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No. 27,387 HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1930.
ALLEGED PIRATES SANDAKAN LIGHT &
CAPTURED
NEGOTIATIONS FOR CAPTIVES' RELEASE
POWER CO., LTD.
NEW ARTICLES PROPOSED AND ADOPTED "MURDER WILL OUT" EXTRAORDINARY MEETING
HOTEL AS RENDEZVOUS FOR THE PARLEYS
HELPING CHINESE EMIGRANTS
THE WORK OF THE KWANGTUNG ASSOCIATION
BETTER CONDITIONS
The
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 15/16
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
"COUSIN FROM SAME NAVAL DELEGATES TO
VILLAGES
WOMAN SUES WATCHMAN OF HARBOUR OFFICE.
MEET THE KING
Library, Supreme Court
There are Spectacles and Spectacles
....but What A Difference in Quality....
and there are opticians and opticians, but in Hong Kong, only one Europaan optician who measures up to the highest qualifications, Optical men in every corner of the world ro- cognise him certificates and the modern equipment used.
LAZARUS The Optician: Phone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for appoint-
i
ment. Ralph A. Cooper, F.LO. (Engl.), Registered Optometriat (Canada).
LIBERALS' RIFT IN.
THE LUTE
REUNION OF THE PARTY STILL UNCONSUMMATED
RECEPTION AT BUCKINGHAM PALACE
DOWNING STREET CHATS
The United States delegation to
Rugby. Yesterday. at the veniently emigrants' affairs, the Kwang in the Royal Navy, Lee Hao, the London Naval Conference la
tung Provincial Government intends to watchman of the Harbour, allowing reach, England-op Exlinho pesch by Ford Grey, who was
The Sandakan Light and Power Co., Ltd., held an extraordinary meeting this morning
LOAN WHICH BEGAN IN 1916
Canton, Yesterday, Wearing the unifom which is With a view to handling more con-similar to that of Petty Officer
YOUNGER MEN WANTED.
London, Yesterday. That the Liberal reunion is stil unconsummated was made evident
at Mr.
SUNKEN SHIP'S POSITION
A FISHERMAN MAKES IMPORTANT FIND
S.S. LEE CHEONG
SEQUEL TO DISASTER IN MIDDLE OF DECEMBER
A start
It will be remembered that the Cheong left Swabue on
No official information was given Offices of the General Managers, establish the Kwongtyng. Emigration Junsuccessfully contestad a claffit by morning, and the French and Ita re-elected President of the Liberal the. Harbour Authority and to the to the Press to-day with, report. Mesure, heran-Tomes, & Co., Association, under the direct control of a married woman for $220.60 in the lian delegations are expected on
A startling report was made the reported Police coup on suspect Ltd., for the purpose of confirm the Provincial Government. ed pirates.
Ing a special resolution.
Ta draft regulations of this asso-
Supreme Court (Summary Jurisdie-Saturday. Mr. T. H. King.
The Prime Minister, Council, which Addressing the meeting, the fciation were passed at the 46th meet- Divisional
was born of the owners of the 8.8. Lee Cheong yea- tion) this morning:
Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, will meet dissatisfaction Superintendent of Police, Director Chairman (Mr. R. G. Shewan) ing of the Provincial Government As
Plaintiff was Chan Wong Shi, of the American Secretary of State, George's
Lloyd terday by a fisherman who claimed of the Criminal Investigation De-said:-
roon as the details have been drawn No. 69, Wing Lok Street, who said Mr. H. L. Stimson, and his col
superacasion of Lord that he had located the position partment, told newspaper men this The initial object for which this en and adopted, preparations will be that defendant le a cousin of mine leagues shortly after they reach Asquith. morning that it was his intention to meeting has been called is, as in- made for its organisation..
from the same village." Mr. A. E London, and the members of the
where the l-fated vessel bad hold the story back for two days ntdicated in the notice which the It is reported that the following are all appeared for her, and the different delegations are likely to sonal fund Lord Grey declared, was
The dependence upon the per-foundered. least, "pending further investiga- Secretary has just read, for the the proposed regulations for this asso- watchman appeared in person.
