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NOBLE ACT LARGER SHIPS MAY OR FOLLY? BERTH IN HONG KONG
BRITAIN CANCELS
66,000 TONS.
THE ONLY ONE
NO REDUCTIONS BY OTHER POWERS
BETTER ACCOMMODATION OF NEW H. K. & K. WHARF
READY IN 14 MONTHS
■ISHED
1846
HONG KONG, THURSDAY, MARCH 13, 1930.
THE BUDGET ·
FORECAST
NEW TAXATION TO BE IMPOSED?
SNOWDEN'S MAGIC
SERVICES
TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. — The closing rate of the dollar on 'demand, to-day was 1/5 13/16,
PRICE $3.00 Per Month.
Henry, Supreme Court
Dainty Eyeglasses N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician
13, Queen's Rond Central.
"ROWDIES" IN THE COLLISION CASE AT BROKE INTO HON. MR. SAVIOUR OF
FIRE BRIGADE
MEN WHO VICTIMISE THE
KEEPERS OF SLY BROTHELS
VICTIMS AFRAID~
Remanded yesterday on a charge of unlawful possession of threo! opium pipes, a Chinese fireman before mude another appearance Rugby, Yesterday. With the issue to-day of the Army Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Estimates for the year 1930-31, it is Magistracy this morning.
The adjournment was made in now known what sum the Chancellor of the Exchequer will have to pro. view of the accused's claim that vide to meet the supply services for the pipes were given to him by a The Estimates are as woman. His Worship wanted the the year.
accused to take the Police and try follows:
de. to find this woman.
This morning Detective Inspec- detor W. Shannon told the Magis- trate that the accused had been
afternoon, and had taken him to
At this morning's annual meeting | £55,000,000 MORE ON SUPPLY of the Hong Kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Compay, Ltd., the Chair- wan, fr. B. D. F. Beith) made refer- ence to the new wharf whigh, it has been decided to build, and which should be completed in about 14 months. London, Yesterday.
The wharf, which will be 800 feet long, and 60 feet wide, will provide berth In the House of Commons
Mr. time.
ing accommodation for the larger ships question Alexander stated that since Janu- now being built and which will call at ary 1, 1928, His Majesty's Govern-hia port, besides affording an oppor- ment had cancelled 66,000 tons of tunity re-construct and lengthen warship ebnstruction. As far as the older wharves where necessary. he was aware,, no tonnage had been cancelled by the other Powers.
A.
at V.
The Chairmans' Speech
In moving the adoption of the re- port and accounts, the Chairman said:-
Gentlemen:-The repart and state at of accounts, together with the auditors' report, have been in your hands for some days, and with your per- mission, I will take them as read.
The past year's working discloses In comparison
More Conversations The Naval delegates with their
in met
Mr. Ramsay experts
in the House MacDonald's room of Commons to-day, and dealt with the British and French tonnage figures as collated and simplified satisfactory results. at various meetings between Mr. with the previous year, the earnings Alexander, M. Dumesnil and Mr.shown an increase of $298,000, which Dwight Morrow, this Involving the was derived chiefly from storage and continuation of the conversationsghterage.
The Army: £40,500,000, a crease of £45,000.
The Navy: £51,739,000. B crease of £1,126,000,
an
The Air Force: £17,850,000, increase of £1,650,000.
Civil Service votes: £295,685,000, an increase of £56,800,000.
Customs, Excise and inland re- venue: £12,131,600, an increase of! £566,000.
Total: £417,909,000 showing a total increase of nearly £55,000,
000.
The exact amount of the debt During the year, we purchased part and consolidated funds charges will which have taken place in the Inof the Hong Kong Tug and Lighter not be disclosed until Budget day. terval between the political heads Co.'s feet, consisting of twenty-five In the last Budget provision made of the British and French navies, wooden lighters, two steam launches for this expenditure, including There was no hint that any deci and a motor boat. These vessels have sinking funds, amounted to £379-
and have sion in the matter would be been constantly employed
000,000. proved a useful acquisition our brought up to-morrow.-Reuter.
floating properly.
