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¡Library, Supreme Court

China Mail

TTABLISHE

1845

No. 27,400 HONG KONG, FRIDAY, JANUARY 31, 1930.

POLICY OF EMPIRE TRADE

SCHEME OF EMPLOYMENT FOR EVERY ONE

"That, in the opinion of this House, it

LADIES ROBBED

Chase After a Handbag Snatcher

JAIL AND THE BIRCH

This morning a Chinese pleaded "guilty" before Mr. E. W. Hamilton

FOREIGNER FOUND SHOT

BAFFLING MYSTERY IN KOWLOON

LYING ON THE ROAD

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/6 11/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

There

Spectacles

are Spectacles and

...but What

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

LAZARUS

The Optician.

Phone Mr. Cooper C. 2203 for appoint

-- Elent.

Ralph A. Cooper, F.IO. (Engl.), Registered Optometrist (Canada),

SIR CECIL CLEMENTI BRITAIN AND FRANCE BRAALAND ON THE

Plans for Leaving To-morrow

FAREWELL SALUTES

His Excellency the Governor and Lady Clementi have arranged to

SEE EYE TO EYE

VIRTUALLY AGREE ON LIMITATION OF TONNAGE

LUCKY COMPROMISE

ROCKS

MACEDONIA'S HELP NOT REQUIRED

FIVE HOURS' VIGIL

According to a passenger on the It was learned in authoritative P. & O. a.8. Macedonia, which ar- the S.0.3.

London, Yesterday.

measurable distance of

High and Dry

the

was found that

string of crackers, and quite ein. Dominions and Colonies, but the real the Kowloon Magistracy this morning at the Kowloon Hospital, it the usual salutes will be fired both with the United States and Japan. the Braaland was high and dry

MR. SNOWDEN SCEPTICAL

Rugby, Yesterday. to a charge of snatching a handbag A baing mystery is confront-leave for Singapore where Hia Ex- A debate on Empire Free Trade took from Mrs. Logan, wife of Sub-ing the Police following the dis- cellency is proceeding to take up. ese friends go one better in cele was initiated by Mr. Remer, the Con- Inspector Stewart Logan, in charge covery early this morning of the the duties of his new appointment, French circles to-night that the rived here yesterday,

place to-day in the House of Commons

body of Mr. J. Elias, at Waterloo by the 8.3. Mantua sailing at noon French and British delegations from the Norwegian 4.5. Braaland, brating the event. From Wednes.servative private member, who moved, of Mount Gough Police Station.

Sub-Inspector Cotton said that the Road.

to-morrow. Mr. Elins was found at seven

have compromised and reached a which went aground between Bom- day afternoon, the bursting of fire is desirable that Empire Jevelopment bag was snatched near St. John's

His Excellency will arrive virtual agreement on the funda bay Reef and the Paracels, was crackers, the loud and reverberat-is a single, economic unit with internal Cathedral on Wednesday afternoon. o'clock this morning lying in the at

Queen's Pier .at 11.15 mental issue of the limitation by picked up by the Macedonia just next E638x Crescent a.m., where he will be met by two global tonnage, or categories, which before 2 a.m., on Wednesday. She ing beating of gongs and the clash Free Trade as the ideal, and that the Chase was given by Mr. S. W. roadway

Cinvernment be urged to open negotia. Paterson, of the P.W.D., and the Road, Kowloon Tong. He had a Guards of Honour supplied by the is expected to be the principal sub transmitted the message to Hong of cymbals were heard..

tions with other Governments of the accused was arrested

in the lane bullet wound near the heart, and Royal Navy and the 2nd. Battalion ject of discussion at to-morrow's Kong and immediately altared her At night, demure Chinust Empire with a view to the formulation alongside Buttonjee & Company's the theory la held that the shot of the K.O.S.B., and by a number of plenary meeting-Reuter. maidens in their gorgeous national af policy designed to secure that the shop. During the pursuit the ac was fired by some person un-the leading representatives of the

course to go to the Branland'a as- costumes and men in their more purchasing power of the Empire shall cused discarded the bag, which was,known. The bullet passed through various

Problems of Method

sistance. sombre chung sam were seen mak be directed primarily to the full em however, recovered.

communities, including

London, Yesterday. \ the arm pit and came out from members of the Legislative Council,

Whilst dashing towards The plenary session of the Naval Branland, the ing their yearly pilgrimages to the ployment of the inhabitants of the E-

Addressing the accused, Mr. the left shoulder blade. New Year Bazaar in China-town. pire."