Even Liberal purpose of receiving a report of clation (1). That
The claim was for the balance of establish contact during the week- fatal to any party. The story which reached the the proceedings at the extraordin-named as the Kwangtung Emigration a loan which had commenced in end. There will be a meeting of headquarters felt the position was 8.8. Lee China Mail is that three men are at ary general meeting held on De-the affairs of the emigrants. 2() That been made all these years in suma Downing Street on Monday morn-
Association be established to attend to 1916, against which payments had all the chief delegates in the unsatisfactory. There was anxiety December 22, and at night on the present in custody, and they are cember 31, 1929, and of confirm the said association be placed under as small as a dollar.
Prime Minister's residence
to raise a real Party fund, but even at
then the question of leadership weather. The seas were running same date, she met with bad believed to have a connection with ling, If though fit. as a special direct control of the Kwangtung Pro- the gang of pirates who seized the resolution the resolution which (vincial Government,
Caterer in Mess
ing to settle the details of pro-would remain and, if at the next (S) That the
cedure. 8.5. Dell Maru some-time ago.
was passed
Defendant told the Pulse Judge
In the afternoon the King general election
no very high at the time and a terrific of the administration of this The gang, it will be remember-resolution at such meeting. That Association be as follows: 1. The Mr. Justice Wood) that he acted will receive the members of the change the Liberal Council must gale was blowing. The ship, only ed, was led by a woman, and resolution, as you will remember, Investigation of the conditions
and 43 caterer in the watchmen's mess delegations at Buckingham Palace. fight with its own organisation and of 160 tons not, foundered with statistics of Chinese eventually went ashore at. Bias Bay, concerned the approval of the The inducement to returned emigrants when he borrowed $60 in three pay. at a banquet given in their honour/ that their leader must be a Member about 250 lives on board. Only two
2. at the Harbour Office about 1915. At night they will be the guests taking with them a quantity of draft new Articles of Association to invest in the different fome indus-
Lord Grey added
by the British Government.
tlons"
us un
extraordinary scope
an association
emigrants.
foot and several Chinese passengers of the Company.
tries. 3. The accommodation and pro- to be held for ransom.
You will also remember that attection of returned emigrants. 4. The the above mentioned meeting education of returned emigrants' chil- HOW INFORMATION LEAKED explained shortly to you why your dren. 5. The explanation of Kuamin- The arrest of the three suspects Directors thought it essential to tang and National regulations to the in Hong Kong is stated to be the alter, the Articles of Association, follow the committee system and that emigrants. (4) That this association result of efforts made to secure the and I do not consider it necessary members of the committee be named release of one of the captives.
to deal further therewith, except by the Kwangtung Provincial Govern- He is a Chinese surnamed Hsu to add that at the meeting inment. (5) That a chief secretary and (Hui in the Cantonese renduring)question the draft
new. Articles a number of secretaries and assistants
other
who is an engineer with a foreign of Association were unanimously be appointed by the Kwangtung Pro- degree. Hs was engineer to approved and the resolution re- vincial Government, and that firm of building contractors in cording such approval was unan-employee be hired, if deemed necessary. Shanghai, and was on his way from imously pased as an extraordin (6) That the following departmenta Swatow to Hong Kong on business, ary resolution.
be established 1. General Affairs as a passenger on the Dali Marui Under the Hong Kong companies Department, for documentary and mis- when the ship was seized.
ordinance, however, it is necessary Department, concerning emigrants' con- collaneous affairs, 2. Investigation Hsu had the misfortune to be one that the approval of the new Ar-
ditions. of the unfortunates
of Association shall be registering birthplaces and names of 3. Registration Department, to attract the ticles pirates' attention by his well-to-do signified by a special resolution, emigrants. 4. Accommodation Depart- was held for and consequently this meeting has ment, dealing with investments and or- appearance and ho
been convened for the purpose of ganising of industries. (7) That Following Heu's capture, cor- enabling the extraordinary re-meeting be held at least once a week, respondence ensued between Blas solution above referred to to be and that resolutions be carried out by Bay and his arm and relatives in confirmed as a special resolution. the Chief Secretary. (8) That detail- Shanghai..
