTH MINISTRY FALLS

Paris, Yesterday. M. Briand and his Cabinet have resigned.

Foreign Policy

The Cabinet resigned owing to the adoption by the Opposition of a

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RICSHA RIOTS IN PEKING

MARTIAL LAW

TRAMS WRECKED BY FURIOUS CHINESE

OUTBREAK A MYSTERY

Peking, Yesterday. The dispute between ricsha men

CURIOUS POINT

MAN IN TOUCH WITH THE KIDNAPPERS

WOMEN'S COMPLAINT

That it was more of larceny by a trick than of false pretences was the intimation made by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at the Kowloon Ma- gistracy this morning in the case in which a Chinese named Chan Muk- Speeches both for the defence' and the prosecution were made Secretary for India has invited Sir local Press, reading:-

With His Majesty's approval, the Royal Navy this morning to the motion by 288 votes to 277 Azing and tramway men led to an out-tung (29) unemployed of San Tiu, November 15 for the debate on break of tremendous riots this even-was charged with the following:- this morning at the Supreme Court, before Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, William Birdwood, who will com- in the case in which Gurduit Singh, a guard, was charged with forcibly raping Chan Mee-sau, the wife of his employer, at a house near Felix Villa on the morning of August 31.

The Court room was thronged with Indians and Chinese, a testimony to the great interest taken in 'cuses of this nature.

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The jury retired for twenty minutes and on their re-assembling, the foreman returned a unanimous verdict of "Not Guilty" verdict which was received with much applause from the Indians in Court. His Lordskíp quieted them down with a stern look.

AN ELOQUENT APPEAL

Mr. Leo Almada, dua., who apquested the Police to make a note peared for the defence on the in- of it and said that "in future In- structions of Messrs. Lo and Lo. dian prisoners should appear in made an eloquent appeal to the Court with their proper head-dress jury. He reminded them that the on. The turban was then given charge on which the prisoner was back to accused, who requested indicted was one of the easiest for that he should be allowed to put any married woman to make, but it on. This was granted, and the it was the hardest thing for the prisoner went down to the under- man to refute. Taylor, a learned ground cell and reappeared later medical jurist had said that only with his turban. one tasc out of twelve Kenuine.

was

Counsel further pleaded that the jury must not judge by ap pearances. The prisoner was after all swarthy Indian, and whatever the jury might have been told in regard to the passions and emotions of the Indians, they would have to judge the case with a clear and dispassionate mind, and not to allow any compassion for the woman to enter into their minds when arriving at the ver- dict.

evidence that some-

Prisoner's Evidence The prisoner in his yesterday had stated time in the middle of August, the complainant had touched his cheeks and said that he was a "nice fellow." He touched her fare in return, after which she opened the door and Invited him in. From then on he and the wo-

Was Consent Given?

In his address to the jury, Mr. Holmes said that in cases of that kind the outstanding point was in- diented in the indictment, and that was "carnal knowledge of a woman without her consent." The development of the case had clear- ed one salient point, on which the jury could consider themselves on safe ground. That point was| that the accused did have carnal knowledge of Chan Mee-sau on the night in question.

It only re-

plete five years tenure of appoint for a further period of three months ment on August 5, 1930, to serve

from that date.-British Wireless Service.

"A report has been received foreign policy. Parliament only re-

stating that various flags and fassembled to-day, when M. Brianding, when, by order of their union tending to obtain the return of the

other marks are being erected on the Islands in the vicinity of Lantau Channel. It is pointed out that these have no naviga- tional significance."

[Sir Philip Chetwode, the seventh baronet, was born in 1859, and enter Lantau (or Lantao) Channel com- ed the Army In 1889. He became a

prises those waters immediately to Captain in 1807, a Major in 1001, a Colonel in 1912, and Brig. General the south of Lantau Channel, which in 1914. During the Great War hela larger than and directly to the commanded the Dosert Corpe in Egypt, and distinguished himself in

west of Hong Kong laland, and a

the capture of Jerusalem and the dependency of the Colony of Hong campaign in Palestine and Syria. Kong. A number of amal Islands He was promoted to Lieut.-General

In

1919, and from 1923-27 was lie to the south of Lantau, some in Commander-in-Chief of the Alder Britiah shet Command, and a member of the

territorial waters, and "Army Council.