Navy, Army, Civil Departments, Conference adjourned, after carry up another wireless message re- Macedonia picked Mr. Remer said that he was not in Hamilton said that he was luckyLife was not extinct, Hundreds of stalls, all laden with

and Mr. Consular representatives and Chin- ing Mr. H. L. Stimson's proposal to porting that it lady's husband did not Elias was rushed to the Kowloon Jose community, to whom special in appoint

was feared that every variety of wares, catered to the least afraid of the cry "Your food that the

committee to consider As it was, all the ac- Hospital, where he is at present vitations have been issued.

the Braaland would break, and the taste of the holiday-makers. be true, which he did not believe, we cused would get was 12 months' in a very critical condition.

questions on will cost you more." If it proved to catch him.

the method of pro- that she was leaking. This mess- A space will be reserved on the cedure included in the agenda. Itage was also transmitted to Hong Conviviality permeated the at,should be giving good and permanent hard labour and 24 strokes of the Mr. Elias is about 35 years of Pier for guests so Invited and a is understood that the conference is Kong by the mosphere, and small wonder it employment to our people instead of birch.

age, and is believed to be married. limited space will be available for within

Macedonia, which, was that Europeans and foreign-doles and unemployment.

Accused: Ah, yah! Twenty-four He resides at No. 60, Parkes the general public.

Those who solution of the problem of method, Braluand at about 12.30 p.m., on by going full speed, reached the ers all joined merrily in the fun Mr. Lloyd George, the Liberal lead-strokes!

Street, Kowloon, and is employed wish to be present there should be which hitherto has divided it. and trolle. They toured the er, agree that it was desirable to get

A Kowloon Case

at the Kowloon Docks.

In position not later than 11.

Mr. A. V. Alexander stated that

Wednesday. Bazaar, fred off

all that was possible to the trade of the ! string after

An unemployed Chinese was at From enquiry made this morn- On His Excellency's departure Great Britain completely agreed

On arrival it test was what were they going to give ing sentenced to one year's hard was learned that an operation will by the Navy and the Army and the Great Britain was fully prepared to and was in no danger from the cerely wished cach other Kung

return. He moved a Liberal Hay Fat Choy.

amendment to add at the end of the labour with 24 strokes of the birch, be performed later in the day to Troops at Lyeemun entrance will consider some system of the trans- No Chinese went to sleep on motion the words "Provided that any for snatching the handbag of Mrs. extract the bullet. A later mess-parade and cheer him on his way. ference of tonnage, provided it stood, at first threatened to dam- breakers, which, It was under- Wednesday night. They had to bid such proposals shall not include ud. A. Gibbison, of the Empress Hotel, age said that Mr. Elias's condi The Hon. Mr. W. T. applied only to less powerful types)

tion, although giving cause for an- Southorn. farewell to the old year, no mat-ditional taxation upon foodstuffs or raw Mody Road, Kowloon,

C.M.G., will as of shipa.

age her bottom, The Braaland materials imported into the United Kingdom."

xiety, is not serious.

sume the Administration оп

Fixing the Tonnage

signalled that it was not neces- His Excellency's departure and The committee appointed by the sary to take anyone of, but the will take the oaths of office In Naval Conference is "steering" Macedonia stood by for five hours. the Council Chamber, the oaths (standing orders) the committee

Then a message was picked up being administered by His Honour which will deal with the agenda from Hong Kong that the tug the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, submitted by France, Britain, and Henry Keswick was on the way. In the presence of the members of Italy. The American delegate, Mr. and as the Braaland was in no the Executive and Legislative Coun-Hugh Gibson, explained that the danger, the Macedonia resumed

category, method and limitation of her course to Hong Kong. warships (as supported by Britain, did not meet the Henry Keswick..

According to the China Mail's American and Japan) favours the allocation of a specific tonnage to informant, the Braaland is fast on ach navy for each type of ship; the rocks, but to the layman it whereas the global system (urged did not look as if she was in dan- by France), fixes the total tonnage ger of breaking. However, it is of each navy, but allows a nation thought that it will be a dif- to apportion its tonnage as it cult task to remove her from her desires. This difference-of-opinion position. caused a deadlock in the 1927 con- ference, when the French suggested

ter whether it had brought them luck or otherwise, and to be there ready to usher in the New Year with a fervent prayer that its ad- vent would bring with it bountiful prosperity. luck, longevity, and

health.

ה!

