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· No. 27,390′ HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 18, 1930.

WELCOME TO

LONDON"

IN

AN ATMOSPHERE

CHEERING

CROWDS GREET THE

THAT

WAS

NAVAL DELEGATIONS

PRETTY MISS AMERICA

LOVELY GIRL SECRETARIES, "LIKE A BEAUTY CHORUS”

DOWNING STREET CHATS

London, Yesterday.

"Welcome to London. I hope your visit will be a very success- ful one," said Mr. Arthur Henderson, greeting Mr. H. L. Stimson, U.S. Secretary of State, on his arrival at Paddington. Mr. Stimson thanked him cordially and introduced 'his co-delegates and their wives.

SUPER

"IT'S AN ILL WIND," ETC.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 13/16,

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

ARTIC LAST SATURDAY, THE CLUB FROZE AGAINST THE SOMERSETS.

THE

SOMERSETS

Wito

WON

THE Toss KICKED

WITH THE

NE

MONSOON THE

MONSOON

WITH THE RESULT THAT THE CLUB HALVES WERE SPENDING MOST OF THEIR TIME WATCHING THE BALL BLOW

DID IT'S STUFF SO WELL THAT THE SOMERSETS

WOK BY

FOUR CLEAR

·ALSO A FEW OF THE SOMERSET

FORWARDS

WHILST JOST AS THE

•CLUB GOALIE WAS BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE A SNOWMAN, THE MONSOON SCORED.

ONE SPECTATOR SAID "THERE WAS SO MUCH BLOWING ABOUT GOING ON THAT IT REMINDED Him

OF ICE HOUSE

ST-WATCHING THE BROKERS WHIZZ BY

Library, Supreme Court

There.

Spectacies

are

Spectacles and .bat What

A Diference in quality..

and there are opticians and opticians, bub in Hong Kong, only one European optician who measures up to the highest qualifications. Optical men in every corner of the world. re- cognize his certificates and the modern equipment used.

:

LAZARUS The Optician. Phone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for appoint-

ment.

Ralph A. Cooper, FIO. (Engl), Registered Optometrist (Canada).

SNOWDEN'S CAUSTIC

BROADSIDES

DELEGATES SHOULD BE LOCKED UP WITHOUT FOOD OR BRINK

STUNG INTO ACTION

The Hague, Yesterday.

NEW BRITISH AIR SERVICE

FLIGHTS TO IRELAND, SWEDEN AND S. AFRICA PLANNED

POWERFUL FLYING BOATS

Rugby, Yesterday.

It is understood this year's es-

Mr. Snowden's broadsides against German dally dallying had an im- mediate effect last week. He has timates of the Alr Ministry will now found another target in the provide for an increased expendi- Little Entente and Hungary, whom ture on civil aviation largely for to-day were accused of nothing but

talk for a fortnight. There were flyingboat development and the only two alternatives; to postpone subsidising of the now commercial the conference to Doomeday Or airways. The extension of inland lock up the delegates without food air linea is under contemplation.. or drink until they agreed, where-If agreement can be reached with upon the delegates concerned closeted themselves together, fully vice to Belfast and Dublin will be the Irish Free State, a regular ser- determined to settle non-German opened. In addition, negotiations reparations.

The mobilisation of reparations inauguration of a regular flying- have been going on regarding the been settled and the bost line between Norway and International Bank will float, before Sweden and either the mouth of October 31, 1930. a loan of

bonds has

$300,000,000, of which the creditors the Thames or some suitable port will get two-thirds, and Germany on the East Coast.

the remainder. Germany under- The Air Ministry, it is stated takes to conault the International unófftelally, has decided also to Bank before raising loans abroad, develop on an extensive scale largo in order not to impede the issue. commercial flyingboats. Some of Further, 'reparation bonds in the these are already on the stocks;` Swedish Match Trust Loan of others will be laid down, during 500,000,000 marks, will not be the coming Anancial year. AL- placed in the international market though these new planes will be for four years-Reuter.