The Tonnage Figures
Rugby, Yesterday.
Relief of Local Taxation
MARINE COURT
BRAGA'S OFFICE
INDIA?
CAPT. PILCHER DESCRIBES HOW AN EPIDEMIC OF THEFTS IN GANDHI SAINT OR
IT OCCURRED
IMPACT IN FOG
MASTER ALWAYS PUZZLED BY SHIP'S SLOWNESS
The enquiry was resumed this morning at the Marine Court into the circumstances surrounding the
THE COLONY
ACCUSED RESPONSIBLE?
Detective Inspector W. Shannon to-day charged a Chinese, who
FANATIC?
FOREIGN VIEW
gave his age-as 15 years, with "PREPARED FOR THE breaking into the office of the Hon. WORST, EVEN DEATH” Mr. J. P. Braga, in Chater Road, on Tuesday night.
Bumbay, Yesterday. collision between the s.s. Tanda, and The case was heard by Mr.
The opening day of civil dia- the 3.9. Anking in Pedro Blanco on A. W. G. H. Grantham, at the Cen- obedience, was wound up by a mass meeting on the Esplanade in February 26, at 1.86 a.m., when tral Magistracy. evidence was heard from the master The Inspector stated that the the evening. The speakers Includ- and oflcers of the 8.5. Tanda. The accused was seon at 8.30 p.m., ed Dr. Herbert Miller, Professor case for the Anking was concluded coming out of the building. His of Sociology, of Ohio, who is tour- yesterday.
movements were suspicious, so a ing India with his wife. He said Comdr. G. F. Hole (Harbour Chinese defective took him to the that the world was keenly watch- Master) sitting as Stipendlary Central Police Station. Here he ing Gandhi's novel experiment, out with a detective yesterday Magistrate, presided, and the asses could not give a satisfactory ex- which was characteristic of the were: Lieut.-Comdr. L. G.planation as to how he had como history of India. It was bringing a house, but was unable to point Addington (H.M.S. Tamar), Capt. by a clock, some napkins, a case religion to the solution ' of poll out the woman who had given him A. H. Stewart (8:8, Haining), Capt. of pencils, and a few other articles the opium pipes.
A. M. Frame (8.9. Taiping) Capt. which he had in his possession. F. Lefevre (s.s. Benréoch).
- Record Only "Fair" The Magistrate convicted, the Inspector stated that the ac-
and
FINE TO CLOUDY
To-day's weather report from the Royal Observatory states: The anti-cyclone is central to the N.E. of Japan.
A feeble anti-cyclone la cen- -tral over S. China. The de- pression has deepened and is central over South Korea,
Moderate monsoon prevails along the S.E. Coast of China and over the China Sea.
Forecast:-N. E. winds, mo- dernte; fine to cloudy.
Rainfall Rainfall to 10 m "tayday, Rainfall since January 1, 5.01 Inches against an average of 4.04 inches.
nil.
Temperature and Humidity
The temperature and humidi- ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock
SJON
The case for the Tanda is being
conducted by Mr. F. C. Jenkin and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson, and Mr. E. A. Davidson is for the Anking.
Tanda's Version
tical problems.
The success of
the movement would be India's greatest contribution to human affairs.
his
Partition Boards Broken Accordingly, the detective was
"Even Death" sent with accused to Mr. Braga's
Ahmedabad, Yesterday. office to Investigate, and the de tective discovered that accused
Mahatma Gandhi
gave had entered the office by breaking "measage of salt" to Aslall and a the boards of a partition. Poa- Capt. E, T, Pilcher, master of
neighbouring villago. At a meat. the Tanda said that he held an albly he had taken all the amalling at Aslali this evening he said Extra Master's ticket, registered in things first and had contemplated that the salt tax London, and had been in command paying another visit to the office. stealthily: therefore it amounted The Inspector pointed out that to theft, and declared that for the the day of the collision, the Tanda during the last two months there removal of the salt tax they must was on a voyage from Moji to Hong had been an epidemic of thefts be prepared for the worst, oven
from offices in town. A solicitor's for death.
of the Tanda for five years,
On
was collected
Kong.
