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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1930.

TO-DAY'S DOLLAR. -The closing rate of the dollar on demand, to-day was 1/5 13/16.

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

ого

Dainty Eyeglasses `N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician

13, Queen's Road Central.

commence in the Autunm of this AMERICANS BEATEN WAR WITH SHANSI DELI MARU PIRACY

or

BY FILIPINOS

UGLY INCIDENT IN A SHANGHAI CABARET

POLICE POWERLESS

INEVITABLE

GOVERNMENT CONFIDENT AS TO RESULT OF CONFLICT

GENERALS LOYAL

SEQUEL

CAPTURED MAN'S RELEASE NEGOTIATED

$12,000 RANSOM

A NEW CEMENT PLANT

GREEN ISLAND COMPANY ENTERPRISE

KEEPING UP-TO-DATE

year and a through service to Cape Town in the spring of 1931. The Government of India had now extended the England to India service from Karachi to Delh! by means of aircraft chartered from and operated by Imperial Airways.

Shanghal, Yesterday.

Ilankow, Yesterday, The piratical attack on the' s.8. Mr. C. A. da Roza, Chairman of the ground

Com- Preparation of

Two American 'business men

Interviewed on March 17, General Deli Maru and the subsequent cap-the Green Island Coment

at the annual· ganisation of the route across India

from Siam had a nasty experience Ho Ching-chun, the C.LC. of the ture of a Chiness on September 20, pany, announced

general meeting this was being vigorously pushed for-on Monday night when, following 5th Route Army, intimated that the 1929, had a sequel at the Supreme ordinary ward,

The section to Calcutta insulting remarks against Ameri- report of Yen Hsi-zhan's trip abroad Court this morning when two Chi-morning that the plant at Hok Un were arraigned before the had now become obsolete, the woukl be ready by the end of cans generally, they were beaten is, unreliable and that war between ne

athe National Government and the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, on Company's Consulting Engineer by gang of Filipinos in

A

charges relating to March and it was hoped by the

obtaining not approving of it, and it was a seems inevitable. cabaret outside the settlement. Shanst Clique Autumn that sufficient progress

The report that Feng Yu-hsiang has ransom money from the friends of matter of increasing difficulty to work it in an economical manner. proceeded to Tungkuan Pass to the captured man. would have been made to render

command the Kuomiuchun, may be The two accused. Lo Ming, alias The Company, however, have possible the operation to Rangeon.

Proposals had been submitted to Sir Samuel Hoare. Air Minister in the late Conservative Govern- the Air Ministry for operation of remaining acction -between ment, pointed out that this country was only fourth or fifth in the the

and Australia and list of air powers and each of the other great air powers-America, Rangoon France and Italy--was at present engaged on a programme of further it

hoped in conjunction extensions. At the present moment we were thinking mainly about

¡ naval disarmament, but he was inclined to take the view that in with the Government of India and years to come the most urgent disarmament question would be air 'Australia to inaugurate a through disarmament. It was a sinister fact that the expenditure of all the service to Australia, as soon as pos- great powers except ourselves in air armaments was literally bound- ing up year by year. The expenditure of France had risen no less sibie after the route along the coast than 113 per cent. during the last five years, that of Italy 25 per of Burma had been organised. cent., and that of the United States 140. Sir Samuel suggested to

Airship Flights Mr. Montague, Under-Secretary for Air, that he should again inves-

Dealing with atrships tigate the problem in which he himself was interested before he went out of office, namely, the possibility of arriving at a parity Montague said that undoubtedly agreement between the three great powers of Western Europe from constructional viewpoint! France, Italy and ourselves. If they could reach such an agreement

Rugby, Yesterday.

was

A

Mr.

there would be less risk of air armaments going up and that agree-completed airships had definitely ment would be the best basis for a more general agreement to be disproved many of the gloomy fore. reached between all the powers of the world. British Wireless casts. Service.

HOME

DEFENCE

in the House of Commons, Mr.

This increase of the total £17,850,000. This increase was

WILB an and

was

Usc

of nir

Meteorological investiga-

STOP

PRESS true, but up to the present the con- Lo Yin-ping and Chan Chung-nam, purchased a completa new plant

Berlin, Yesterday. A most important step toward a general agreement between the great Hamburg-Amerika and the Norddeutscher Lloyd Shipping Companies has been taken by a practically decided arrangement to pool their interests in the South American traffic. It is understood that this "rationalisation" will also extend to the Far East, enabling the withdrawal of from eight to ten ships without affecting German interests. Reuter.