of experimental types, they will, If the trials are successful, be The Hague, Yesterday.

built in considerable numbers. The representatives of Yugo They will be all-metal and most Wednesday Slavia, Roumania Ruk Czecho- of them will be able to carry be

— IT WAS BAD LUCK ON THE GOALIES,

•THIS WAS GREAT NEWS FOR WHO IN ADDITION TO BEING ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO WERE LOW ABOUT THE GROUND TOALS STILL IN SOMEREET AND HADNT BOTY BLENT HOME WITH STAN Hill,

General Dawes and the Hon. Hugh Gibson had met the party at Plymouth, which was the first occasion that all seven delegates were together. Much interest was shown by hundreds of spectators, whom a score of luxurious motor cars with the stars and stripes fluttering from the bonnets, attracted to the station, as well ma the feminine element of the party, especially the seventeen girl accre- until the next revision of Naval taries, chosen from 100 Government office applicants whose beauty Armaments in five or six had been hymned in American newspapere. "They are as pretty as

time. a beauty chorus," was the general comment. Mrs. Alexander and Mrs. Wedgwood Benn came specially to welcome the ladies, who included Miss Morrow, Colonel Lindbergh's sister-in-law. whole party numbered 100.

The

years'

They desire also to secure

UP YET

CHILBLAINS

ALLEGED PIRACY SUSPECTS

CHARGE SHEET "A THOROUGH MIX-UP"-

"SOMEONE IS RESPONSIBLE”

од

1930

Refuse To Sign

pared to open morning?"

Slovakia have refused to sign the tween Mr. Androwes replied in the Young Plan unless an agreement Their range will be of about 1,000 40 and 50 passengers. affirmative and said that he would is reached with Hungary. There is miles. One of the first to be have about 28 witnesses, some of still no indication if such an agrea- launched will have accommodation whom would be very brief-only ment, is in sight-Reuter. formal.

Date Fixed His Worship fixed the hearing of the case to open at 11.15 a.m., on Wednesday and continue 2.15 p.m., on Friday.

SHOULD A WIFE HAVE

LEGAL RIGHTS ?

agreement at once that when that time comes, new battleships built to replace those which will thus be out of date-if it is still thought neces- |sary to replace them—should be of smaller tonnage and gunpower. A proposal much to the same effect was made by the late Conserative Three Hoklos wore produced Government at the Geneva Confer-before Milton, at the ence and met with hopeful recep- CentralMarlitrato panwer Mr. Andrewer: Shall I have to US: COURT UPHOLDS HER tion Lord Bridgeran estimated

charges in connection with the resttend on Monday? Buttons ~ HAVING SEPARATE DOMICILE that if it had bean adopted it would opening session of the Conference. have meant, the saving of about

cent attempted piracy on board Mr. Hamilton: Monday or Tues- Reuter.

the 8.5. Halching, of the Douglas day morning, whichever suits you. fifty millions aterling in the period Co. of replacement.

Mr. Andrewes chose Monday morning. TIMES BENEDICTION

MET BY MR. HENDERSON

London, Yesterday. The American delegates to the Naval Conference arrived in Lon- don and met Mr. Arthur Henderson and Mr. A. V. Alexander. First Lord. They were cheered by a large crowd.

TALK WITH PREMIER

Within an hour of his arrival, *Mr. Stimson B&W Mr. Ramsay MacDonald at

OFFICIAL WELCOME

Rugby, Yesterday.

The third man was wearing an and looked pale and

Mr. Stimson, Secretary of State, doubt the reductions advocated can haggard. The London Times says, "No overcoat Mr. Adama Secretary of the Navy, hardly be na sweeping as both econ- Mr. Morrow United States Amomists and

an important section bassador in Mexico and Senators Robinson and Reed, United States of naval opinion would like to sen delegates to the Naval Conference them. The British Government are

Referring to him, Mr. Hamilton asked: Is this the gentleman who was dying a week ago?