At 7 pm. on February 25, the office was broken into and a clock Candhi said that the Govern- Tanda course was S. 47 W. true, and and electric fan stolen, whilst the ment had arrested Vallabhai Patel At Government Import and Export for hin intention to address a her speed was about 10 knots.
7.50 p.m. the stand-by signal was Office had also been entered. He public meeting, and added: "Let given on account of fog. The fog (the Inspector) could not prove the Government arrest me for ac signal one long blast-wea sound that accused was responsible for tually doing so." He said that ed every one minute from that time all these burglaries, but it was he had left the seminary, he hop- until the collision. Witness was on extremely likely that he was.
ed for good, and was addressing the bridge.
In his statement to the Police them possibly for the last time. Until, two minutes before the the accused said that he had just
Orderly. Demonstrations collision the course was maintained come here from Macao, but later, at S. 74 W, true. The course was he admitted that he had worked altered at 1.361⁄2 am.
In the coming financial year there will be a saving of £15,000,000 in Big New Wharf To cope with the increasing demand consolidated fund charges by pay- The examination of the 'tonnage for wharfage accommodation and toments hitherto made to local taxa- figures in the French memoran provide for larger steamers now build. tion on account of being transferred
ing and which will call at this part, to civil estimates. dum submitted to the London your Directors have decided to build Naval Conference, was further a new wharf, 800 feet in length and 60 If other items in the consolidated proceeded with to-day by the First feet in breadth, between the existing fund charges remain at last year's Lord of the Admiralty, Mr. A. V. No. 1 Wharf and the Naval Camber figures; and provision for the sink- Alexander, and the French Minis-at Kowloon. At our annual meeting of ing fund is not reduced, expenditure ter of Marine, M. Dumesnil, ac-saareholders last year, I indicated that under these heads would be £364,- the Company might have to look else companied by their experts and at where for purpose of development and 000,000, which would bring the total Snowden's tended by the American observers. expansion, but I am gind to say that expenditure in. Mr. They took up their task early this as a result
of further negotiations forthcoming Budget to £782,000,000,- morning at the point where it was with the authorities concerned the Compared with the total of £742,- left at eleven o'clock last night fecessary sanction for the new wharf 000,000 in the last Budget, this Plans have been shows an increase of £40,000,000. at their long meeting at the House has been granted.
prepared and the work of construction The £15,000,000 transferred to the of Commons.
will shortly commence, and should be civil estimates is attributable to the To-day's meeting concluded just completed in about 14 months. It is relief of local taxation under the before luncheon, when the mat-proposed to Branca the cost of the legislation of the late Government. ters before them were referred to work from current expenditure in the This can be met out of the relief the lenders of the British, French meantime. and American delegations, who When this pier is in use, it will afford suspense account, which at present met this afternoon at the House of an opportunity to re-construct and has a balance of about £20,000,000. The earlier examina-lengthen the older wharves where Twenty-five miilions of the increased Commons.
necessary without interfering with the expenditure would have to be met tion of the French figures, as has current work and earning power of the out of the ordinary sources been already stated, was devoted Company. I might here mention that revenue. to clarifying their exact meaning the longest pier in operation at the
Whether the Chancellor of the in order to ensure that they were present time is our No. 1 wharf built
Exchequer, when he makes his compiled on a strictly comparable in 1908, which measures 662 fest x 45
April 14, will feet, but as it is impracticable to berth Budget statement on basis.
ļa large vessel within 50 feet of the sen find it necessary to impose new Cominon Agreement wall, you will realise to what extent the taxation, is the subject of serious cused had no Police record, Common agreement on this mat-Company has been handicapped in the discussion in the Press-British his record with the Fire Brigade collision.
Wireless Service.
past in this connection.
Earlier News
were:
Signal Heard
for about a year as office "boy"
New Delhi, Yesterday. Apart from a schoolboy's, de
at Messrs. Humphreys's, and was monstration at Bombay the first day of the civil disobedience cam- Witness further said that two dismissed for misbehaviour. ships were accompanying the Tanda Mr. Grantham told accused that paign passed off without Incident, the whole night.