Sir William Birdwood was born

some in Chinese waters)

Between Lantau and the Islands

in 1885 and educated at Sandhurst, is the Channel, which is an alter- entering the Royal Scots Fusiliers native route

in 1883.

(to that through

He served as a Brigade-Major in Capsuiman Pass), in fair weather, South Africa in 1899, and was inter Military Secretary ta.. Lord Kitchener.

In 1020 he was transferred to India for service having previously been Serretary to Lord Kitchener there in 1905, and from 1912-14 Secretary to the Government of India and in the Army Department and member of the Governor-General's Legislative Council.

Sir William acted as G.O.C. of the Australian Imperial Force from 1915-20. after which he returned to India ns Officer Commanding-in- Chief. He

was appointed Field- Marshal and Commander-in-Chief ɔf | India in 1926.]

TRIBAL DISORDERS,

mained for the jury to find wheINCREASE OF CATTLE THEFTS

been given by

ther consent had the woman.

The accused had given a tale

AND BURGLARIES

London, Yesterday.

about burning of notes and that KENYA GOVERNOR'S REPORT he had been waiting, hoping and scheming to get some sort of ev dence so that he could make a re-. According to Press messages part to the Police, and thereby profiting by it. The fact remain ed that the accused had given no

eame suspicious.

TO-DAY'S FEATURES

Indian's Passion

.1&9 A

Ricsha Pullers Strike

Textile Strike

Tribal Disorders

Atlantic Flight

Rubber Ri

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1

King's Health

India Command

-Piracy Charge

6

Back to Jail

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from Nairobi, Sir Edward Grigg, for steamers making the passage Governor of Kenya Colony, has between Hong Kong and Macao, made a tour of the territory of

Nothing to 'Loot Most of the "amal" islanda on

M. Briand

asked that the debates on foreign. policy and reparations-he postponed until The Hague agreement was disposed of.

Resignation Accepted

Paris, Later. M. Doumergue has accepted the resignation of M. Briand's twelfth Cabinet,

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Discussion Demanded

officials, the ricshamen throughout the City, armed with heavy clubs, attacked the trams in all sections of the City. Advancing on the cara at the stopping plates, the ricsha-- men ordered the tram men off the cars. Those refusing were beaten. and the passengers were then must- led out after which systematic wrecking of the cars was carried out, the windows amashed, the woodwork ripped off, and the me- chanlam damaged..

A. Unlawfully did by falsely pre- kidnapped son of the complainant (Li Chun married woman of 172.. Third the sum of $2.50, with intent to de- Street) obtain from the complainant. fraud at Kowloon Railway Station on, September 22.

B. Unlawfully din by falsely pre tending to obtain the kidnapped Man-tong, married woman of 108 brother of the complainant (Chung Shan Tung) obtain the sum of $6.50 at Cantos Road

Not Wholly Fulfilled!

The defendant'said in reply to the first charge, that the complain- ant had given him the money to get her kidnapped son back from the New Territories.

With regard to

Police Helpless The attacks were simultaneous all over the City, and the Police, money passed to him for his fare the second he did actually have the apparently considering themselves and subsistence to go by train to helpless to control the outbreak, look for the kidnapped brother. He confined their activities to keeping did comply with most of the con- tract but, had not completely fulfill- ed his promise.

CLOUDY

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is now cen- tral over S. Manchuria.

The typhoon remains to the east of Luzon and appears to be moving slowly northward.

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the south-east coast of China and over, the N. China Sea,

Forecast:-N.E. winds, fresh,

Cloudy.

