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No. 27,392 HONG KONG, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21, 1930.

THE

OPENS CONFERENCE

BRILLIANT SCENE IN GALLERY

OF GOLD

WORLD BROADCAST

i

TO-DAY'S 、 DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/7 1/16.

DOWilson

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

DIRECT SNUB FOR SALESMAN DETECTS A TRIAL OF INSTONE

THE PRESIDENT

FORGED NOTE

$50 IN THE STREET

VICEROY SHOWS STEEL HAND HAWKER WHO SAID HE FOUND

UNDER VELVET GLOVE

EXCEEDED HIS POWERS

New Delhi, Yesterday. Following an emergency meeting of the Executive Council, the Gov ernment of India has issued a state-

SIX MONTHS JAIL

SPEECHES RELAYED TO ENDS OF power in regulating the admission the Bank, said that it was a forgery,

THE EARTH

BREWER

All Ma

RESPONSIBILITY FOR STATUTORY REPORT

DEFENDANT IN BOX

CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT ASKED FURTHER QUESTIONS

Business "Alaniger

There

are

Spectacles and Spectacles..... ...but What A Difference in Quality.....

, and there are opticiana and opticians, but in Hong Kong, only one European optician who measures op 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. 1268 for appoint-

ment.

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

SMOKE NUISANCE ORDER

GOVERNMENT

HOME

ON THIN ICE

FIRST SUMMONS ISSUED UNDER (LABOUR NOT GOING TO WORRY

ABOUT A CRISIS

· NEW REGULATION

MR. BROOK AS COMPLAINANT AN INTRIGUE DENIED

A Chinese was this morning-charged

The first summons to be taken out

London, Yesterday. before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, at the

under the Smoke Nuisanco Ordinance

The re-opening of Parilament to- Central Magistracy, with the unlawful

was mentioned this morning at the morrow is necessarily overshadowed Marina Court before Comdr. G. F. Hole. by the opening of the Naval Confer- ". ment claiming that it is directly res possession and the uttering of

The now regulation was gazetted as once, which, indeed, may considerably ponsible for the protection of forged $50 note of the Hong Kong and the Assembly and visitors to the Shanghai Banking Corporation.

BA January 3, forbidding influence the Parliamentary situation. **I accept responsibility for recently Assembly, and that the President's Mr. G. W. E. True, an assistant of drawing and filing the statutory sarily letting out smoke so as to be will allow nothing avoidable to disturb vessels in the harbour from unneces-t is well-known that Mr. MacDonald report," said Mr. Noel Instone a nuisance. Modlßcations, however, !. of visitors in no way replaces the but admitted that it was deceptive to Brewer, barrister-at-law, in the were made governing certain types of his association with the conference. Government responsibility in that

witness box in the Supreme Court boilers.

Thus, any Parliamentary mishaps that {connection. The President's action an inexperienced eye.

Magistrato: I know should have this morning, on the second day The summons was taken out at the may result from the lack of co-opera- in passing orders in this con-

of his trial at the January Criminal Instance of Mr. H. T. Brook, Superin- tion at present characterising the re- nection exceeded his legal powers taken it myself.

Sessions. The Defects

tendent of the Fire Brigade, against fations of Liberals and Labour will Chan Lo, owner of the Yaumati Ferry, and the possibility of a motion of censure is being discussed. There Asked what was wrong with the It is in connection with this an Chung, for allowing smoke to not necessarily lead to a political crisis. are indications that if it eventuates, note, Mr. True said that its general report of the Instone Banking Cor- emit from the funnel of the launch The fate of the conference is expect

also the Government's attitude Nationalist and Independents will back M. Patel, even to the extent appearance was untidy and the num-poration, fled with the local Re- on January 16, thereby causing a nuis ad to influence not only the budget, but

gistrar of Companies, that Mr. Janco.

wards any Parliamentary reverse on an indictment of of resigning their membership as aber was irregular. The note was litho Brewer faces

Stream of Summonses

the budget. On the latter event the While the centre of Mos- graphed and the number-put in after, "making a false statement with-

Mr. W. D. Owen, who appeared for Governmont might well decide on a to the Perjury the defendant, applled for an adjourn- general plection if the conference has lems and Europeans support the instead of being printed with the note out oath contrary Government, it is apprehended that in the usual process.