Chancellor Sarcastic

ECONOMIC COUNCIL

Philip Snowden anid that as his was

The Chancellor of Exchequer, Mr. To Advise Government private members' discussion he would

on Trade & Industry not deal with any of the statements nade in debate, but would confine him--

Hughý, Yesterday. Yesterday one woke up to find self simply to that part of the motion

The following announcement made Hong Kong virtually sleeping in which called on the Government to take by the Premier recently in the House peace. All shops and business action.

on the Commons Treasury minute is The most regrettable feature of the issued regarding the establishment of The incessant debute had been the silence of mem-ian Economic Advisory Council. traffic and its attendant clumour.ment on this question. The speeches of Government

bers of the late Conservative Govern- Į purpose of the Council is to advise the

economic matters. The "upper class" ladles made the two members who introduced the will make a continuous study of de- their New Year calls on friends, motion had made it perfectly clear that volopments in trade and industry and followed by their amaha with the motion meant the taxation of food') || the use of național and Imperial ro- baskets well Alled with eatables. and raw materials and also of manu- sources of the effect of legislation and

factured articles from foreign coun- fiscal policy at Home

offices were closed. were hushed of

The streets its

It

and abroad,

CHINESE NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS

Arrangements At Post Office

To-morrow the G.PO. will ba open from 8 a.m., to 10.30 a.m. and the Brach Post Officea from 8 a.m. to a.m.

There will be ona ollection from the pillar boxes, and one delivery of ordinary corren- pondence as on Sundays and delivery of registered correspondence at 9 a.m.

The Money Order Office will be entirely closed.

Оле raise and of all aspects of national, Im- perial and international economy with

In the afternoon the theatres were tries, which would necessarily the rendezvous, these being crowd-the priceu. ed. Trams, buses, and ferrles did

He need hardly say that the Gov- roaring trade, as did motor cars ernment could give no support to a and taxl-cabs,

proposal of that kind.

Artistic Decorations

a bearing on the prosperity of the country.

The Chairman will be the Premier. The Council will take over and ex-

The Government were asked to open pand the function of the existing Com- |

On the occasion of the dinner-negotiations with other Governments mittes of Civil Research. The men-

cils,

NEW GOVERNOR Sir Philip Game To Go To New South Wales

London, Yesterday.

Air Vice Marshal Sir Philip Game is to succeed Admiral Sir Dudley de Chair as Governor of New South) Wales.Reutor.

a compromise, which has a mest

Shé

Important bearing at present, as it might appear very slow in coming. [Sir Philip Gamo became Air provides the category method with nevertheless to those who under Vice Marshal in 1022, having the transference of tonnage from stood the difficulties, the results served in the Royal Artillery in one category to another after a were viewed as most gratifying.

dance on the roof garden of the Hong of the Empire for the formulation of hers of the Council will be the Chan- ALLEGED BREACH OF the War. He commanded the year's notice. The United States Parallel with these consultations

trance was adorned

Kong Hotel on Wednesday the enchasing power of the Empire should be in-Charge of the Unemployment Pro- a policy designed to secure that parcellor of the Exchequer, the Minister- with national directed primarily to the full employ-blem, the President of the Board of flags, silk Chinese covers were ment of the inhabitants of the Empire. Trade, and the Minister of Agriculture draped over the chairs, and Chinese If that stood alone, apart from what and Fisheries works of art and scrolls were went before, then the Government

There will also be as members other suspende from the walls.. would have no objection to it, because (persons chosen by reason:

In the roof garden and the dining they were anxious to do all that they special knowledge and experience in of their could to promote Imperial trade.

Chincac

room,

lanterns were suspended from the ceiling and multi-coloured ribbons enhanced

A Hidden Policy

dustry and economics. The Council may invite inquiries into and advise upon any subject fall-

TRUST

STRAITS CHINESE ARRESTED ON ARRIVAL

$5,000 INVOLVED

Before Mr. E. W. Hamilton, to-

The Labour Party had supported ling within Its scope, including propo-day, a Straits Chinese named Lee! the effect. Behind the dance or every measure which, in their opinion, als for the legislation. Its reports and Chun-tang, allas Lee Bun-cheong. chestra were arranged two bowle, was likely to knit together the bonds which, as the result of clever light-unting the Mother Country and the work will be confidential unless the alias Lee Chin-leong was charged in Ing effects, were made to appear as continue to do," continued Mr. Snowdon, wil be taken on the sole responsibility alleged fugitive from Singapore.

Overseas Domirions. "That we shall wire. Any action arising out of them ceedings taken against him as an Council advises the Premier other connection with extradition pro- though tongues of fire were shoot "but we shall give no support to ing from them.

policy such as is hidden in the terms of A special menu consisted half of the resolution." To vote for the re- Chinese and half of Western dishes, solution would be to vote for a tax on the people's food and for proposals Amongst the 200 diners

some which would increase the costs of pro- appeared in fancy costumes,

Peninsula Hotel

Nearly 400 persons were present at the Peninsula Hotel dinner dance.. In the Rose Room wero hung Chinese scrolls on the walls. Chinese lanterns of many colours, were hung round the room, and a specially big one was suspended from the middle of the ceiling.