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, Asalatant

at

Mr. Hamilton then sald that

what he wanted was to have all

+

A REECNT CASE

New York, Yesterday. The right of a wife to maintain

separate domicile from her hus-

for 50 passengers and, if the pre- sent Intention of equipping it with

six Napier engines is followed, it will be driven by over 4,000 horse- power. It is expected that this Vessel will be tried out on the first stages of the Cairo-Cape air- way, which will have been open- ed before the end of the year.— British Wireless Service. ·

R. 100'S LONG FLIGHT Safe Return After 131⁄2 Hours in Air

Rugby, Yesterday. The airship R-100 which left soon after nine

Downing Street. reached Plymouth this morning rightly sensitive to the danger of Crown Solicitor: Yes, your Word could enter in his depositions that Customs officers to levy duty on her Cardington

Their conversation lasted for some

time.

THE ITALIANS ARRIVE

Signor Grandi and part of the

Italian naval delegates arrived and

welcomed were

by Mr. Henderson and Mr. Malcolm MacDonald, on behalf of the Prime Minister-Reuter.

WORLD TO LISTEN-IN When the King opens the Naval Conference on Tuesday he wil addess the largest audience in history. Transmitters of the Bri- tish Broadcasting Corporation, Canadian Beam Wireless Service, Trans-Atlantic Telephone and Continental Telephone Services will all be used to carry the Royal speech to millions of homes, From the London Station of the

and were welcomed at the quayside bringing forward too drastic pro- ship.

by General Dawes, the American posals which might wreck all Magistrato: He doesn't look too

But after well. Ambassador to Britain who is him- chance of agreement. self one of the delegates. The long years, during which through Then-Mr-Hamilton-inspected Mayor and other, civic dignitaries unrestricted competition the size

the charge sheet before him and and cost of every class of warship of Plymouth and Admiral Sir Hubert Brand, the Port C. in C.,

have soared continuously upward an agreement to reverse the process were also present.

would be a very welcome achieve- ment-British Wireless Service.

JAPAN AND CAPITAL SHIPS

Tokyo, Yesterday. Japan's interest in the Naval

Before the delegates entrained there was a short exchange of greetings during which Mr. Stim- son said that he and his colleagues had come full of high hopes and Conference is evidenced by the fact earnest endeavour to make the that Mr. Conference a success. All Delegates statement to the Press on Wednes

Ramsay MacDonald's expressed keen satisfaction that the day was cabled verbatim to Tokyo, King was now sufficiently well to where it was carefully studied by honour the delegations by address-the Foreign Office. Ing them at Tuesday's opening Aitting.

STAFF OF NEARLY 100

Mr. MacDonald's proposal for the eventual abolition of capital ships is judged to be particularly

DRIZZE OR MISTY

To-day's weather report, issued at 10.50 a.m. by the Royal Observatory, states:--

The anti-cyclone rematas in the North of the Yangtze Valley, and has increased slightly in intensity.

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the China coast and over the North China Sea.

Forecast: N.E. winds, fresh; cloudy, with drizzle or mist.

the charges withdrawn and a

band was uphold in the United new front sheet put in with the States Customs Court in a case where Madame Ganna Walska, an names of all three accused on it

opera singer, the wife of Harold F. He and all the charges set out.

McCormick, resisted the efforts of owing to errors the original front jewels and other personal property, o'clock yesterday morning with sheet was withdrawn.

on the ground that she resided in 68 persons on board was moored. Mr. Andrewes agreed to have Paris and was entitled to the ex-at Cardington mast late last night that done.

emption allowed to foreign visitors. after a flight of nearly thirteen Then, after examining the Miss Genevieve Cline, the first and a half hours., charge sheet further, Mr. Hamil woman. justice appointed to any ton said that one of the charges Federal Court, supports the opinioa

During the early part of the

carried

would have to be withdrawn-the of Madame Walska that the rights flight speed trials were one in which the third accused's of women to distinct legal entity out which were quite successful, name appeared, charged with should be recognised. piracy only.