After several letters And I accordingly beg to propose That the above regulations of this as
ed regulations be formulated. wore exchanged Hong Kong was ap-the confirmation as a special re-sociation be put in force from the pointed as the meeting ground for solution of the said extraordinary date of their promulgation by the the final negotiations.
resolution, namely:-
Kwangtung Provincial Government.- "That the regulations contained in Canton News Agency. the printed document submitted to the meeting and for the. purpose of
ΤΑ ΠΡΟΙ
Accordingly, an intermediary was sent from Shanghai to negotiate with the pirates' representatives on behalf Hsu's firm and relatives. The agent arrived here about three months ago, and engaged a room in the Empress Hotel, Connaught Road Central.
However, the agent has many friends here and went to stay with them, alternating first as the guest of one friend and then of another and so on. He never used the room at the hotel to sleep in, but kept it throughout his stay as a meeting
(9)
identification subscribed by the RESCUE OF CAPTIVE
Chairman thereof be approved and adopted on the Articles of Associa tion of the Company in substitu tion for and to the exclusion of all existing Articles thereof."
I shall be glad if some share- holder will kindly second that.
The Resolution Carried
C. A. da Roza,
The resolution, seconded by Mr. was carried un- animously.
Those present at the meeting were Messrs. R. G. Shewan (Chairman),
COMMITTEE
ADMIRAL'S PLAN TO FREE ABDUCTED OFFICIALS
TROUBLE IN FUKIEN
place between himself and thee. A. Da Roza and S. H. Churn from Min-hou to Foochow City to
Noel
were
Shanghal, Yesterday. Admiral Yang Shu-chuang has transferred two battalions of marines pirates' representatives
(Consulting Committee),
protect the Provincial Government! $12,000 CHANGES HANDS Braga (Secretary) and the share-office. The six members of the Several men used
holders were Messrs. A. L. Shields. Provincial Committee, who to meet the Allan Keith, J. Toppin, A. A carried away by the troops during Shanghai man in the room and they Botelho, F. J. Tavares and Tse the meeting a few
days ago, are held whispered conversations there
now known to have been detained in behind closed doors. On Monday
a military camp at Chang-mun. last the negotiations were conclud-
The Admiral is planning to de- ed, the pirates' representatives
FRANCE AND CHINA spatch troops for their rescue. agreeing to accept $12,000 for the
Brigadier General Cheng Kwong. release of Hau and the money
Nanking, Yesterday. yu of Kiangsi, acting under in- changed hands..
understanding has been structions, is moving bis troops the Sino-French-from Chang-shu to the Fukien Treaty. Minister border in view of the recent Fukien
| Tena-tal
'An
The pirates' representatives could reached
Annamite
In
have got safely out of Hong Kong Martel is coming to Nanking soon, trouble. had they decided to move Im- mediately, but for some reason they to sign the pact.-Canton News dallfed here one day too long. Agency.
These meetings behind closed
the
'doors had, of course, caused hotel servants to talk, and as luck
MINISTER'S ILLNESS
The Kaominchun generals, Lu Chung-Jin and Lia Chi; being opposed by their subordinates, bave fed, leaving the Kucminchun to the command of General Sun Liang-
would have it, a Chinese detective This morning's. bulletin with cheng, who has, however, ahown his picked up snatches of these rumours regard to the Rev. F. C. Young willingness to enlist under General on Monday evening. *
ta that the patient is a little Yen Hel-can. He naturally concluded that the caster and there is certainly cause; Shanghai man was up to no good for encouragement.
and decided to tackle him.
