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No. 27,373 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1929.

CONTROL OF OPIUM ANTI-PROPAGANDA

IN COLONY

REGULATIONS TO BE MORE DRASTIC

AMENDING THE LAW

A bill which the Government

UNDERTAKING

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SOVIET MACHINATIONS TO CEASE IN THE DOMINIONS

RELATIONS REGULATED

London, Yesterday,

will introduce into the Legislative The text is published of the Notes Counell shortly is intended to fill exchanged between Great Britain up certain minor laucunae which and the Soviet, confirming the anti- have been noticed in the statutory propaganda undertaking quoted by provisions relating to the control Lord Thomson in the House of of opium in the Colony.

Lords on December 12. The Note Section 2 and 3 of this Ordin-embraces Britain and India and is ance introduce new definitions of accompanied by a note verhale, com- the terms exportation and impor-Soksbnikoff to Mr. Henderson, In municated by the Ambassador, Mr. tation which are based on those which the Soviet State consider the in the Dangerous Drugs Ordin-

undertaking also as extending to all ¦ ance, 1923, as enacted by the Danthe Dominions as gerous Drugs Amendment Ordin-Dominion Government regulates its as any ance, 1928. The now points are relations with the Soviet, as the the following:-

particular circumstances require,

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(a) Aircraft are specißeally referred and on a basis of reciprocity. Mr. Henderson replied that the attitude

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(b) Conveyance by nil is expressly of the Soviet was being communie-

mentioned,

(e) The word "despatch" is introduced in order to meet the possible though unlikely case of contra- band being thrown derosa the fand frontier.

It has been suggested that al- though dealing in raw opium ia illegal generally yet the prohibl

the instance of each, he states that nted to the Dominions, and, at

they regard the undertaking is hav- ing full force of effect between themselves and the Soviet.-Router.

"Peace and Amity"

Rugby, Yesterday. The text is issued of the notes

THE SELECTION COMMITTEE OF THE INTERPORT SOCCER TEAM

HAS BEEN

WORKING IN

PRIVATE KELTOR

GREAT SECRECY WHSPERED DISCUSSIONS

THE INTERPORT

XI WOULD HAVE DONE BETTER HAD THE NAVY NOT PLAYED A SMALL

BOW LEGGED

WHILST THE GROUND AT BEHIND LOCKED DOORS, SOCKUMPOO LAST SAT WAS SURROUNDED BY LARGE SCREENS,

・SOME WHERE IN.

THE FORWARD LINE. HE

GENTLEMEN ALWAYS SEEMED TO HAVE BEEN

BEFORE THE

FINAL. INTERPORT : TEAM IS CHOSEN NO DOUBT A PEN MORE TESTS WILL BE

"CARRIED OUT

FIRED FROM A GUN.

•SUCH AS

TET FOR PHYSICAL

FITNESS IN VIEW OF

THE COLD WEATHER

IN SHANGHA.

KEPT CONTINUALLY "GOING THRO' THE INTERPORTS DEFENCE

A LITTLE HORE

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -- The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/7 9/18. -

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

•IT WAS WHISPERED THAT THESE WERE TO KEEP THE NAUY

OUT. IT WAS RATHER A PITY FOR THE INTER PORT SIDE THAT

THEY DON'T!!!!

~THAT DETERMINED EXPRESSION. USED BY

AND ENDING UP SOMEWHERE IN THEIR GOAL NET.

CAND POSSIBLY A SMATTERING OF

RUSSIAN FOR

CABARET WORK.

BOXERS WHEN SOCKING! Stefnu till

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IS THAT SO?

Thoughts Terse, Perverse-and Worse

They are ROW Wreckorations.

Christmas

1029 is dying!

"Ring in the New"-silver dol-

"Shoplifters get six months."

You can buy toya cheaply now lara!. for Christmas, 1930.

On Wednesday we're all be full Not from or in a shop, surely! -of good resolutions.

