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No. 27,452

GANDHI OPPOSED BY INDIANS.

NEW

"

PARTY SAYS BRITISH RULE

IS ESSENTIAL.

SANITY AT LAST.

SHIAHS PLEDGE SUPPORT OF THE VICEROY.

ERTABLISHED

1845-

HONG KONG, WEDNESDAY,

SON DISOWNED.

Steal His Father's Best.

Clothes.

FOND OF UNIFORM

Disowned by his father eight

APRIL 2, 1930.

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

PRICE $3.00 Per Month.

Business Matiz getu

OUR EMPIRE SHANSI TO SUPPORT DELEGATES

GROWING

YEN HSI - SHAN

DEPART

это

Dainty Eyeglasscs N. LAZARUS Ophthalmic Optician

13, Queen's Road Central,

REASON OF MAWSON NORTHERN LEADER SAYS THEY U.S. ADMIRALS LEAVE.

EXPEDITION.

years ago, a young Chinese named 500 MILES ADDED.

|Tong Fat (24), the son of Mr. Tong || Fat-chun, a merchant Hving on the

ground floor of 2, Fly Dragon Ter- BRITISH FLAG OVER

race, Taihung, was this morning charged before Mr. R. E. Lindsell. with the larceny of 21 pieces of

ence.

ENDERBY LAND.

Adelalde, Yesterday.

MUST TAKE OFFENSIVE

FENG YU-HSIANG ACTIVE

Shanghal, Monday.

CONFERENCE.

SECURITY PACT.

JAPANESE PARTY TO On account of the tense situation. RETURN SHORTLY. Yen Hsi-shan has promoted his officers, brigadier generals to divi- sional generals, and divisional gen-

KNOTTY LAWS.

Local Government Sues Chinese in Pier Case.

WIND AN ANIMATE OBJECT

Interesting legal arguments were heard this morning at the Summary • Court before his Honour the Pulsne Judge, Mr. Justice J. R. Wood, n the case in which the Government, through the Attorney-General, sued the On Cheung Timber Yard for the recovery of $668.25 in respect of Rugby, Yesterday.

the Government The Prime Minister, replying to Par-damages done to clothing from his father's resid- Sir Douglas Mawson, speaking erals to army commanders. The

liamentary questions to-day, made it Pler near Tonnochy Road, Praye He pleaded not guilty." at a dinner of the Antarctic Com-3rd Concentration Army has been clear that the British Government had East Reclamation, on August 22, Sergeant Armitt, of Bay View mittee, said that one of the ob- reorganized into 10 armies, each no intention of entering into any com- 1929, when a typhoon was blowing. Police Station, stated that the a-jects of the expedition was that army to contain three divisions,mitments which went beyond the obligs. The defendants were alleged to have cused visited the house during his the British flag should be raised with Generals Sun Cho, Yang Hesu- tions resulting from the Covenant of improverly secured certain pieces of father's absence. The only people or the coast of Enderby Land, au, Li Ching-kuo, Li Seng-tat, Li Fu- the League of Nations and the Treaty logs, which broke loose during the in the house were some female aer near Mount Codrington. Decaying, Yang Yiu-fang, Kwan Fu-an, of Locarno. He added that he might typhoon and damaged the pier by “Mahatma".Gandhi, who declared that the arrest of Patel, brother of the vanta who knew that accused was ments had been left showing that Chang Hul-chao, Feng Peng-tze and perhaps take this opportunity of saying buraping against it.

the master's son, and, of course, this was done.

Fu Tso-yi as army commanders. that the French Government did not Speaker in the Assemby, was the "loss of his right arm," and whose civil did not dare to interfere with him.

Mr. L R. Andrewes aak, and havo nover asked, that His

conducted Sir Douglas Mawson said that

Unfair Insinuation disobedience campaign has not met with the wholehearted support he had ex- The accused searched two boxes the area was part of a length of

Majesty's Government should add to the case for the Government, and Yen Hsi-shan has issued tele- the burden which already dovolves on the defendants were represented by pected, is now faced by another menate to his cause. The founders of a now nothing of value in them, he pro- which was charted by the expedi-dinates, stating that hereafter all

in his father's room and, finding about 500 miles of coast line, graphle instructions to his subor them as a result of these Instruments. Mr. F. C. E. Rendall.