He heard a signal but for the fact that he was only there were orderly demonstrations of upper India, two points before the starboard 15 he would have been sent to jail in various parts
mainly limited to holsting the beam, and
gradually for 12 months, and he could con- nationalist flag. Speeth making overtook that ship until they cased sider himself. lucky that he was and demonstration by the New down to four knots at 12.45 a.m. getting off with 12 strokes of the Delhi Organised Youth League,
the Tanda
Hong Kong
Temp.
53
Humid.
45
Macao
52
69
Pratas Island
62
70
Manila
70
86
That ship, which witness called “A," | cane.
Amoy
48
78
then drew up very near to the Tanda
of
Swatow
47
03
starboard beam, and at the time of
Chefoo
36
100
Shanghai
30
90
ter having been reached a more You will observe from the profit and detailed survey of the French loss account that the sum of $200,000
The Army Estimates are £40,500,- figures became possible. France's has been transferred to repairs and re- 000, showing a saving of £805,000 tonnage tables were therefore pre-newal account, which your Directors compared with last year. sented in collated and simplified consider should be built up as a re- A memorandum on the Estimates about six weeks ago the accused form when the heads and members serve for any abnormal repairs to build.
the collision "A" was still abeam to of the Tanda was S. 54 W. This was
the starboard side of the Tanda.
There was another ship-"B"__ right astern of the Tanda, but she
reported by the quartermaster.
Gandhi when they helped the Gov-
ernment to defeat a motion to dis- cuss the arrest of Vallalhaj Patel. -Reuter.
which passed off peacefully. Practically no extra police precau- tiona were nood, There have been practically no demonstratione at Labore, Amritsar, or Rawal- Witness, continuing, said that he pindi, though the President of the subsequently discovered that the Youth League at Rawalpindi was overtook the Tanda until she was ship in collision was the Anking. arrested on a charge of sedition.) the time of the The Anking was swinging on her It la significant that the Muslim-' but on her port at
Both these two vessels
starboard helm at the time of the elected members of the Legisla- was only "fair"
were blowing fog signals.
Tanda at tive Assembly on March 10, ex- Magistrate (to accused): You Witness beard another. fog signal collision and struck the seem to be an undesirable man to of one long blast a long way of an angle of about 70 degrees to the pressed unreserved opposition to belong to the Fire Brigade.
and, as it got closer and closar, it fore half line, just abreast of the Inspector Shannon added that seemed to be on his beam. At 1.33 No. 2 hatch on the starboard side,
Disappeared in Fog a.m. this ship gave two long blasts to the Police Station and witness continued his signal of
The Anking, after the impact, disappeared in the fog. one long blast.
Witness
Earlier Cables of their delegations met to con-ngs or plant, or to absorb the book by Mr. Tom Shaw states that they had been sider them this afternoon. Those value of any of them that have to be include provision for excess cost of over a fight with a Shantung con-
A second or two before 1.38 a.m., halled the ship with a megaphone
Ahmedabad, Yesterday. Persistent rumours of the im- present included Mr. MacDonald, placed before they have been com employment of additional troops stable, but the matter was dealt
pletely written off.
in China, which hitherto has been with departmentally. He conclude this latter ship gave two more long to ask what ship it was, but received Mr. Henderson, and hir. Dwight
minent arrest of Gandhi last night In the Balance Sheet, the expendimet by supplementary estimates. jed by stating that there ware a blasts, which cams louder and the no reply. Morrow (America). Each delegature of $70,000.00 under launches and
About a thou- Other new features are the loss few rowdles in the Fire Brigade sound seemed to have sblíted a The Tanda is 448 feet long. Her stirred the city.
little forward. Witness then
watched all night tion was attended by expert ad-$139,850 under lighters, represents the of receipts in connection with the who victimised the keepers of sly
economical speed is between -10% sand people The discussion was de- purchase of the craft to which I bave army of occupation of the Rhine, houses. The men would not take stopped the engines. A few seconds to 11 kaots, and hall speed is about 4 long outside the gates of Gandhi's
later the other ship gave another
which Was The $63,409.80 £950,000, (the loss for part of 1929 things by force but just "borrow-
(seminary) voted exclusively to figures, no re already referred.