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Seems to be the season of fres and weddings-all ardent flames1

Newspaper heading: "Yen Makes Hia Choice."-When's the wed- ding?

-

another Hal-

Newspaper heading: "Woman ly to be hatching

The Bias Ray gang are not like- Tricked"-How about her poor ching piracy. husband?

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Sharpen pencils to begin filling in 1980 diary daily, for a week or ten days.

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The most popular country in the world during the Week has heen Turkey.

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The most popular form of train- ing was the goose step.

Where

Santa Claus failed to leave stockings filled to the brim he got socks.

Newspaper

L EN 1

"Fight

heading: Over a Coffin."We never read of a fight, in a coffin.

Some Chinese seem to be acces sory before the crime of stealing motor car accessories.

Newspaper heading: "Angry Weather in North Sea."-Angry 'cos it missed Santa Claus?

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What England could not do by force of arms she is accomplishing mercial conquest of Scotland pro- by peaceful penetration.-The com-

tions of section 4 of the Opium exchanged on December 20 between Ordinance, 1923, as enacted by the newly appointed Russian Am- section 2 of the Opium Amend-bassador in London. M. Sokolnikoff, ment Ordinance, 1924, would not and Bir. Arthur Henderson, the! apply if it could be shown that British Foreign Secretary, regard~! there was no intention that the Ing propaganda. M. Sokolnikoff in behalf of the opium in question should ever be his note refer to Clause Seven of Union of Soviet Sociallat Republics, imported into the Colony. Section the protocol signed on October 3 to confirm the undertaking contain- last by the Soviet Ambassador in 'ed in the Article quoted above, and Paris, on behalf of the Soviet Gov-to inform you that the Government ernment, and by. Mr. Henderson, on of the Union of Soviet Socialist Re-"HAICHING” CASE. ADJOURNED Canton authorities that, after occupy- ly man and the arms at these tea anyrate he is the only one for whom

4 of this Ordinance

introduces words which are intended to meet that possible defence.

A

were

of Soviet Socialist Republics, or

Government of the ALLEGED PIRATES IN "Slu Fou Keang" have been despatched

COURT

Protocol of October 8, a correspond- ing laration from His Majesty's Government in Great Britain and the Government of India.”

the

The Note Verbale

UNTIL NEXT WEEK

ance at the

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to the Fu River to co-operate with the land forces.

With the formation of à Flying Club the Colony can make a flyceeds apace. ing start in 1980.

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"Arms and the Man."-General and dinner dances.

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Yunnan and Hunan General Wang Pak-ling cabled to the ing Lung-an on December 22, the two divisions of Yunnan troops under Lu -Hon and Cha Kok of the 10th Route Army, which is under his command, are The temperature in Vladivostok now advancing towards Nanning, the yesterday at 10

WAS 13 | capital of Kwangsi.

eral Ho Chien, of the 4th Route. Army

degree-That unlucky Another report received from Gen again!

number

in Hunen, states that Cheungchow was occupied on December 15 by General It can now be said that many Liu Chin-shu's division, while Kwellin aspirants to a place in the cast of has also been captured.

"The Geisha" were never in the After his defeat, General Chang Fah-hunt." kuel led his remnants (of the "Iron-

***.0 Mr. T. Murphy, of the C.I.D., prase-sides") to the vicinity of Pinglo, via! The Benevolent Society has re- were not Kwanglin, Waitsap and Hahaien, with calved a pair of blankets from an view to retreating to Kwellin, which anonymous donor. His name may city has, however, been occupied by, be Blankit. sued by the 6th Route Army, which Henan loyal troops. Being hotly pur

Yesterday Look Wallsap on December 25 and is

humidity In new pressing on Pinglo, and finding Gutzlaff was 100 degrees Nobody themselves in a tight corner,

the in Gutzlaff would have the guts to "Ironsides" may retreat to Liuchow, to laugh at that! which, according to a report, Canton It was learned this morning that the forces have already bean despatched "No Rent Restrictions"-As the Police have only one other suspect into intercept them. custody at the present time, all the

mother said to her boy when she Hong Kong Papers others of the large batch of Chinese. In order to suppress the

I sewed up the hole in his trousers who were taken off the "Hatching" for fabricated by re-actionaries, censor for the 17th time. interrogation having already been re- ship on all Hong Kong Chinese news- leased. after giving proofs of their papers has been enforced since the last bona fides.