New York, Yesterday. The International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation has pur- chased a controlling interest in the Constantinople Telephone Com-

pany,

a Franco-British concern. This is the tenth foreign country to be invaded by this vast corpora- tion, which already operates in Spain and several Central Ameri- can and South American States.- Reuter's American Service.

The

!

dition at the front is still normal. were jointly charged with a con- from Messrs. Vickers, Armstrong, The National Government is very spiracy to detain Hu! Hau-yuk Limited, which it is hoped to have confident of the eventual outcome against his will; and to demand and in operation by the middle of next A favourable contract has of the present situation, continued procure from Cheung King-yuet and year. General Ho, and there is no question Lui Chau-yan, the sum of $11,600 been entered into with the China as to the loyalty of Generals Han for the liberation of the captured Light and Power Company for the Fu-kui and Shih Yu-san,

man, Hui Hau-yuk. A third count supply of electrical energy for the President Chiang Kai-shek has against the first prisoner was that new plant.

The Chairman mentioned that appointed General Wang Chin-yu he had threatened to cause injury to

the meeting would probably be concurrent C.L.C. of the 2nd a third person.

Mr. H. Somerset Fitzroy, Grown the last to be held in the present Reserve Army, with General Chao Kuan-tao's 6th Division under his Attorney, prosecuted, and the caso premises, as new offices have been for the defence was conducted by acquired in the Exchange Build- The Aviation Department has Mr. Leo d'Almada, jun., instructed despatched one squadron of 'planes by Messrs. Geo. K. Hall Brutton & to Halangyang under the command of General Fan Shih-sen.

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direct control.

Supporter of Kuominchun

Tientsin, Yesterday.

Co.

The following were empanelled for jury service: Messrs. G. E. Ellams (foreman), Alex. G. Marshall, A. E. Farrell, E. W. For the support of the Kuo-Blackmore, G. M. O. des Remedios, minchup, Yon Hsi-shan has in- structed Generals Chang Yim-wa and Fu Tso-yi ostensibly to borrow from wealthy merchants at Peking and Tientain large quantities of

L. M. Xavier, and F. E. d'Almada Remedios.

ing.

Chairman's Speech

The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the Report and Ac- counts, said:-

Gentlemen,-You have had the report and accounts in your hands for the period prescribed by the Articles and, with your permis-

Case for the Crown

alon, I propose following the In his outline of the case for the usual practica by taking them as

read. food-stuffs, to be further transport-prosecution, Mr. Fitzroy said that After providing for depreciation ed to Tungkuan Pass.

the Dell Maru left Swatow on in the sum of $75,730,67, the pro- Upon their arrival at Tientsin, September 20, and about the night its for the year amount the special officers of Yen had al- of the same day or early

wheat, which were

person.

-

on the

to

tions of the Indian route showed that conditions would generally be adverse on the return journey both between Karachi and Ismailia and power Mr. between Ismailla and Cardington. Introducing the Air Estimates | ful

to the Montague mentioned that in Pales-with the consequence that a large One managed to escape

complained to a tine the prompt arrival of 50, sul-reserve of fuel would have to be settlement and F. Montague, Under Secretary for

diers by air during the recent carried for the first experimental foreign constable, who was power ready purchased a large quantity of morning of the following day, the $227,097.02 being an improvement forwarded on vessel was attacked by pirates. Hui compared with the figures for the Enst of the R101. less to intervene, as the cabaret Air, said that the revised total of troubles did much to prevent fur-flight to the

March 16 to the North West, via was carried away by the pirates for year 1928, of a little over $89.000, was in Chinese territory. He re

Fengtai. In consequence, the price ransom. Some time after the in-In the opinion of the Board, the last year's estimates, allowing for ther serious riots. Aircraft were Having regard to the need for a

also able to drive off attacks by safety policy to the programme of turned to find his companion un of food-stuffs has registered a re-cident friends of the captured men result may be regarded as satis- the supplementary estimate of

was conscious in the roadway. Jewish this expensive character it Araba upon. isolated

markable rise, and the people are in Shanghai opened negotiatione factory having in mind the severe, £760,000, was 220,406,000. colonies before the arrival of decided not to attempt the return attack is regard as a repercus greatly agitated.

with a certain party in Hong Kong competition experience in all our Troops Movements for the release of the kidnapped markets during the period under ground reinforcements. Offensive flight to India in March or April. sion of the troubles in Manila, áð

review, a factor which has neces- year there

action from the air was made al-An extra bag would be inserted in there le no question of robbery.- £890,000

Hauchow, Yesterday.