knots. Golng at half speed, the sahram to political against machinery and plant, is the cost which amounted to £560,000 was ed" them-never to return them!
two short blasts. Witness waited ference being made
of two 10-tons cranes and a 5-tons
A huge crowd of Hindus (the considerations. A further examina- tion of the matter will be taken thought to increase our cargo provided for in a recent supple This practice made it very dima second or two for the loam of ship could be pull up in about 134 guarded by women pickets.
handling facilities.
their lights to show through the minutes by putting full asteru on. mentary estimate), and the omla
The Tanda could also be pull up in Moslems abstaining) flocked to The balance available for appropria.sion of a contribution of £150,000 cult for the Police to make out a for. He gave two long blasts and put
Witness the ashram at daybreak to see the case against the men, particular-
less than her own length. the helm hard astern. That 'was, In the House of Commons to- tion is $1,090,110,77, which includes from the Government of Egypt to
wireless operators on start of the march. Gandhi, after affectionately day Admiral Beamish asked what $860,083.79 brought forward from last wards the cost of maintenance of as the victims were afraid to witness added, the first alteration had two
come forward to give evidence
board, and immediately after morning In course since 7 p.m. That ship was the total tonnage of warship year. It is proposed to pay a dividend British troops in Egypt, owing to
of $6 per shere and a bonus of $3 per the initiation of negotiations for against them. construction cancelled since Janur share, absorbing $720,000, and to carry & British-Egyptian treaty.
was 3 points on the Tanda's star collision the operators were asked to bade farewell to the sick members Sentence of six weeks hard word bow, and a second later wit flash out mesanges to find out what of the ashram, where fourteen Not cases of small-pox, al childron, ary 1, 1928, by each of the five forward the balance of $370,119.77.
labour was passed.
Three chil- ness saw the mast headlight and ship had struck the Tanda. establishment, excluding India,' " Powers engaged In the Naval Con-
There does not appear to be anything $148,000, compared with £150,000 in ference.
portalde light of the other ship. The until 19.55 a.m. did witness received ccurred last week. more that calls for special comment 1929.
estimated distance was about 150 a reply from the Anking as to the dren have died, and the others are recovering. The inmates of Mr. Alexander, First Lord of and I now beg to propose the adop
feet from the Tanda's bridge. the Admiralty, said that 66,000tion of the report and accounts as pre-
the ashram total 160. After the impact, general Heading Towards His Beam
Gandhi headed a pioneer party tons had been cancelled by the sented.
muster of passengers was ordered Half a second later witness also and all boats were swung gut. An of 79. volunteers, marching three kitbag the other ship's mainmaist examination was also made of the abreast, each carrying a light. She was then heading to- :
containing only absolute neccssi- damage sustained..
ties and a staff. The party was ward the Tanda's beam. He novor
Cross-Examination
preceded by an advance guard of Cross-examined by Mr. Davidson, sixteen students of Gandhi's "Na-
visers.
up to-morrow.
+
The
collision. Mr. Snowden's Budget will have to ROOM BOY'S THEFT After the motion has been provide a total ordinary expenditure of seconded I will be plaased to answer about £791,000,000, being an increase: FROM TAIKOO CLUB British Government. No tonnage, any questions shareholders may wish to of £10,000,000 compared with last year. Bo far as he was aware, had been- cancelled by the other powers.-- The motion, which was seconded to tributable to the local government and
Mr. J. H. Taggart, was carried unant dersting Acts, and will be met out of ONE POUND NOTE STOLEN FROM the rating relief--ku:penso ̈ ̈account, which is at present £20,500,000.
British Wireless Service.
Italians Blamed
aok.
Other Busines
Fifteen millions of the increase is at-
mously, London, Later.