In the lift lobby and foyer were two Agures of Chinese warriors.

a

of the Government.-British Wireless [Service.

POLITICAL TANGO

duction in every manufacturing indus- Dictator Dances Out of

try to this country, and reduce the this country. standard of living of the workers of The debate was adjourned-British Wireless Service.

•ALLEGED BRIBERY

A lance sergeant and a police con- atable, of the Wei-hai-wel cortingent

Office

Madrid, Wednesday. General Berenguer's Cabinet, it

is expected, will be sworn in this afternoon.

One of the first actions of the now Government will be to hold a Parliamentary election.

The new Prime Minister has fa

af the Police Force were at the Kow-agad a stern warning that out-

dollar from

A special menu was provided [loon, Magistracy to-day brought up on breaks of any kind will not be for those who attended, daintily one and five charges (respectively) of tolerated, and printed in gold lettering on a red rocelving bribes of one background with the usual Chinese week to week during 1929. New Year greeting.

Mr. W. Le B. Sparrow, A.S.P., Kow- loon, appeared for the prosecution and

:

New Year Function

In spite of suggested "reform," opposed ball.

least of all any sort of violence or demonstration against members of General Primo de Rivera's dictatorship.

For the present' a strict censor ship over all news is being main.

the annual function at the Hong Mr. J. M. Remedios appeared fortained. Kong Chinese General Chamber of the sergeant's defence. -

Commerce is being held at 3 p.m. The Magistrate remanded the case to-day, when there will be a recap-to. Wednesday..

tion. Instead of calling it the New

Year gathering, however, the Chem-

ber has made a change by putting

"spring festival" on the old-style red paper invitations,

DANGEROUS. DRUGS

UNEMPLOYMENT BENEFIT

Rugby, Yesterday,

The New Cabinet.

Madrid, Yesterday.

A new Cabinet has been form. ed, with General Berenguer as Premier, Minister of War and Foreign Affairs-Reuter.

The Minister of Labour, Miss DEAD SEA HOLDING Bondifold, stated in the House of Commons that the average weekly

Concession to Potash amount of unemployment benefit

Concern

The Governor in Council has de- paid to one million persons claiming clared that the Dangerous Drugs benefit and their dependents is

Rugby, Yesterday.

The Magistrate explained to Lee that he was arrested at the request: of the Singapore Government on a complaint laid against him by Peh

RA.F. in India 1922-23, and was agreed to a compromise in 1929, the heads of the delegations had Director of Training and organi- because they recognised the ton met daily. As a result of these sation at the Air Ministry 1919. dency of small navies towards two parallel operations the ques-

specialisation.

tions on the agenda had been

22.

Sir Dudley de Chair has been Mr. Alexander emphasised that handed in with the proposal that Governor of New South Wales Great Britain's bellef in the they should be referred to in com- Bince 1923. He commanded the category system alone could provide mittee.

Italy regarded two points men- 10th Cruiser squadron and or-peace and security, but as the result ganised the Northern Blockade of the preliminary explorations tioned opposite her name as deal- 1914-16 and was retired, as Ad-consider some system of the trans- with methods, and Signor Grandi problem, Britain was prepared to ing rather with principles than miral, in 1923.]

AIRSHIP'S FLIGHT

R.100's Cruise Over South of England

F

London, Yesterday.

ference of tonnage, provided it desired to make his position clear applied only to less powerful ships. regarding the inclusion of those

Reuter.

two points.

Global Tonnage

The Italian View Rugby, Yesterday.

Signor Grandi said that the French, Italian and British point In opening this morning the dealt practically with the same third Plenary Session of the five problem-that of determining whe Power. Naval Conference at St.ther the limitation of Naval arma- James's Palace, the Prime Minis-ments should be based on a sys- ter, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, who tem of global tonnage or on that

charge against him was criminal hour test flight to-day, and return-presided, said it was called to deal of limitation by categories of an Wah-kok, of Singapore, and the The airship R100 completed a 68- breach of trust in connection with led to Cardington this afternoon, with the agenda which had been intermediate system, such as that a sum of $5,000,

His Worship added that some one She flow over the whole of the circulated. The only item on the suggested by the so-called French was coming from Singapore to iden- South of England. The weather agenda was that of the considera-transactional proposal. All these

was foggy-Reuter.