The American Consulate- General has received the fol- lowing typhoon warning from the Manila Observatory:—

In the debate ".which led to the Government's unexpected downfall, a Radical Socialist deputy, seconded by a right Dichard, demanded a discussion on foreign policy before they were faced with a fait accompli; also a definition of the conditions of the Rhineland evacua- tion. M. Briand pleaded considera- tion In view of the international negotiations proceeding and assured the Chamber that it would have a free hand in the acceptance for rejection of all agreements, and *N. made the matter a question of con- fidence. Reuter.

Cause of the Downfall

To-day 9.45 am-Typhoon in about 127 degrees Long. E. and 18 degrees Lat. N., moving

Sub-Inspector F. T. James, said that the defendant in the first In- stance had told the complainant that he was in touch with all the kidnappers in the New Territories. and that he would take her to the place and recover her kidnapped son. On September 22 he took the complainant (Li Chun), her sister and her sister-in-law to the Kowloon Railway Station, and when he was handed the $2.50. (which was the fare for all the party... including himself) he decamped.

Found a Month Later Speaking on the second charge the Sub-Inspector said that the de- fendant had carried out part of the so-called contract but did not com- plete it. As he was found in Canton Road just walking about casually it clearly "showed that he did not take any more trouble over the recovery or the attempted re- covery of the kidnapped persons after a month's inpse from the day back the crowds, allowing the sabot-he had received the money from M. Briand's and the Government's ngers "elbow room".

both complainants. The streets ing into reports of the tendency to

The defendant stated that he had trouble between these tribes. Sir uninhabited, except for a handful of the Moderate The accused had also mention Edward Grigg made a statement on of fishermen who make an abode usually supports the Government,

Group, which and trailers Other main streets plainant to go to the New Terri- ed that he had been to the com- the subject to the Legislative Coun- there when sheltering from adverse vating with 250 members of the was completely paralysed, and, it had been kidnapped and that they were similar. The trams service torlea to advertise that her brother he noticed the complainant and plainant's bedroom five times on cfl to-day. He said that there was weather. There is no inducement Left against the Government, main appeara, every ricsha man in the were inoking for him. This he had

invitation, but when he was ask always a danger of collision between for pirates of the West River deltaly because they desired to see a com-City was participating in the sabot-done. ed if he was familiar with the the Masal and Lumbwa tribes, to raid the islands as there is no mercialisation of part of the Ger-age, as there are practically no "banknotes." Through a crevice lay-out of the house, he said that, which were traditionally. antagonia loot. It is presumed that the marks man debt before any evacuation of public ricshas available. he succeeded in pulling out sev-

His Worship held that there was he was not. Could it, therefora, tic.

the water have been put there the third eral pieces of notes.

not a clear case of falsely pretend- As he was be possible that a man who had Young warriors of both tribes by Chinese fishermen, whose bases thereby supporting M. Ploncare's ed by men, from the Municipal trick,

Later, the ricahumen were joining, but rather one of larceny by a walking away with them. the been to the bedroom five times have been gathering without the (and craft) are not within British conception of the reparations pro-Workers Union, and it is conserva- houseboy came out and struck him and yet failed to be familiar with permission of their chiefs and, as a jurisdiction, and that their motive biem rather than M. Brland's.tively estimated that there were it was a very fins point. on the head with a piece of wood. the place?

The Sub-Inspector remarked that Accused retaliated.

result, there had been increasing is associated solely with their call-Reuter. The jury must also bear in mind numbers of cattle thefts, burglaries, ing. that on the five visits to the com- and disorders. plainant's bedroom as alleged by

man had met clandestinely for sev-explanation as to why he had be. Masai and Lumbwa tribes, enquithe south of Lantau Channel are | fall was due to some 40 members were one long line of wreeked cars been given the money by the.com-

erai nights, and from August 24 to August 28, he had visited her every night.

On the night of August 29-30.

her house-boy in, the kitchen.

They were burning a heap of

"Old Gentleman" in Proximity

$10 to Buy Shoes Coming to the night or rather early morning in question, accus- ed said that the woman had in vited him to the house as she had done previously. He denied that he had committed the offence as alleged without the woman's con- Bent. After the act had been committed, he showed the woman the pieces of burnt notes which he had extracted through the crevice, and asked her what she bad been burning. The woman replied that they were banknotes.argued that, there was He then asked her for $10 with which to buy himself

that the Indian hy, his, cupidity a pair of

had hoped to obtain some form of!.