The remaining £25,000,000 will be! A motion to confirm the appointments There is a distinct impression that to-day has been one of the of Mr. J. P. Warren and Mr. H. H. H. met from revenue, as to which new critical days, perhaps the moat Mr. J. M. Alves, and seconded by Mr
Priestley to the Board, proposed by taxation is regarded as inevitable. decisive in the whole course of the. T. Bagram, was also carried. Conference Mr. Briand, who was depressed, told French journalists
Router.
-EUROPEAN MEMBER---
SERVANTS CONFESSION
B&W
saw the starboard-light-of-the-other- ship until after the collision.
the
prayers,
The police confined themselves to controlling the traffic, and there was no disorder. Flags and follage decorated several places. on the route of the marchers, who forded the Sabarmati river in true pioneer style.
At 1.37 am the other ship gave witness said that the position tional University of Gulerat, all he put in his oficial log with saffron marks (Hindu ana three short blaste, and witness re- A room "boy" employed at the piled with three short blasts and before the collision was calculated picious signs) on their foreheads. Talkoo. Club was to-day charged also put the engines full astorn by 6.80 Fix allowing 1 knot fair Hundreds of people marched in before Mr. R. E. Lindsell with the The Tanda was a twin screw ship, current.
He fixed his position from the wake of the procession. Mr. Allen Cameron and Mr. F Austin, retiring Directors,
were re-theft, of a 1 note, the proporty and the engines answered at once. Breaker Point at N 28. W 76.
Mir. Davidson?—And your posi that the idea of a political pact was Itailans had been asked to produce Kew, secunded by Mr. J. T. Bagram.
elected, upon a proposal by Mr. C. W. Hof Mr. D. M. Muaro."
The collfafon was at 1.38 a.m., and Inspector McWalter said that the Tanda ruled out, which fact ruled out also the figures.
had had bead- tion is of course calculated by Messrs. Percy Smith, Beth and when Mr. Munro returned to his way at the time of
deadweight? Yes. the, possibility of substantial re-e Gloomy Outlook
Fleming, and Messrs. Linstead and
What is your maximum speed? daction in the French tonnage The atmosphere in French circles Davis, were re-elected auditors, upon room just after noon yesterday, collision but it was hardly per figures. M. Briand blamed the la distinctly gloomy. The probable the motion of Mr. N. V. A. Croucher, he found the 51 note missing from ceptible. The other ship struck About 14 kaote.
Your maximum speed at slow Italians for not producing figures, outlook appears to be a Five Power seconded by Mr. K. Stuart Smith his chest of drawers. He made the Tanda pace a sort of a push. but simply insisting on parity with treaty which may secure qualified
Supporting the Chairman were inquiries among all the Club The Tanda rolled and the other ship about 1 knot.
Witness then added that the disarmament in the form of holl Mesars, Frank Austin, J. E. Joseph, Choys" and, because accused had did the same, The two ships nover It is understood that the ab day in the building of battleships J. Warren, and T. B. Wilson (Direct Munro thrested Elm with witness having put the port engine and always been a problem to him
Gordon Mackle, H. H. H. Priestley charge of cleaning out the room, came into contract again owing to slowness of the Tanda's slow speed Gandhi's procession was const sance of the Italian figures was and incorporate” a cons
rable tare) and Mr. F. E. Crapnel (Secrethe Police. The boy produced, the full ahead. Both engines were wherever he called. The agents derably thinned when it passed
v ***ern present were Mesari. J. H money, from a note back which he stopped at 1.881a.m. whilst the would not believe him as to the slow.
(breast pocket28 enginer were fully ahead, the helmi of the “Slow Speed.“ 7: T/ Bagram, N. V took outre J. H Alves, C. W. Kew and
Laskar sentence was also shifted hard sport
Sabour
France,
sharply raised at to-day's meeting amount of preparatory
technical
of the heads of delegations, which work, which may smooth the the Italians did not attend, and that to a future confere Mr.Beland was inforund, that the bérlevel
(Continued at foot of nent Golismn Jast another fortel ht--Beuter
K.Stuart Smith,
Halt Called
Later.
the Ahmedabad boundary, the
'-Just after the Impact the heading, W/ (Continued on Page 4)
bulk of his escort freti their homes.
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