NOT PROMISING

The weather outlook for the latter part of the China New Year holiday is not promising. for the 24 hours ending at noon to-morrow, the official' forecast (for Hong Kong, the adjacent coast and Formosa Channel) Is: "N. winds, moderate; over- cart."!

At 10.38 a.m. to-day the Ob servatory, notified: "The anti- cyclone fa central to the N. of the Yangtaza S.E. coast of China and over the China Sea."

tion of general questions affecting were questions of principle, mine- the work of the Conference and, ly, the determination of ratios of Fifty Miles An Hour

under this heading France, Bri-strength between the navies, and Rugby, Yesterday. tain, and Italy had each given the question of fact, namely, the The airship R100 returned to the notice of proposals which, they determination of the maximum mooring mast at Cardington at two wished to advance as follows. levels of total tonnages for the. o'clock this afternoon, after a cruise France-Aratly, the system of five Powers. lasting over 52 hours.

global tonnage and the French

General Principles transactional Major Scott the Commanding delegation's

pro In placing these two points on Officer, said "During our flight we posal. Secondly, what classifica-the agenda, the Italian Delega flow at an average of 60 miles antion is to be adopted. Thirdly, tion wanted the Conference, to de- hour and we covered a distance transfer, the amount and condtermine the general principles equal to that to Egypt. We used tions. Great Britain system and political criteria of disarms- about fifteen tons of fuel and had of limitation by categories. Italy ment. Italy agreed, however, that seven and a half tons left, so that firatly, determination of ratios; the question of method and of we could have romained in the air secondly, determination of the procedure on the agenda, should another 24 hours at least.

levels of total tonnages of several be examined in the meantime. countries.

*

While the Italian delegation was prepared to take part in these:

"The R.IOL and R.100 are very similar in behaviour and control. "An Intricate Problem We were above the clouds to-day

Mr. MacDonald said that two discussions, it did not see its way nearly the whole of the time. I things had been going on since to commit itself on any of the tify the accused and the Singapore have never been on such a long the Conference began. There was questions of methods or on any. warrant for his arrest would fight when I saw so little of the a conference of five Powers, and special points of the disarmament follow: In the meantinme he ground,bed

consequently the different inter-problem until the two fundamen would grant Mr. T. Murphy's appli- Sir Dennistoun Burney, who was eats and different relationships betal questions in the determination. cation for a week's formal remand. on board said, "After leaving the tween those Powers were exceeding of ratios and maximum levels of Mr. Murphy suggested that be Channel Islands on the drat nightly Intricate. It was quite impas-global tonnage had been settled. fore the adjournment his Worship we saw nothing until next morning, sible to take them straight away Methods of Procedure » Dr. Drummond Shields, Under, should take evidence of arrest. Mr. when we found ourselves over and deal with them in open con- Mr. H. LA Stimson moved that

NEW MINISTER AT JEDDAH

the House of Commons that pre- Bub-Inspector Dorling said that tion the whole time by wireless must exchange views with each cedure on the agenda. including liminary agreement regarding the by virtue of a local warrant (pro- crossbearings. There is no doubt other in order to remove misun-particularly the suggestions of Dead Sea concession, which was duced) be arrested, the accused on whatever, I think, that wireless derstandings and to pave the way the French and British Govern signed last May, had since been board the sa. Tak Lee Wah, along-crossbearings have a great future, for compromises and agreements.ments as to limitation by global!! Rugby Yesterday,

completed. The deed was signed aide the No. 1 wharf at 11 am, on I am greatly impressed by the ease That process had been going on tonnage or by categories, and In« of morphinefor The King has approved the ap-on January 1, granting a concession Wednesday. The accused answer with which we were able to keep dally since the Conference startcluding the methods of procedure

kre (codeine), polnment of Sir Andrew Ryan to to the Palestine Potash Company ed to the name on both the warrant our position. Nearly all day yes. ed.

and formed by Mr Novemeysky and and the tabled Information from terday we were dying in fog. When

Asuggested by the French Govarn Ordinance Minister Plenipotentiary at Jeddah. Major Tulloch British Wireless Singapore.

ment, be referred to a committee, we crossed London we could see very (ireless Bervice.

Service

littleBritish Wireless Service.

¿(Continued on Puge

Ordinance, 1023, shall henceforth 1929. was £790,000-British Wire Secretary for the Colonies, stated in Hamilton agreed, Felixstowe We located our post-ference. The various delegations the questions of method and pro-

apply to exters of morphine and less Service."

their respective salts and to any

preparation, admixture and extract

containing any the safd esterna

estors of morphine do not include and should not be confused

The case was then adjourned.

✅ Gratifying Resultats Although to those who had not been engaged in them the 'results":