Ordinance," the item complained meat on the ground that the summons been a success. the situation will adversely affect

Li Fook-cheung, a salesman of the of being that the total cash rewas taken out under a very new rega-

"L. G." Lashes Out the interests of the

Mr. Lloyd George, speaking at the the prospects of a round table con-Ying King shop, 223, Queen's Road, ceived "in respect of shares lasu-lation, and that

said that accused visited the shop and ed wholly for canh" was $376,750. owner, the case would have to be National Liberal Club, characterised tendered the note in payment of a les- Practically the whole of the thoroughly gone into, otherwise a con- the recent attack by Earl Grey on his ther bag worth $10. There was not morning session was occupied by

summonses ¡¡eadership as "rather shabby.”” He ap- New Delhi, Yesterday.

enough change in the shop, so witness

The case was fixed, for hearing on pealed to Lord Grey not to discourage When the Assembly re-opened this sent a faki out to a money changers, the recall of Mr. S. H. Ross, char-might be served against blus.

the Liberal Party at a time when it apJanuary 28, at 10.30 a.m.

really was making headway. "I be- morning only 73 out of 145 mem-Before doing so, however, he got the tered accountant, who was

lieve honestly that if Lord Grey were liquidation) special manager of bers were present, owing to the accused to put a mark on the back of pointed (after the Court order for decision of Congress to boycott the the noto for identification purposes.

left alone he would respond to that the Bank, and is the principal wit- (on

appeal." legislature.

Standing in front of a vast painting showing the death of Nelson amid the smoke of the naval battle, His Majesty will open the naval conference to-day in the gallery of gold. His throne of gold was brought yesterday from Buckingham Palace. Before him a thou- sand golden chairs will glitter beneath the usual lights, made more brilliant by the addition of five 3,000 candle power lampa, and the protest. lowering statues guarding the entrance to the Royal Gallery, also in gold; while 100 feet above is a roof inlaid with gold.

The famous microphone, which will carry the King's voice to millions of listeners throughout the world, has a gold crest. The microphone is inscribed "His Majesty the King's microphone," with historic occasions of its use recorded; the first being 1924, when the King opened Liverpool Cathedral, subsequently opening Wembley. From four corners of the hall jut amplifiers, also coloured in gold.

-Reuter.

SPEECHES TRANSLATED

London, Yesterday. The opening of the Naval Con- ference will be noteworthy as the biggest broadcast ever attempted.) The speeches will be not merely .wirelessly broadcast, but relayed by telephone and beam wireless to the central points of various

countries, and re-broadcast.

Special arrangements have been made everywhere to ensure Buc- ress, including the broadcast of translations to countries where English is not spoken.

HIS MAJESTY ARRIVES Looking remarkably well, Hs Majesty, for the first time since his illness travelled unaccom

panied by the Queen, and arrived at King's Cross by a special train from Sandringham. He greeted by cheering crowds, and

WU8

subsequently received the dele gates to the Naval Conference in the Throne Room at Buckingham

Palace.

ference. Reuter.

Earlier News

Note Refused

had

re-

of such tinual stream

shareholders'

Jury's Query

promissory

The attendance in the public! The fokl returned and reportedness for the Crown on this count. notes) which it did not have be-

There are two other counts which fore. galleries was the thinnest on record. that the money changer

will be dealt with separately.

mid-day, Shorty after Brewer gave evidence himself.

A group of seventeen Nationalists occupied the vacant Swarajist seafa and Pandit Malaviya took Motilal after to-morrow's formal opening Nehrus' seat as leader of the Op by the King.

position.

R-100 ADMIRED

President Patel opened the pro-

As soon

as delegates had as-ceedings by announcing that a MacDonald asked "most serious situation had arisen" sembled Mr. them to go into the garden to see owing to differences between the the airship R-100, which was on Government of India and the Chief was at the Commissioner of Delhi, and him moment cruising in the neighbourself, over the question of control- ling the admission of visitors to the Assembly.