The
datective accordingly, questioned the
Information
+
General Yen Hai-san will leave Chengchow to-day for Taiyuan, vis Shekchlachuang.
Honan.
Tang's Remnants'
STOP PRESS
BRITAIN AND JAPAN
Tokyo, Yesterday. While omcials le reticent in ex- pressing an opinio on the British. Japanese conversations, there is little doubt that they are dis- appointed with the small progress achieved,
From the wording,pf the British invitation to the Conference the Japanese appear to have received an impresaid that the prelimin ary conversations, had the par- pose of enabling participants to reach tentatite reements prior
to the holding the conference; wherefore, anditment is now felt that the Mentions have resulted in, than an ex- - change of the
Vernacular comments make this plain, and indleations are not lacking that this reflects the official view, too, though the officials are endeavouring to minimise their dia- appointment, intimating their be- lief that Mr. Wakatsuk! has at least succeeded in impressing Mr. Ramsay MacDonald that Japan's claim for a 70 per cent. ratio 18 not unjustified.
Japan Embarrassed?
ON
Lator. Meantime certain nationalistic elements are making strenuous en- deavours to rouse the Japanese nation to the necessity of making Japan's demanda 70 per cent. and urging that a resolution in this connection be put through the Diet as soon as it convenes January 21.
If these elemente achieve their ends, the Government will be greatly embarrazzed sa the Opponi. tion Parties are likely to make political capital out of the matter at the anticipated General Elec- tion if the Government attempts to turn down the resolution which it is bound to do as it cannot afford to tie the delegates' hands in this
manzer.
Stimson Busy
On board .s. George Washington in mid-Atlantic, Mr. H. L. Stimson, the U.S. Secretary of State, la lengthly conferring with his col- lengues on the London Naval Can- ference and la preparing his inl- tial speech. Arrangements have been made by wireless for week-end conferences with Mr. Ramsay, Mac- Macdonald, M. Tardien, M. Grand, and possibly Mr. Wakatsuki Reuter.
its own fund.
there
was
of the House of Commons Younger survivors-members of the arew- Earlier News
men must be thought of, but he were picked up, and their pathetic The Five-Power Naval Conference arged those who were thinking, of atory was exclusively reported in will begin its work a week from turning towards the Labour party the Chine Mail on December 23,
Although the
not to hurry to take Conference
a definite will hold practically all its meet-
decision.-Reuter.
These two men, however, were Ings in St. James's Palace, the first Origin of Liberal Council unable to give the location whore. plenary session will be held in the
Rugby. Yesterday.
the ship had sunk, and all attempts Royal Gallery of the House of
Viscount Grey said Lords when King George will de Liberal
that the made by the owners to locate the Council liver the inaugural speech. His
founded exact position met with no success. words, together with speeches which trust in Lord Asquith, but felt tried to discover the exact position originally hy people who had a great The Harbour Authority had also will follow. are being broadcast that they could not have the same
Although it is impossible to give
was
throughout the country, and ar- confidence in Mr. Lloyd George. so as to be able to give warning to rangements have also been made to They also felt very strongly the shipping in general. relay them to different parts of the Invidious and Impossible position in The fisherman who is supposed Empire, in some European countries which the Party was put by its head-to have made the discovery called and in the United States. Seven-quarters finances being dependent on the owners yesterday and told teen microphones have been in-
on Mr. Lloyd George's personal and them that, whilst fishing in a cer- stalled in the Royal Gallery for the not on Party fund. occasion,
tain part of the water in the Referring to the proposals which vicinity where the ship was suppos- any accurate forecast, the general Mr. Lloyd George issued before the led to have sunk, he picked up the view is that the Conference will last laat General Election as his policy head light of the Lee Cheong. He several weeks.
for dealing with unemployment, assured the owners that he had. M. Colban, chief of the Dlaarma- Lord Grey Bld that the Liberal marked the position carefully. ment Section of the League of Council separated themselves very! The owners, who are the Fook Nations, will attend as an observer distinctly from any responsibility Hoi Co., when Interviewed by a without participating in the pro- for the pledge as to how much could China Mail representative this ceedings.-British Wireless Ser- be done to relieve unemployment in morning, said that they believed the
vice.