Mr. Andrewes said that he did!

American Service.

Reuter's

an estimated speed to 81.5 miles per hour being attained. For the greater part of the day the ship flew at a height of 2,000 fest

not draw it up and did not know VICEROY GUARDED BY above thick fog and low clouds

It was in.

Magistrate:

ponalble.

But you are res-i

Only Technical

DETECTIVES

After a pause, Mr. Hamilton VISITORS CREDENTIALS added: "It is only technical," · RIGOROUSLY SCRUTINISED

The three accused were

then

formally remanded until 10 a.m.

on Monday.

Then Mr. Andrewes repeated

to be put in at all.

it

PRESS HELD UP

Bombay, Yesterday.

the which generally obscured ground. Positions were obtained by wireless telegraphy. "when re- quired. The main purpose of the fight was to run the ship at full speed in order to test slope. An experimental system' of "attach- mont has been adopted 'which, it la hoped, may have as much as

his escape from the bomb explosion. locking her home, on the masthead were lengthily held up, firstly at the Durbar Hall, where the Viceroy re- main gate and then abtside the occupied only 22 minutes. British

colved the deputation-Reuter

Wireless Service.

TENDERS ACCEPTED

British Broadcasting Corporation Accompanying the American De- significant. the speech will reach France, legates were a staff of nearly 100| The officials sopkesman of the

that he was not responsible for Police precautions in guarding four tons in weight in future Germany, Italy, Norway, Den- experts, secretaries and typists, Foreign Office said that while

this state of affairs. All he knew Government House, where the ships. mark, Sweden, Hungary, Austria and, It is estimated that including general Japanese opinion was hard-

was that Mr. Fitzroy had draft-Viceroy Lord Irwin, ́is staying, are High Winds Deflod and Czecho-Blovakia, relayed by special Press correspondents, ap-ly ready to accept the idea, it was remarked: "It is all wrong here;ed only the chers which spat orgelaborate. Ateny regregat visit telephone Belging and Holland proximately 1,000 people are comprsushiga ampeerand respond thorough me up.

in in the first pluce, relating to the grounds of the Governor's resid- during the fight but the speed High winds were encountered will receive it from Daventry ing to London from different parts a wide and influential circle. He went on to say that original- the murder of Mr. Woodward. 'ence are awarming with detectives, attained was the highest yet re- Broadcasting Station and -transmit it. Australia New Zea- Conference proceedings.

re of the World in connection with the able to an extension of the capitaled with the murder of Mr. charge were sent to him.

He stated that Japan was agree-ly the first two men were charg The statements in answer to that who rigorously scrutinise the corded by the airship. She re- The credential of every visitor. Press turned in darkness to Cardington land, Japan, Finland and the

ship "holiday" until 1986, and "If Woodward, the third officer of the statements in answer to the piracy men who arrived at Government against a wind of forty miles an ITALIAN & FRENCH National Broadcasting Company

within that period American and ship, and now the third man had charge was not sent to him, and House the morning to write up the hour and although low, clouds per- of the United States will be Members of the Italian Belega- British opinion approved of capital been brought in, in his absence, he never gave authority for them Visit of the Moslem deputation to mitted only momentary glimpses served by a wireless relay from, tion arrive to-day and to-morrow, ship abolition, the Japanese people and charged with piracy!... BSW experimental shortwave and French Delegates to-morrow would probably be ready to follow

the Viceroy to congratulate him on of the ground the operation of Mr. Andrewos replied that he The Magistrate replied that transmitter. at Chelmsford.

and Sunday. All will have arrived their lead."