*

test flight and

hood of London and eventually The delegates passed overhead. had a splendid view of Britain's latest "lighter-than-air" craft. »

A Question of Precautions Mr. Patel read a letter from Sir

This afternoon the King, who James Crerar, Home Secretary to had arrived from Sandringham by the Government of India, saying train during the morning, recely-that the Governor-General In Court- ed the principal delegates in the cll had decided that the Govern- Throne Room at Buckingham ment must take final responsibility Palace. The ceremony

was en- for protective measures, and offer- Mr. Patel before the The ing to meet tirely devold of formality. King extended a very warm wal-Assembly met to discuss the ques- come to the delegates and wished tion. them success in their delibera-

Mr. Patel declared that the Chief

CLOUDY AND MISTY

To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone now covers N. China and Koreg

Fresh monsoon will prevail along the South East Coast of China and over the China Sea- j

Forecast N-Ewinds; fresh; cloudy and misty; pro- bably improving.

Rainfall Rainfall since January 1, 0.61 inch; against an average of 0.68 inch.

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humidi- ty at cortain specifiod cautres this morning at 6 o'clock

Manila Amoy Swatow

were:

Temp. Humid.

Hong Kong

54

82

Macso....

45

97

72

-92

32

88

44

92

Chefoo

26

100

Pratas Island. Shanghai

68

66

$7

86

He also refused to allow Sir James Crerar to speak.

tions Afterwards the British de- Commissioner's orders were a de- legates met at Downing Street: liberate defiance of his orders. He firstly the French delegates and then ordered that the galleries! then the Italian delegates.Bri- should be cleared, except the Press Gallery and said that no further passes would be issued.

tish Wireless Service.

BLESSINGS OF PEACE

London, Later,

The largest Government banquet Viceroy's Miraculous Escape over given was held in the Savoy Hotel in honour of the Naval plauded by the Opposition and the Mr. Patel's order was loudly ap Conference delegates. There were Assembly unanimously passed. 450 guests present, Mr. MacDonald resolution, presiding, with Mr. H. L. Stimson Viservy, Lord Irwin, on his mira- District Watchman 63, who took him on his right and M. Tardieu on culous escape his left

PREMIER TO BE CHAIRMAN

A communique states that at an Informal meeting of Naval Conferences at Downing Street this morning, it was unanimously agreed that the Brimo Minister of the United Kingdom should on January 21 be elected as Chair man of the Conference, and that after the speeches the Conference adjourn to January 23. Wedner, day will be devoted to consulta- tions among the various delega- delegates, said that he was per- The agenda for January fectly certain that they had come 28 will consist of the appointment to strive with heart and soul to make the Conference a conspleu-

tions,

of

US. BUILDING FORECAST Washington, Yesterday.

izpit..

Mr.

to-

Mr. Lloyd George added that if Mr. Macdonald wanted his Government to continue he must come of his high

Mr. G. G. Stapani-Thomson hobby horse. Labour must get into (foreman of the jury) then asked their minds that Liberals were an in- a question "in view of sundry dependent party. Mr. Lloyd George The case for the Crown had references to the Instone Trading described as "exceptionally silly" the closed yesterday and Mr. Brewer Co. and the connection its shares statement In the Glasgow weekly had concluded the outline of the had with the Inatone Banking Forward, alleging an intrigue between case for the defence, which he is conducting himself.

Corporation."

was a

His Lordship explained that the Mr. Rosa was recalled to the

that there evidence was box this morning by the Puisne debt of $405,000 from Mrs. Brewer, Judge (Mr. Justice Wood).

Mr. Churchill and Mr. Lloyd Goorge Įto precipitate'an election on the subject

of Iqdla.-Router.

Earlier NewA

Rugby, Yesterday. Both Houses of Parliament will

There is

as trustee for certain persons, not The Statutory Report

...yet named, to the Bank; that there Dealing with the Item in the was a cash payment by Mra. Brower resume to-morrow the work of the statutory teport which forms the to the Bank of that amount, and session opened last July. aubstance of the charge, his Lord- then the acquirement by the Bank very full programme before the ship said that rightly or wrongly of shares to that amount in the House of Commons, comprising ten which аге he had looked up books on ac- Instone Trading Co.; but so far important measures

eilber before the House already or counting and he found that cor- there was no information tain items, such as stock-in-trade, what the Instone Trading Co. was premises, or goodwill, were kept and Mr. Ross was not in a posi- separate from cash. If a portion tion to inform the jury, of the $876,750 purported to have been received in cash was not in

"Value Nil"

45 to

are promised for this sension.

In view of the Prime. Minister's preoccupations with the Naval Con- forence, it is understood that the opposition parties may waive for

cash how would the Directors of: Mr. E. I. Agassiz, Official Re-the time being their right to a the Instone Bank have worded the celver and Liquidator of the In- general debate on the achievements. certificate in that respect, his stone Banking Corporation, was of the Government, which was pro- mised when the address to the Lordship asked Mr. Ross.

also recalled by his Lordship.