BRITAIN'S TRAFFIC
DANGERS
CONFERENCE ON STREET ACCIDENTS IN LONDON
"ROAD CONDUCT"
any particular year. But the story told by the fisherman to be a Council had no hesitation in agree-true one. They are now contem-
ing to the principle of the proposals, plating salving the wrecked steam-
unwarranted advantage
PRINTER'S OBSTRUCTION
which was that it was better toler. It is expected that, after per- relieve unemployment by flnding mission has been obtained from the work for unemployed than to leave Harbour Department, a salvage them idle or on dole. A rather party will proceed to the position was taken given by the flaherman to proceed of that by Liberal headquarters. with the work of recovering the The whole party was represented as sunken ship. absolutely united under Mr. Lloyd George. Since the election he had-) Rugby, Yesterday. been criticised for not having dur- A Conference on street accling the election pointed out that dents in London, convened by Mr. that was misconception. Morrison, Minister of Transport, Grey now declared: began to-day. Mr. Morrison, who presided, said that it was inevit- able, with the development of modern transport, that the risk of the public, including pedestrians, ahould be increased. They might hope, however, that children who were growing up in the midst of fast moving motor traffic would be
This morning a Chinese was Lord charged at the Kowloon Magis- tracy with causing an obstruction "Our feeling remains just as it in Shanghai Street, by placing two was with regard to Mr. Lloyd printers' tables on the footpath. George's leadership and also his fund."
The Next Election
The Magistrate expressed sur- prise at the sudden springing up of these printera in this season, and inquired of Sargeant Barnicle the regulation in regard to thesa "aquatting places."
If, and wher, the next election came, Liberal headquarters were in a position to say that they had a
The officer pointed out that they party fund which was independent able to adapt themselves to the new of Mr. Lloyd George's personal were not allowed in conditions better than the old gen-fund, they would have
the main streets, and as Shanghai Street eration had been able to. He re-
support from Liberalism in the was a main street, the defendant commended to the careful and sympathetic study of the conference remain the other question of a want
country. But there would still would have to go some where else. His Worship told the defendant a road traffic bill which he hoped of confidence in the leadership of that the pavement in Shanghai would be passed in the present session of Parliament
Modernising The Law
anormousB
the party.
"That is why," said Street was not very wide, and Lord Groy, "we must maintain therefore it would be necessary
The defendant was cau-
It was hoped, he said, to make the absolutely a separate organisation. for him to remove to some other
When the next election comes, if street. law very much more up to date, and he believed the bill would do things are as they are to-day with tioned.
"FALSE REPORT"
A paragraph in this morning's Police reports la headed "False Report."
It referred to the report made on January 6 of attempted murder, a rob- bery of a womati named Leung Kok- sai, at 3, On Hing Terrace on the aight of January 4.
The report states that Leung Kok
To Be Established by now admits that she had attempt-
China This Year
Nanking, Yesterday.
ed suicide by cutting her own throat with a razor, following domestic trou- bla
much to enable
the Ministry of regard to the leadership of the Transport to take further steps to
party, the Liberal Council mist; prevent the spread of accidente fight not under the present leader- in Great Britain as a whole.. He ship but under ita own organisation ments from the woman, in order to attached very great Importance to and its own funds."-British Wire- france the venture. He became a provision in the bill enabling the less Service. man and to prove his bona Adea hen the end he gave
The National forces are being sick and was in arrears with prin- Ministry to publish a code of road is alleged to have blurted out the which led the Police to raid a house gradually withdrawn from Sinyang cipal and whole story of his meetings with the In Yaumati, described
Interest for four conduct He said: "We do in Honan to the north of Hapeh,months. After paying 10 per cent. need a dogmatic code but a sub-
not NEW CONSULATES pirates' representatives for the rehaunt....
as a pirate leaving the 9th Division under per month for about a year hestantially authoritative code, work lease of Hau, adding that the Here two other men were taken General Chiang Ting-wen to station repaid everything. His books bind ed out by technical officers of the * negotiations had just been conclud-into custody, and over $9,000, at Yencheng and Linyue to direct been destroyed in a typhoon, he Ministry after consultation with all
ed and $12,000 handed over.