This statement was of pêculiar inter- The case was first heard on Mon- party styling itself the Indian National Revolutionary Party have issued a mani-ceeded to the kitchen where he gotį

Shansi treops are

est in view of the conversations which day last, then the defendants aver- festo, in which they declare that British rule is absolutely necessary until a

hold of a meat chopper. Return-

participate in

have been proceeding during the week-red that they had done all they pos Ing with this he forced open a cup-]

the coming campaign. He calls at-end between the Foreign Secretary, afbly could to land the logs a day complete removal of cast distinctions is made.

tention to general comment Briand, board in the room. •

The Shinh community has also pledged its support of the British Govern. ment and dissociated itself from the civil disobedience campaign.

RIOTING AT

Calcutta, Yesterday.

A tense atmosphere prevails in the area, which is noted as д storm centre.

HOWRAH.

Police Arrive in Time Accused collected all his father's best clothes and packed them up in bundle in a bed sheet, evidently intending to carry them away to pawn.

STOP

PRESS troops are good only for the air. Arthur Henderson, and M. Bande previous to the typhoon.

Washington, Yesterday. Mr. Green, President of the American Federation of Labour, told the Senate Com-

In the meantime, however-mittee enquiring into unem one of the female servants had gone to the Police Station to report the solutely necessary until a

com-matter, and he (the Sergeant) ar- plete removal of untouchability rived at the house just as the ac- and the abolition of caste distinc-cused was about to depart with tions is made.

the bundle of clothes.

Five Hindus were killed during rioting in Howrah Bridge District, where carters are offering passive resistance against the new rule

New Delhi, Yesterday. He arrested him and then ac- preventing carters foom taking Replying to an address by the cused's father was communicated out buffaloes during the hottest Shiah community, the Viceroy, al- with. The latter decided to have hours of the day. The pollccluding to the civil disobedience his son charged, because, he said, charged but fuiled to clear the campaign, said it was a tragedy this was not the first time that ac- streets, consequently they were that men were constantly asked to cused had stolen things from his forced to fire on the crowd. believe that a political typhoon, house. However, the father would Three European Sergeants were uprooting and destroying the coun-not prefer charges against accused Injured by brickbats.

tryside, was necessary before the with regard to his previous sun could shine and that the coun- escapades. try could reach its rightful des- tiny only through the agency of

Accused, in a statement in his convulsion. The Viceroy welcom-own defence, blamed his father for ed the assurance that the Shlaha his present position. He said that stood for orderly progress towards his father did not give him a good self-government and dissociated education to equip him for a life themselves from civil disobedi- of usefulness. He was forced to ence.

leave school at the age of 16 years and go to Canton to learn aviation, In which he was not interested. Then, as he candidly admitted, when he developed into a good-for- nothing youth who was unable to

Poota. Yesterday.

A threat to start a passive. resistance campaign against the Gandhi movement is contained in A manifesto issued by the found ers of a new party known as the Indian National Anti-Revolution- ary Party, headed by three well- known members of the "depress- ed classes" at Poona.

Strikers Resume Work

Calcutta, Later,

The large number of 20,000 strikers in the Titaghur area have resumed work. Most of the mills

The Father Blamed

The manifesto says that the Party regards British rule as ab-worked full hours to-day. Reuter.get hla own living because he did

SIR W. PEEL.

Plans for Reception in Kowloon,

AT CLUB DE RECREIO

The second meeting of representa- tives from Kowloon clubs and institu-

BIG ROBBERY,

Jewellery Worth Over $11,700 Stolen.

PUZZLING ASPECTS.

A burglary; which, it is believ-

.

ployment that the Government must provide for the unem- ployed or they would "have revolution." They must choose between "better planning and the dole." Mr. Green estimat- ed that 3,700,000 workers were unemployed in February,

New York, Yesterday. The British schooner Adam was seized off New Jersey on the allegation of carrying liquor valued at £45,000,-Reu- ter's American Service.