On being questioned by bis Throne was debated at the opening Witness: I really don't know, my Lord.

Lordship, he said that he under- of the session, but will claim the stood Mrs. Brewer held the Bank right to use the days that were to shares as trustee for shareholders be set aside for that purpose, should in Peking who were expected to occasion arise. apply for the shares. The Instone Mr. Philip Snowden will lead the Trading Co. was formed to hold House of Commons in the absence shares in the Bank.

of the Prime Minister. He is due His Lordship; As liquidator of back from the Hague Conference the Bank you would hold shares to-morrow morning, and will im- in the Instone Trading Co.-Yes.mediately take up his parliamentary Have you discovered anything duties.--British Wireless Service. about their value? Yes,

I CHEERING CROWDS

GREET THE PRINCE

MET BY GOVERNOR-GENERAL -AT CAPETOWN.

PREMIER'S WELCOME

Rugby, Yesterday. The Prince of Wales.received au enthusiastic welcome when he ar

Earl of

Mr. Brewer Cross-Examined In cross-examination, Mr. Brewer asked: Assuming that the manage ment desired to refund anything beyond 10 per cent. of the capital fused the note, whereupon the accused paid by shareholders, unless the witness to deliver the bag at an address rows asked for it back and instructed the person paying the excess re-bor (the excess) so that the In Wanchal and collect the money there. Bank can utilise such money and congratulating the Instead, accused was handed over

bave intereet; if that is a legitim ate statement, is there anything

What is the value?-Ni!. from the recent into custody, Whilst the foki was away

contradicts

Mr. Agassiz added that the In- dastardly attempt on his life, Mr. the accused remained in the shop and in the books which

this plan having bean followed?— Mr. MacDonald, toasting the Patel associating himself with these made no attempt to escape,

Mr. Ross: No.

stone Trading Co. was a private Picked It Up at the

Accused claimed that he had picked Assuming it to be the desire of limited company, composed of two speeches expressing horror

the note up in Wing Lok Street. He the bookkeeper to obey orders, can persons, being Mrs. Brawer and crime.-Reuter.

another. claimed to be a law abiding fruit bawk you "suggest any other way, in The Inspector General of Police ler, with a licence.

which he could have done it, ex-

Cross-examined, Mr. Agassiz ad- a Secretary-General to the

and drivers of Detective Sergeant. Ritchie stated!! Conference, and the appointmentous success. If the delegates be-notifies owners

cash account?-No.

that the closing of the Shekki and of a commitice of all delegates to haved during the Conference as motor vehicles in an advertisement that on arrest accused said that he cept by putting it through the mitted that it was quite possible In the event of the statutory re- Canton branches of the Bank 2% they had done that day, it would in the China Mail that the following was unemployed and gave a fictitious carry out the main work of the

will be closed to motor addreas, but later admitted that ha

port having named the figure you months after formation of the Conference, and a general state- be the happiest, most harmonious streets ment by the heads of the delega- and the pleasantest time of his traffic from Thursday, January slept in the street: *

Accused admitted that he slept in the mentioned as actual cash, how Instone Trading Co. had an effect life. The difficulties were ap 23, until Thursday, January 80.:-

street.

could the company have explain- on the company. tions of the needs of their coun- parent, but so were the great Jervois, Bonham Strand East and His Worship remarked that it wased their claim against individuals At the close, the foreman of the rived at Capetown to-day in the tries-Reuter.

blessings to the world of a auc West, Hilier, Cleverly, Wing Lok, unlikely that a hawker who slept in to whom it purported to have lent jury observed that it appeared pro-liner Kenilworth Castle. As the cessful issue of the Conference. Morrison, Ramsay and Wellington the street would want to buy a leather $700,000 The whole Item ap bable that the Instone Trading Co.

Mr. MacDonald paid a high Street between Pottinger Street bag even if he had been so lucky as to pears to be dictitious and I cannot had never been in a position to pur Governor-General, the

pick up $60 in the street. N

chase shares in the Bank. Hls Atblone, greeted him on the deck tribute successively to M. Tardieu, and Queen's Road Central.

It looked as if the accused know BRY.