The detective made enquiries and ranson money, was found. After
alleged to be part of the $12,000 the rehabilitation of the cast of added.
the representative organisations ascertained that the pirates re- the removal of the two suspects the
After perusing two notebooks sub-concerned, so that the public gen- Taiyuan, Yesterday.mitted by plaintiff, his Lordship earily shall know how to conduct presentatives were still in Hong Police continued their search of the
With the settlement of Tang's observed to Mr. Hall! If her ac- themselves on the King's Highway, Kong, but were intending to leave by Yaumati house, until late in the remnants, General Yen Hai-san has count to correct she has charged in British Wireless Service.
afternoon, and simultaneously other Peking, General Li Sang-tat of 10 Per Cent. Monstrous
Instructed General Li Fu-ying of tereat at 10 per cent or thereabouts. parties of Police searched several Tantsin and General Chang Hol- Mr. Hall agreed and his Lordship terest, which is not so unreasonable, cerned has been already secured for Whyte-Smith on two charges, namely, Chinese hotels and boarding house chao of Shelchischuang, to cease said: It seems to be monstrous, Books Genuine
had been added to it in lieu of in- The concurrence of countries contracy this morning brought before Mr. on the water front in the hope of their advance Into Hozan Canton anding other suspects. The result News Agency.
doesn't it.
He believed that a number of the the establishment of Consulates-Gen-of stealing a cotton jacket from 012, His Lordship expressed the view entries in the notebooks had been trai in Caletta, Sydney, Chicago: Canton Road and returning before his The Police have now three pirate
that the real dispute between the posted by defendant (which was Consulate in Dutch Madagascar: January 8, 1080 had expired.
banishment term of 10 years, from parties was whether Interest should denied) as alleged by plaintiff. He Vide-Consulate in New Orleans, while suspects in their hands, as to whether action will prova of service
The defendant was sentenced to air The Inspector-General of Ceylon plaintiff swore in the box she charge timed, that the books were genuine eral in Tai-poh, Formosa and Saigon,
have been at two per cent (which was satisfied, his Lordship con- the establishment of Consulates-Gen-months' hard labeur on the first to the
Ate Hap, whose life Falice, Mr. Herbert Dowblgain, ed) or 10 per cent,
and not forgeries. The claim on and a Consulate in Kuala Lumpur, cated that the man had returned three
charge. in now not worth two pins, is quite will leave Colombo on January 18 Later, his Lordship said: Pro- the writ is merely for the balance F.M.S., is still under discussion.
On the second charge, it wax indie ent story in regard to which for Palestine, with commission bably the 10 per cent, although de of the account as stated in the books
times. For this, the sentence was one to re-organisa Palestins Police scribed as interest, was in fact and I give judgment for plaintiff shed after six months-Canton Nowe terms are to run concurrently with the Other eighteen places will be estab year and 24 strokes of the birch. Both Forte British Wireless Service bonus on the original loan, and in the claim, and costs,"
Agency,
latter sentence.
yesterday morning's train for, Shek
Lang
A TRAP LAI Altrap was accordingly laid for the pirates representatives and yee of this search is reported to be terday morning datectives were on blank. P watch at the Railway Station at Talmohataul
Only one pirate agent fell into the the trap, however, although how
ad
PALESTINE POLICE
• Rugby, Yesterday.
this
The report concludes with the aintó- to astablish 20 new consulater
The Foreign Ministry is intending ment that nothing was stolen.
year. Eight will be established Imme diately.
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