Smugglers' Devices?

Any, general attitude of hostility On the other hand, the devices the prisoner, the father-in-law was to European settlers was unlikely, may be due to the Ingenuity of sleeping in close proximity to the but the possibility of collision be- smugglers (in such as opium, arms, room occupied by the woman. tween two tribes caused anxiety to salt, etc.) because the Channel con- The "old gentleman" had a bad Bettlers on lonely farms.

nects Hong Kong not only with cough and under the eircum- stances would the woman dare to drafted into Lumbwa territory, and the south coast of Kwangtung, and Extra police had therefore been Macao but with other pointe along invite the prisoner in when her a company of King's African Rifles it is used on the southern (ie., the father-in-law was so close by and had been ordered to patrol Masal Chinese) side by seagoing vessels also that the lights were burning territory. The carrying of arms going direct from the whole night long,

Canton or had been prohibited in the vicinity Whampoa to parts on the. China of the boundary between the two | Coust further than Hong Kong, It For the defence, Mr. d'Almada native territories,-British Wireless being necessary to take the circuit-

no doubt Service.

ous route around this Colony.

The notice serves, however, as a warning to vessels using Lantau

Indian's Cupidity

shoes. The woman refused to reward, either in the form of a THE KING'S HEALTH Channel for navigation.

give him the money., He then told her that he would take the burntledge that the woman notes to the Police and would re- port what he had seen. He then left her; she opening the door for

bribe or anything from his know- and the

him.

Cross-examined by the prosecu tion, accused said that he thought that the notes burnt might have been the proceeds of a robbery He therefore had hoped that he would get a reward from the Police by reporting the matter.

Turban and Religion

NOW ABLE TO SHOOT AND RIDE

BACK IN LONDON SOON

London, Yesterday,

OWNERS DEFEATED

MARITIME CONFERENCE

BICK BENEFIT FÓR SAILORS RULES OUT PROPOSAL

Gengva, Yesterday.

zone of the Rhineland.

1929 rainfall..68.03 inches

Average

Deffelt

.79.87 Inches

11.84. inches

ATLANTIC FLIGHT

AIRMAN'S SECRET ATTEMPT TO REACH.LONDON

PLANS NOT DISCLOSED

more than 100 wrecked trams and His Worship remanded the case litter in the Peking streets."

for a week, and instructed the Sub- The sabotagers are in complete Inspector to get legal advice on the control, holding up motor cars and nature of the charges. other vehicles, and refusing thor- oughfare of the streets, in which the wreckage is still proceeding.

No Fatalities

RUBBER RIVALRY

At 10 p.m.-three hours after the BRITISH SCHEME FOR CENTRAL riots began-soldiers were drafted

ORGANISATION

in to the City and martial law was

declared. Troops and police began PREJUDICE TO U.S. DENIED to clear the streets of rioters, and crowds, lookera on, and order was gradually restored. Several arrests were made.

Amsterdam, Yesterday, Mr. Sanders, chairman of the Committee of the Rubber Producers' So far as is known to-night noing here anticipated that many Association, in a speech at a meet- fatalities have occurred, although rubber enterprises would be unable three conductors are suffering from to declare a dividend. Therefore, ricshamen when the former refused sirable. He said that the scheme Bevere head injuries Inflicted by International co-operation was de-' to leave their duty.

for a central selling organisation

Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, Yesterday. Without disclosing his place to anybody. beforehand, the aviator Diteman of Billings Montana has set out on a flight. A letter address- The immediate cause of the would be for a year. The commit- ed to the airport officials has since outbreak is still a mystery, although tee was only beginning its task. been opened, and intimates that it is known that there has been bad

He denied that the proposals he is crossing the Atlantic with blood between the ricshamen's and were inspired by an unfriendly his destination as London,--Reu- the tramwaymen's unions for some spirit towards American manufac ter's American Service.

time, both of which have been striv- turers, and emphasized that

Co-

ing for dominance of the federation operation between producers and of unions in Peking-Reuter.. consumers was the only possible

basis of equality.