Counsel then detalled the case at sarlly affected our profits adverse- The forces under the 2nd Route

ly. together eleven times. This prov. the R101 during the summer, which Reuter.

Army have concentrated the great length leading to the sub-

OT ed the salvation in many instances would increase her capacity by

arrest of the

Generally speaking it has been two Tein-Pu line and those under Gen-sequent

of receding dimeult period men in

who the dock,

had a eral Han Fu-kui and Shih Yu-aan on; New York, Yesterday.

the Ping-Han line, making a total of throughout the negotiations des prices, intensified by our own pro- blem of keeping down production Bank will

cribed themselves na be the Chase Na-

costs which, in the operation of plant long past its period of

rise continually. economical production, tend to Including the balance of $9,902.61 brought for- A witness stated in evidence that ward from the previous account, he was introduced to the first ac- there is a balance available of He told $236,99.63 which the Directors re- Han Fu-kul has wire to Nanking, cused by another man.

commend should be appropriated pledging bis support to the Central the first prisoner that he was try in the payment of a dividend of Government, and reporting that ing to effect the release of Hul. acting under order he has moved First prisoner said that he was a re. 30 cents per share

due mainly to the provision of up-of otherwise defenceless commun- 500,000 cubic feet and give her an to-date equipment which was es-

ities, and there was no evidence additional net lift of about nine

of any innocent persons suffered.

having

U.S. BANK MERGER

The

аз known

new

tional

ceeds

160,000 strong.

repre-

sential alike for safety and effi

tons. A bag with a consequential extra lift was found to be possible ciency in the growing needs of

because of the satisfactory strength eivil aviation and the additional

Complying with the instructions sentatives of the "men in the Mr. Montague gave other in which the airship's tests had dis-

Bank. Its capital ex-of the Central Government, the Na-hills." He also stated how the sum outlay on scientific research work.

The proposed programme

the National City Bank's tional forces under Chiang Ting- of $11,600 had been paid over for During the financial year end-stances of signal services render- closed.

ed by the Royal Air Force in for the R101 was a fight to Karachi ing March 31 five additional squadrons would have been added dealing with rebellous tribes, and and back in September or October, and the Midlands Bank (England) wen are to move from Hsiao-chin to the liberation of Hul. of the Air similar work in Koweit, Irak, then again to Karachi in December which hitherto have been rivals Singyang; those under Wang Chin- to the establishment

Sudan and Aden Protectorate, or January, after which there would for the title of the world's larg-yu to Loyang and Hsu Yuan-cheun Force for purposes of home de-

and said that in many cases heavy be mooring trials and experimental est bank-Reuter's American Ser- to Hauchang. fence. One of these was a re gular squadron and the other loss of life had thereby bean say flying

four were organised on a cadre or auxiliary basis.

It was first intended

ed.

The Schneider Trophy

from Karachi. The programme for the R101 consisted of flights to Montros! and back between May and September and Mr. Montague pointed out that schedule flights between Cardington the outstanding achievement durand Ismailia between October and Wireless force should be gular basis, but at the presenting the past year in engine pro- March, 1931.- British

gress had been the intensive de-Service.

per cent. of the home

that 25 defence

on this non-re-

time the proportion was nearly 38 per cent. Auxiliary squadrone velopment of the Rolls-Royce en-

did not in their early days require

to be equipped on the same scale as regular aquadrons. They re- quired in the first Instance

gine used in the air craft which

won the Schneider Trophy at 328.63 miles per hour. By normal

Not to Compete

London, Yesterday.

In the House of Commons, in standards this engine should give introducing the Air Estimates, Mr. machines of training rather than approximately 820 horsepower, but F. 'Montague emphasised the un- two engines had actually sustain-

service types. But 38 theso squadrons reached maturity pro- vision had to be made for equip plag them with up-to-date service aircraft.

British Moderation

ed an output of over 1,900 horse-provocative nature of the British power over

the

course.