Tokyo, To-day. Although by no means Enthu- siastic the vernacular papers generally are, siged with the Government's instructions to London as they consider they will facilitate the suc- cessful termination of the Conference, the importance of so doing being fully appre ciated. A certain amount of apprehension, however is volc- ed, leat national defence le im- paired, or alternatively, Japan is forced to expand instead of reduce armaments if America completes three more eight- Inch gun cruisers after 1936.- -Reuter,

Kuominchun Advance

On the

défensive, but unable to carry on with collaboration of the British morning of the "blow" they tried to the offensive. He therefore hopes and French diplomatic and legal ox-get a steam launch to tow the loga that all his armles will strenuously perts to devise a formula which, while into the Causeway Bay Shelter, but strive to take the offensive this not extending British commitments, no launches were available owing to time heighten the fast approaching typhoon. They time, thus wiping out an unfair in- would at the same sinuation to the bravery of the France's sense of security in such a then did the next best thing they way as to enable her to scale down her could and that was to secure the logs Shansi troops.

naval armament requirements.

by means of iron chain to the Proya A further meeting of the two For wall. Three Kuominchun divisions of eign Secretaries took place to-day and

Law and Facts infantry and cavalry arrived at they will meet again to-morrow." It

Legal arguments were heard from Chengchow on March 30, to be fol- is understoed that a draft of at least lowed by other troops advancing one formula has been transmitted to both sides this morning. enstward, General Lu Chung-lin Paris for the opinion of M. Tardieu will direct operations at the front, and his colleagues and that fair hopes while General Feng Yu-hsiang will the text.

are entertainod of an agreement upon

remain in the rear to supervise the |general movements of his forces.

Special Train For Yen

Peking, Monday.

Japanese Reply

Mr. Kendall, for the defendants,

reminded his Lordship that the case before him was one of law and facts. Evidence adduced by the plaintiff had only touched upon the damages Meanwhile, it is anticipated that the sustained by the pler, and also as Japanese Government's reply to the to what had happened a day pre- proposals which were forwarded to vigiss. There was, however, no

tween the American, Japaneza and Bri-

Chief Staff Yang Yin-fu of the them as a result of the negotiations be-evidence to show that the pler was, Defence Commissioner at Peking ish delegations will be handed to the in fact, damaged by the logs. despatches on March 29 a special British and American delegations to- His Lordship: I am inclined to train consisting of 12 coaches to morrow, and that it is broadly of a the belief that Shilchlachuang to await the ar-favourable character. rival of Yen Hsi-shan.-Canton) News Agency.

General Tang's Report

Canton, Yesterday.

the damage WAS caused by the logs. It is common

Mr. Henderson to-day had an hour's ground that there were at least six conversation with Signor Grandi in ad- loga in close proximity to the pier dition to his meeting with M. Briand both before and after the typhoon. and the experts, the purpose being to I hold that the pier was damaged by au the logs, but whether the logs wore At the weekly memorial service keep the Italian Government held last Monday morning at the discussions on the political side of the ter for the Government to prove and currant with the British and French placed there negligently is a mat- Provincial Government Office, at conference. which Chairman Chan, Ming-shu,

Senator Reld of the American dele-

for you to disprove.

Commissioner Hdu Sung-ching, gation and Mr. A. V. Alexander, First, Continuing, Mr.

Rendall quoted

Chief Justice Loh Man-chong, and Lord of the Admiralty, also had a meet-several authorities as to the legal a number of other officers were ing this evening with reference, it is definition of negligence. First of present, General Tang Yin-wah, assumed, to the Japanese Government's all It must be ascertained whether Commissioner of the Reconstruc-reply.

Still Hopeful

not know much of anything, his father turned him out and during

there was a duty on the defendants. the past eight years had consistent-

tion Department said in part as

In this, he would admit that there ly refused to help him in any way.

follows:

Although it is clear that much de- was a duty because, the defendants Eventually he had to stoop to sten!-

"With regard to the north-west-ponds upon the successful issue of the had used a place near the pier and ing because he had no means of tion: and added to British Posses-em situation, on which all the British and French agreement on the they would have to make use of auch subsistence. But, he stated with a sións,--Reuter.

eyes of the country are fixed, the formula, there was a distinct revival a place as if the place had belonged certain amount of pride, he had

of the hope to-day that the conference, to them. commingling of the An-Fu Clique. which apparently has a Three-Power stolen only from his father.