TEXTILE STOPPAGE

STRIKE

Additional Support ·

Later.

houseboy had burnt some notes. This was borne out by the fact that he did make a report to tha also produced some pleces of It is officially announced that the Police about the matter and had burnt notes to substantiate his King spent yesterday morning aifooting story. He was then told that the at Sandringham. This is first time notes were only "Joss notes," and that he has used of no value. There was also no November, when, while eat with a ference dealing with the hours of work

hir gun sinca last The committee of the Maritime Con- A Courageous Attempt doubt that the prisoner had had shooting party at Sandringham, be aboard ship, rejected by 87 votes to

Harbour Grace, Later. some sort of trouble with the caught a chill which led to his long ill- 24 the shipowners proposal to consult and has two children. He is better Diteman is 82. years old, married, house-boy. Trouble to them was

their Governments, in regard to the Before Mr. H. K. Hohnes, Crown not taken in the same light as by went to Sandringham from Buckingham Introduction the principle of an although he has been a consed Solleftor, made his speech to the men of a higher social standing Palace, following his second operatio eight-hour day, of 48-hour week, and pilot flying for some time...

It is some weeks since the King cost and economic repercussions of the known as a cattleman than airman,

It transpires that the majority jury, his Lordship asked, if the The working class would bear The fact that he is able to shoot, agala docided to submit to their Governments The "Golden Hind," in which he

ORDERED FOR of the rubber producers meeting-re- prisoner had any head-dress. The grudge over the least bit of is regarded as further proof of his that the hours of overtime devoted to started off at 6.15 this afternoon,

NOVEMBER 9

presented only 80,000 tons out of Police produced prisoner's turban. things, and it had been known progress towards a complete recovery certain work for the safety of a ship (English time) is a small Barling

the total Dutch production of 65,900. Hie Lordship asked if it was by that murder had been committed Toward the end of last month it was were not entitled to limitation or com- seroplane, recently marketed, with

WAGES CUT RESULT All those present represented ap- Polica's regulation that the pri- even for five cents. announced that the King's stay at pensation an extremely low petrol consumpThe first step towards a stoppage in ditional support Router.

proximately 41,755 tons. The Com. Roner appeared in Court without

London, Yesterday.mittee intends to try and secure ad- Van A. Detentable Crime

~-~~-~- Sandringham had so greatly expedited The committee, on the protection of tion, which explains why Diteman the wool textile industry as a result of

hin recovery that he had begun, again seamen against sickness, rejected by that it was so, his Lordship re the woman would not have dared British Wireless Service to omit vedereal disease from sickness gallons of petrol

Dutch Willing marked that he anderstood that it to invite the prisoner in when the

wage cut, had been taken by the Exe A meeting of Datch rubber pro

Amsterdam, Yesterday. wasa cuflem of respect and refather in-law was in close proxin. It is offcially stated that the King 20 resolution, declaring the question as Schlee and Brock, who left structing its members (who hold the the Netherland Committee's proposals London, Yesterday, benefit, and adopted by dit vous to Hele following the same course Overlookers Society at Bradford In their readiness to accept in principle cutive Committee of the Managers and ducers by, a large, majority declared would say to that was out shooting at Banäring anyon of insurance formed Against Rick Harbout Grace for Croydon with key, to the positions, in the mills where for the creation of 45,000 tons re- Monday. He Intends to spand part of ress capable of being dealt with by an 360 gallons-Reuter's American they are employed) to cease work in serve, to be controlled by a central November in London

International convention-Reuter, Sérvice.

his bead-dresd.and on being told The prosecution had said that to take fairly long rides on horseback 27 votes to 21 the shipowners proposal courageously took off with only 165 the workers rejection of the proposed

lmon that indians of the

with their

the week ending Nov. 9-Renter selling organisation-Henter.