Lordship pointed out that the of the liner the passengers aboard that the note was bad, and, had gene

evidence of the defence had still to and the crowd ashore broke into a His Lordship (to Mr. Ross): I be heard.

Secretary Wanted·· storm of cheering." cannot help feeling that you, as

Mr. Brewer then asked for P. C. The Earl of Athlone introduced chartered accountant, should be able to make some answer; there Loo (or Leo Peng-cheun), who was General Hertzog, the Premier, who, must be some true way of stating secretary in the Bank, to be produc-shaking hands with the Prince, bade these facts. My lord, if the co-ed for cross-examination. He had him welcome to the shores of South pany makes loans and has not the cash to make loans, It seems to appeared as a witness for the Crown Africa. The whole route from the in the Police Court proceedings, docks to Government House was me it is not cash and the entries Yesterday it was announced that thronged with cheering crowds. are fotitious, was to remove secretly, rivalry delegations to the Naval Conferenc Leading members of the different

Tour of Rhodesia the Crown would not be calling blm His Lordship: That is a matter and that, accordingly, Mr. Brewer and mutual frritation, and leave ware in touch with one another during

Changes have been made in the esch nation an adequate national yesterday, and visits to respective head-

for the jury to settle.

What is could use him if he desired to. arrangements for the tour of the defence, which would yet not be quarters were changes Ther at The simman Donald has broken two the true way of stating in the cor Mr. Brewer pointed out that Leo Prince of Wales in Rhodesia, owing records, namely distance and a dura fificate the position of the Bank "a source of worry or suspicion to collective meeting, however, took place ton flight in a light Aeroplane, by by- Rs disclosed in the books? Assum was still under a bond to appear as to the uncertain weather. He will a witness for the Crown on the now leave, Capetown on January 27 at No. 10 Downing Street this morning 1,760 miles in closed circuit of 29 ing that the transactions were not other two counts. He could not and arrive at Johannesburg the fol ing, when the procedure for to Smorrow's formal opening by, the Rhine hours, LOMNES Ske" (Actitious, I think that the statu get a statement out of him.lowing day. He will leave again Airmen Arrive At Aboukir fors report would be correct Evidence which had been forthcom on February 1, arriving at Bula

Cairo, Yesterday.

At one stage his Lordship ring in aross-examination in the wayo on February 8 and at Beira pressed his sympathy for the wit Police Court might not be forth on February 7. At Beirs he will ness in view of the dimculties becoming in this trial: Mr. Brawer embark on the steamship Modana fors him, His Lordship pointed added. And his position had been for Mombasa The Prince played. out, however, that the transactions rendered difficult by the other, two golf this afternoon on the Royal to the werein

Banke not counts being kept separate.

Cape Courseat Finberg-British Wireless Services

M. Brland, Signor Grandi, Mr,

of the Dominions.

In the event of the London Conference failing to reach agres ment, an expenditure of two Wakatauki, and the representatives midnight and establishing a personal into the shop to buy the bag for the Blion dollars by the United

contact: which will be cemented in the sole purpose of changing the note. States for warship construction

Replying. Mr. Stimson stressed more formal atmosphere to-day when His Worship passed sentence of six during the next fifteen years was the Importance of the occasion the King will receive the delegates at months hard labour on each count, the forecast in the House of Repre- and urged mutual goodwill and Buckingham Palace in the afternoon, terms to rum concurrently. sentatives by Mr. French. (Repub honest effort to understand the after which the Government will give Hlean), chairman of the appropria- circumstances and dificulties of langu by a reception at her ITALIAN AIR FEAT

banquet at the Savoy Hotel, to be tions sub-committee, in charge of their sister nations. Economy House-Reuter, naval expenditure. Mr. French was merely a by-product of the strongly favoured all navles scrap Conference, the real aim of which

Flight of 1,750 Miles ping battleships and said that the

in 29 Hours Washington Arms Conference had savad America $250,000,000. The saying would have been greater had all classes of ships been limit "ed Bouter's American Bervics.

INFORMAL" METTING.

ugby, esteri

its neighbours-Renter Y

EARLIER NEWS

(the)

Hugby, Yesterday,

in Royal Gallery of the House of Lordin

turnged" was.considered, and are

A Rome, Yesterday

last night rind coatinged

Judge's View

Actitious, beca Bank

dplaims

(Continued on Poge, 5).

2. Sed earlier news on page 2)