Newspaper placard The remaining suspect

the Dollar."Its fate was known who was Mr. Yau Ya-sang, the chief of the by the time the last store closed severely wounded in several places in still in the Government Civil Hospital of Public Safety has suggested the where he, is confined in Ward No. 13 withdrawal of his staff from the Very little hope is at present held for wharves and railway stations where this man's recovery.

From a school report: "Through- the work of censorship Is 'conducted.

out the As soon as Mr. Yan's suggestion is school has

year the health of the approved by the Police Superintendent, about the health of the pupils?

been good." What

Mr. Murphy asked for another's for cation would be prepared for the fixing mal romand, intimating that the prose of a date for the hearing of the case after the adjournment

Mr. Hamilton accordingly remanded accused until next Saturday,

One More Suspect

Section 17 of the Opfum Ordin- behalf of the British Government, publics, will be happy to receive in ance, 1923, makes illegal the pos-in which both Governmenta engaged, accordance with Clause 7 of the session of any Government label themselves to confirm the pledge

TWO HOKLOS CHARGED or wrapper which has been or has regarding propaganda contained in become detached, from the ppium Article 16 of the General Treaty,

*Arrested in connection with the at- receptacle to which It was attach signed on August 8, 1924, between

tempted pilecy on board the Douglas ed when issued by the Superinten the Union of Soviet Socialist Re- Mr. Henderson, acknowledging murder, with others, of Kingsley Frank s.s. "Hatching," and changed with the dent. In a prosecution under this publics and Great Britain. section it would usually be impos-

receipt of the Note, says that in ac- Woodward, Third Officer of the ship, sible to prove that the detached article, which

He repeats the terms of that cordance with the undertaking be- the two Hokloa (Lam Hing and Chan label or wrapper had ever been "The contracting parties solemnly and

as follows: tween His Majesty's Government Ma-ying), both natives of Namshan, attached to a receptacle issued by affirm their desire and intention to Union of Soviet Socialist Repub-

Government of the near Swatow, made a fourth appear the Superintendent, except by re-live in peace and amity with each lies, as recorded in the Protocol morning.

Central Magistracy this lying on a general statement that other; scrupulously to respect the of October 3. His Majesty's Ambascated, whilst the accused in practice no label or wrapper is undoubted right of a state to order sador in Moscow has been instruct-legally represented. issued except attached to a re-Its own life within its own jurisdic-ed to Inform the Soviet Government ceptacle. Section 6 of this Ortion in its own way; to refrain and, that His Majesty's Government and dinance repeals section 17 of the to restrain all persons and organlaa- the Government of India for their principal Ordinance and sub-tions under their direct or indirect part also regard the undertaking stitutes

section. new

Sub-control, including an organisation in contained in Article 16 of treaty section (1) of the

new section receipt of financial assistance from signed on August 8, 1924, as having meets the point above referred to them, from any act overt or covert full force and effect as between by making illegal the possession liable in any way whatsoever to themselves and the Soviet Govern- of any label or wrapper of alendanger the tranquillity or pros- ment. kind used by the Superintendent perity or any part of the territory unless such label or wrapper of the British Empire or the Union attached to some receptacle which

In a note verbale communicated was issued by the Superintendent. Intended to embitter the relations of to the British Foreign Secretary, Sub-section (2) the new sec- the British Empire or the Union the Soviet Ambassador says that the tion 17 deals with another point. with their neighbours or any other Soviet Government, in giving the It would be possible to remove the countries."