understood that all three men ware Canada will employ the Canadian by Monday when, in the afternoon, It was pointed out that Japan's to be charged in respect of the and saked Mr. Andrewes. to

was technical, but very annoying, Beam Transmission. The Colum- the chief delegates will meet at No. capital ship feet cost a larger pro- murder of Mr. Woodward; in resinto the matter bia

chain of broadcasting 10, Dowing Street, to decided de- portion of her national income than

into th pect of the murder of the In stations in the United States will talls of procedure and other pre- that of any other Power: hence the dian Gaard, Khail Singh; and In use the Rugby Trans-Atlantic liminaries.

strong conservative feeling against connection with the piracy. He Telephone Service. ⠀

OPENING TO BE BROADCAST scrapping ships for which the nahad nothing to do with the charg- "FULL OF HOPE"

At Tuesday's Plenary Session tion had sweated to pay-Reuter

fog of the mensen London, Yesterday.

which will be broadcast from all

Mr. Hamilton replied that he The George Washington with the British Broadcasting Company's

couldn't help it, adding "Someone American Naval Delegation aboard stations, including the Short Wave

is responsible." anchored in Plymouth Sound this Empire Station 58.W., and will morning two miles from the spot be relayed in about a dozen coun

Mr. Andrewes then asked for ader of the Indian Gaard, Khall whole of to-day's Isaus of the Com- at 80 per cent more than the Govern

The police have, confiscated the Kong. Western during the year 1980. from where the nucastoza of some tries. The King's opening address

remand for half an hour to en Singh, and with piracy with vio munist newspaper Rote Falme on ment schedule of prices. of the "le egates galled with the will be followed by the speech of

able him to see Mr. T. Murphy lence. He could not understand the ground that it contained arti- Messrs. Li Sang & Co, for mainten Mayflower Pilgrims, Mr. Stimson, the Prime Minister, Mr. Ramsay Interviewed by Reuter,

and have the matter straightened how the charges got mixed up in cles calculated to provoke criminal ance, etc., of nullahs, etc., in Hong said that MacDonald. The chief delegates of

Rugby Testerday? After six mall bags had been out. He stated that all he knew such a way that the various men acts, high treason and class hatred. Hong Eastern during the year 1980 they had had com

other Powers will then speak in delivered at the Air Ministry to was that the charge which was were charged with different Reuter and we are coming

at 70 per cent, more than the Gov Mr. Stimson day, two of them were snatched by sent to him was that in connec offences separately

ernment schedule of prices. merics, following

drove off with con- tion with the murder of Mr.

Germany has imposed heavy on maintenance, ste, of millahs, etc., in Mera Chow Yeong Cotor a motor car. It la notWood

two

tences on three sples for betraya Kowloon and New Territories West of (document

tan With

to foreign Power of military the Rallway at 62 per cent more than the murder of E Khail Singh, and

secrets" of civil aviation. are not the pirac

the Government scheduls of prices

AIR MAIL THEFT

Snatched By Men in Motor Car

other!

Another Hemand

An Explanation It was explained to Pressmen by Mr. Andrewes that originally the first two men

were charged

CLASS HATRED

It is notified that the following ter

with the murder of Mr. Woodward, Newspaper Seized by the ders have been accepted: and when the third man came out of hospital, be sent up to Mr. Murphy two other charges, accus: ing all three men with the mur

INDOCHINA FLIGHT

Intres, Yesterday. Colanek Welsi and Commandant course tos Tunis this mor en route fitted to i for Indo-China by eary..

Mr Hamilton Thought; it would Girler iber bath Fife

Hanter

Police

Berlin, Yesterday..

Woo Hing Contractors, $470, for the purchase of condemned Barge "3.D.D.”

Messrs. Sang. Leo & Co., for mala. tenance, etc., of nullahs, etc., in Hong

A wireless loud speaker has been maintenance, até of mullahs, to, in Kowloon and New Territories East of the Railway at 52 per cent more than

the Government nehedule at prioga,