It

be drawn

This air policy, and said that notwith- triumph was increased a few days standing the fact that the first later when the Commanding

line air strength of France, Italy Officer of the High Speed Flight and the United States exceeded set up a world's record of 857.7 the British, the latter did not in-

a Super tend to Mr. Montague continued, "I miles per hour upon

into competi. would like to stress the modera marine Rolls-Royce aircraft.

tion for armamenta-Router. tion and unprovocative character had since been decided not to

[The Air Estimates introduced in of the British air policy and ex- continue the Government parti-

the House of Commons on March 7, penditure. Our Air Force is sub-cipation in the race. Undoubted-

1029, by Sir Samuel Hoare, the Air stantially exceeded in the terms ly useful experience had been

Secretary In Mr. Baldwin's Govern of the first line strength by gained from these contests In the

ment, provided for a gross expendi France, Italy and the United past and official participation was

ture of £19,045,000 (an Increase of States and the estimates which 1 on that account justified, but fur

£510,000 on the gross Agure for am now' introducing show an ac

1928-29), and for a net expendi- ther progress could now be made tual reduction on gross figures with greater economy by other ture of £10,200,000 (a reduction of £50,000 on the net figure for 1928-29). compared with the Air Estimates means.

Thus, for the fourth year in muscoa-, sion, the British net expenditure i showed an actual decrease, though, expenditure" abroad upon ale arrQK-| ments has been bounding-up. In its expenditure on civil flying this country comes far balow Germany, France and the United States.

It was hoped that the wide

of five years ago, in striking con. trast with the very large increases aprend public interest displayed in air expenditure of other Powers would make it possible for the during the same period. This, Royal Aero Club and the aircraft moreover, fa in spite of the fact | Industry to organise future- con- that our Overseas requirements tests without Government assist- for garrison purposes in the ance.

· Middle-East and India are much greater than those of other coun

tries.

Civil Aviation

squadrons have 12 machines). In chings, and in the case of fighting

The strength of the Royal ́ ́ Air Faroe in March, 1929, was 176 squa- The increase in the civil aviationg squadrons have 10 to 12 ma drone (which in the case of bomb On the basis of metropolitan | vote was mainly due to the provi- strengths we have considerably slon for additional subsidy in re less than half the power standard | spect of the air service to South compared with our nearest neigh Africa: Negotiations for the Ins bour, *** But the Government does | staliation of a weekly service be- not propose to be drawn into com petition in air armaments Ex pansion will only take place in so far as it is forced upon us by de velopments abroad, and no other

*Daveld

Ford cons

tween London and Cape Town had been brought to a successful issue The Government of the Union of South Africa would substantial” contribution towards Over a five * years,

ould

their

maka

thin total of squadrons are included two squadrons of flying boats, which were previously reckoned each ne half's aquadron.” Seven new Squa« drons are to be added, and, when they are complete, the Force will con sint of 82 squadrons, 12 of which are auxiliary and not, to be regarded as first-line afroraft. The grand total of machines will be between 800 and 2007/N: figure markedly) balgw" the #strength Pranço," the Unit

Urani Bzitais bus mink to fifth

vice.

HONG KONG GOLD

New York, Yesterday. The Equitable Eastern Banking Corporation announces that owing to the recent fall in silver in China, which has brought gold upon the market there, It has bought in a "straight, exchange transaction" five million dollars worth of gold in Japan, Shanghal, and Hong Kong, which is at present en route to New York Reuter's American Service.

FAIR GENERALLY

To-day's weather raport from the Royal Observatory states:

The anti-cyclone has moved. eastward and is now central over Korea,

Depressions are situated to the North of Japan and to the East of Formose.

Forecast:-N. and N. E. winds, moderate; fair general- ly,

Typhoon Warning

The American Consulate General has received the fol- lowing telegram from the Manila Observatory :---

10.45 8.m. to-day-Cyclone.or typhoon E. to Bash! Channel, moving E.

Rainfall Rainfall to 10 am. to-day, 1.05. Rainfall since January 1. 7.19 inche sagainst an average of 4.70 Inches.lv

The temperature and humidi Temperature and Humidity

ty at certain specified centres this morning at 6 o'clock were:

Temp. Humid.

Hong Kong...