undertaking contained in Articla 16 label from a Government oplum

of the treaty of 1924, confirm- receptacle without damaging the It was further agreed, he adde, 'sidered that undertaking as ex- ed by the foregoing notes, have con- label and to use it again on an- that effect should be given to this tending alao to the dominions of other receptacle containing non-clause of the aforesaid protocol not, Canada, the Commonwealth of Aus- Government oplum. It la true later than the day on which the tralia, New Zealand; the Union of that the possession of this non-respective Ambassadors presented South Africa, the Irish Free State Government opium would be an their credentials. M. Sokolnikoff and Newfoundland. Consequently, offence in itself, but the improper proceeds; "Having this day present- as apon as the Government of any use of a Government label is a ed to His Royal Highness the Prince Dominion shall have regulated their distinct aggravation of that of Wales letters according me as the cumstances of any particular case. offence, and should be punishable Ambassador of the Union of Soviet relations with the Soviet Govern- in itself. Accordingly, the sub- Soolalist Republics to His Majesty ment la such a manner as the cir section in question makes illegal the King, I have the honour by the may require, the Soviet Government the passession of any label or direction of the Peoples' Commis will be ready to repeat on the basis wrapper of a kind used by the alary for Foreign Affairs, and on of a reciprocity undertaking the Suparintendent unless such label ar wrapper is either attached to (Continued on text Column:)

receptacle issued by the Super- Intendent and containing the full quantity of Government opfum as Issued, or else has been broken in such a way as to make it imprac ticable to use the label or wrap

por again.

Section 86 of the Opium Ordin ance, 1920, provides that Áver person who is proved to have had

In his possession any thing con-

(d)

war.

rumours

the

contin

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"Fate of

Propangada Department of the Bureau its doors on Christmas Eve. Credentials Presented

above, referred to in a separate exchange of notes with any such Dominion..

Mr. Henderson states In reply that the attitude of the Soviet Gov particular kind of splum, ag, ernment as indicated in the verbal It is expressly provided in sub- Majesty's Governments in Canada, prepared opium, or raw opium. note is being communicated to His

ercifon (8) that the presumptions Australia, New Zealand, South

WEATHER FORECAST.

"N.E. winds, moderate; fair" is the official forecast for the 24 hours ending at

noon

the censorship on all Hong Kong Chin-

cse newspapers will be abolished.

.... The Swatow Area

-

be the safest man in Britain. At The Aberdeen pedestrian shoul

a "close" season is likely to exist. all the year round.

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Tis time the Building Author ity inspected the Theatre-Royal after reading that, at the Bay Scouts' enneert, "the Wolf Cube shook the theatre, with their Grand Howl.”

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Scotland has suffered from a Dutch Invasion. One of the large Datch drapery businesses, with ita flage Buttering in the breeze, haa opened a branch in the famous- Rue de Sauchie, Glasgow.

"Pretty well the whole English community did attend," said a re- port on "The Geisha"-A__=_stray Scot, a wandering Irishman, and a roving Welshman art also believ

• Games D

ed to have attended incognitol

A football director has been de feated in the Aberdeen municipal polling. It is suggested, however, that the fact that he had not his albert on misled many people who had no suspicion of his high estate.

......

We thought Scotland a poor coun try, but in English eyes, it must be land flowing with milk and honey. "Come to. Scotland" is the slogan to be adopted by the Scottish manici- pal fathers. No need to raise the ery they have cone already.

'Tis not suggested that the new Since the transfer of the 7th and Press was the idea of the Director other for Scottish patronage-"com

legislation against the "mosquito"

English newspapers vle with each 9th Brigades of the 61st Division under General Chiang Kwong-nai to of Medical and Sanitary Services.

merciala"

their hundreds Canton, the 8th Brigade under "Gen- to-morrow, for Hong/ and Formosa Channel. Kong, the South coast of Chins

eral Mao Wai-shou has been station-

weekly cross the border, and to-day The "chorus of Police whistles" most of the large towns and cities ed at Meihslett, Chungkow, Hingeing, which announced the start of the in Scotia have a colony of English- Ngwah, and Chiuyoung, while the db-recent fire in Wanchai were not men-Bannockburn is avenged. sion under General Lia Hub-ting is garrisoning Talpu, Fengshan and Chiu trying to emulate the chorus in on, giving the fullest protection to the hinterland of Swatow

to

At 10.85 am: to-day the Qb- servatory reported: "The anti- cyclone is central over S.. Manchuria. Moderate fresh monsoon along the S.E. coast of China and over the China Sea".

of the section will not be rebut Africa, the Irish Free State and FLEEING IRONSIDES"

tad by mere proof that the ac- Newfoundland. At the Instance of all cused never had physical posses these Governments, he declares that sion of the opium in question. Section 87 of the principal Or each of them will regard the under-

taining oplum, or the documents, dinance provides that a certificate taking contained in Article 16 of the of title to any thing containing signed by the Superintendent as treaty of 1924 as having full force oplum shall, until she contrary to the character or quantity of and effect as between themselves proved, be presumed to have been any ophum shall be conclusive, svi- in possession of the ondence of the facts stated therein. similar to the first two were slee

of this Ordi

tion

repeale. This was intended to obviate the De necessity of calling the analyst on avery occasion: The rection is,

and the Soviet Government. Notes

exchanged in Moscow British Wireless Service.

because it PALESTINE RIOTS for connect

tificate_with

lum Bes Conclusion Of Enquiry Com

Deals

PURSUED

WINDING UP THE "CANTON

#CAMPAIGN=

- LOYALISTS, BIG-RALLY

Canton, Yesterday.". Having drawn byr plašiu to latinch a general offensive against the rebels At Kwelping, General Chan Chal-tong her given instructions to the Canton forces

· to advanc

the 69th, 42nd and

on De

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Seven bandit organisations in Chiu.

"The Gaisha."

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"The Pressman ha to write an city were discovered on. December with one eye watching the clock," 20 and over 50. suspects were arrested, says, a contemporary The man together with pistols, ammunition and who could do that should be a reactionary propaganda. A specia! |

court has been set up in Melhsien to conjuror or an ocalist. deal with the Reds and bandito sar-

rested within the Jurisdiction.

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On the last night of "The Gelsha," we read, "it needed that: leg-stretching and other exercise of the interval to get the applause: fully under way.As there was no bar that "other exercise of the interval"-couldn't be elbow, lifting? Oh, dear nal

At the Royal Air Force "dance, Air Facilities

we read, the scene was a very Under the new Arms and Am- President Tan Yen-kal of the Execu effective one, the colours blending munition Ordinance the only tire Yuon has circulated a despatch admirably with the Indies dress." empted" persons will be parsons to the various provinces, instructing One drass among so many? Tip, the Royal Navy or the Army, them to build.zerodromes at all strate

De Volunteers, police, and police re

gle points without further delay, so as At the suction sale of costumes to facilitate the air communication at the Geisha" "Many people The Kwangtung Provincial, Govern

ment, compliance with the order, who might otherwise have stayed has mibinlited the names of existing and enjoyed the fun went home in Rerodromes in the province, for the order to get warm, is That Sot Informition of the fixecutive, Yuen Canton News Akoncy

MINISTER RESIGNS

The US Ambassado

Bays a report of the Royal Air Force dance: there was also

what is called "on St. Andrew's

serves in connection with their duties, Commissioned Officers, cer

in public oficials (approved by

the Governor) and certain. persons to whom the Captain Super- tendent of Folloe might give par mission.--Is that all?

"Lifted" from a Glesse sheet:--- night an achtermuchy, we've Lascar seaman gave Great Clyde never heard it called or spelled Street a mild thrill the other that!

noon. He swung slouúr

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Leat lifting high, dres broad-brimmed blac