Macso Pratas Laland:

B

0190

95

88

70% 78 68100

488-100

148 6984978

$20,000 Wanted

on the old

his troops northward and that while presentative of the men in the hills, shares and 14 cents per share on 5 divisions have concentrated on and that he had been instructed to the new shares, absorbing $186,000, and to carry forward the balance the Ping-Han line, he himself will ask for $20,000. remain at Chengehow to direct operations.

Witness said that his instruction of $100,999.63 to a new account, The mat and in this connection a resolu- was to offer only $2,000. The communication on the Lung-ter was thus left at a deadlock. tion will be submitted to you.

The Macao Factory Hai line was restored for only two Several subsequent interviews took days and suspended again on March place at a boarding house in which It was stated from the chair at 16, due to the seizure of rolling stock the witness was temporarily resid- the last annual meeting that it by the Kuominchun at Ningpao and ing. Shenchow.

Doubtful Troops Disarmed

at

Eventually two men came, was not the intention of the Board down from Shanghai to carry on to spend further capital in Macao, with the negotiations, and finally (and in the circumstances I think The National troops under Gen- the sun of $11,600 was paid for the I should explain that the item of

The 3145,404.16 since expended eral Wang Chin-yu have arrived at release of the kidnapped man, Loyang, On account of disarming money was in bank notes and when these Works cover the cost and doubtful troops, skirmishes took the first prisoner was arrested about erection of a grinding mill, which place at Chengehl on March 16. $6,000 of the money was found on was ordered in 1928, but only de- The Kuominchun are reported to him. have moved to Kuan-yin-tang on

· March 15,--Canton News Agency,

Yen's Movements

Paking. Yesterday.

Yen Hal-shan's family arrived)

The case is proceeding.

Hivered last year, and also for the completion of the Works. Whilst on this subject I am pleased to inform you that our Consulting Engineer considers, our Macao The wreck of a junk was reported Works, which now consists of

NOTICE TO MARINERS

at Shih Chia-chuang yesterday to be in a position 8 miles 171 de- Four (4) Vertical Kilns of the and are due here to-day, but it is grees from Lamock Lighthouse on very latest type, to be an excel- belleved that Yen Hsi-shan will the 16th inst. It is dangerous to lently equipped factory; and, I continue to keep his headquarters at navigation.

Taiyuanta for the present.

The Nanking organ,

Hua Tel

Jih Pao, was not published this in the telegraph and telephone ad-i

with their morning as it was forcibly closed ministrations last night-Reuter.

Chang Hsueh-Hang · Consulted. Nanking. Yesterday.

own

may add; it has been of material benefit to us.

.!

Hot-Un Works Our Hok-Un Works, as, they stand to-day, do not naturally meet nominees, thus making an open with his approval, the Kilns and

breach with Nanking-Reuter.

A further contribution to the Machinery there being a type long

and

Great

the British

It is learned that Wu Tloh-chen Issue of circular telegrams is one since discarded, and if I may use" is leaving for Manchuria, where on signed by fifty-three Kuominchun, the term very fatigued. behalf of the Government be will Shansi

Kwangai generals, credit is, therefore, due to our discuss the present political aitan headed by Lu Chung-lin, but not Works Manager and his staff for tion with Chan Hsueh-liang. The signed by Yen Hal-han or Feng the continued production of

high grade Cement which passes stand of the Manchurian leader wil Yu-balang.

It is noteworthy because, after by a large margin indubitably have a tremendous In- Quence on Immediate developments. reciting Chiang Kai-shek's "crimes" Standard Specification for Port- Wu Tlah-chan's chief mission will the telegram definitely announces land Cement and which is equal to be to bring about an understanding an expedition against Chiang, and if not better, than any imported. between Manchuria and the Central declares that everyone in the whole Cement produced under modern Government Leuter,

nation would be justified In trying methods.

The troubles of our technical to kill him. Peking, Yesterday. It is confirmed that the Nanking staff in regard to old machinery, The Shans forces hera to-day forces have withdrawn from will, however, soon be removed occupied the local office of the Na Tainanfu, southwards, for se you have, beon informed at tional Commander-in-Chief (Chiang Feng Yu-hsiang has moved from the Extraordinary General Meeting Kalabek) disarming the dozen Tungkwap to Shenchow. His troops held on Februry & last we have are reported to have occupled | purchased, from Messrs. Vickers, They also closed the Kuomintang Loyang while other Kuominchun Armstrong, Ltd, an entirely new Party headquarters, and replaced forces are holding Chengcho

National Government officials Reuter.

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