A Different Version

Earlier Cable

Scarred by Antarctic blizzards, the Reorganists, the Western Hill, agreement within its grasp, will yet The Injurious Agents

宜

one.

The other point in proving a

Sir Douglas Mawson's expedition and Shanel Parties, with the hope succeed in achieving its original aim The father told a different story. ship "Discovery thed at Fort of establishing a new government of producing one acceptable to all the negligent act was to take the whole

at Peking tions in connection with a suggested ed. presents one or more puzzling His son, he said, had always been Adelaide, and was greeted by a

in opposition to the five PowersBritish Wireless Service. surrounding circumstances into con- public reception and Address of wel. aspects to the Yaumati Criminal lazy at school and would not study, vast cheering crowd.

National regime renders the task!

sideration. If the circumstances London, Yesterday, come to the new Governor from the Investigation Department, occur-developed

and at the early ago or 13 or 14 he Sir Douglas Mawson,

a formidable, if not impossible: who was the habit of stealing officially welcomed, sald that much people of Kowloon, for which official

With such man

It is learned in American confer were such that the Injurious agent of varied sanction has been obtained, was held in red in the early hours of this from the house. At the age of 16 remains to be done, though, con mutual co-operation is impractic of the general work for the Conference, it, negligence could then be easily ence quarters that the separate Ameri- was an inanimate object and that the shades of opinions and policies, can arrangement with Japan is part defendants had had full control of St. Andrew's Church Efall, on Monday, morning.

he decided that his son was a hope-sidering the weather, they had when the provisional arrangements

less dunce who would never develop done

able.

But if the injurious' agent Lam Tat-chiu, a widow residing into a business man, so. in the hope work, and added several hundred voiced his support to Nanking. The projected departure of three be for the plaintiff to prove whe-

|which is working for a Five-Power pact proved. made at a meeting on March 24 wore

tremendous amount of

General Han Fu-chu has already and is going ahead in that direction. was an animate object, then it must confirmed and an Executive Committed at 92, Parkes Street, made a re- that he might at least become a miles of constiine. appointed.

port to the Police, in which it mechanic, he decided to send him

and there is Indication that the American admirals and other technical ther or not the defendants had The Rev. J. H. Johnston having been

They had achieved notable re-subordinates of Feng Yu-hatang officials only means that a large part full control of it. veted to the chair, an Executive Com was stated that "some time be to Canton to learn aviation under sults through scientific favestiga- do not recognise the leadership of of the technical work is completed. mittes composed of the following, was tween the hours of one and six cousin who was an aviation official found their aeroplanes most use Feng their commander in chief. tion time Mr. Ramsay MacDonald effect that they had given instruc-

the tuition of his (the father's) own tone of the whaling areas; and Yen Hal-shan

In the case before the Court, as they still call In the House of Commons at ques-defendants had given evidence to the this morning, a person or persons, In Canton. Chairman: The Rev. J. Hunknown, gained entrance to the

ful in their work.-Router.

said that the Government had no intentions to their foki to do the best Johnston.

The boy stayed at the aviation

Early Fall of Rebels first floor, by means of an open school for only five months. Then,

tion of entering into any commitment Thus it is not too much to pro which would go beyond the obligations thing they could, and the best was, floor, which had apparently been had worn off, he gave it up. pro- door, between two rooms of the when the novelty of the occupation

dict the early fall of the rebels, resulting from the League Covenant In fact, done. After the loga had left open."

when they come in contact with and the Locarno Treaty. Mr. Mac-been properly secured, the wind in- ferring to return to his old lazy

the Government forces. Relative Donald stated that the French Govern-creased to such a velocity that it was mode of existence. Although he

to the Kwangsi campaign now in ment had not asked and had never blowing over 100 miles per hour. progress, detailed plans have been asked the British Government to add

appointed:

Vice-Chairman:-Mr. H. F. Un. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer Mr. C. E. Terry.

Committee: Mesara, L. d'Almada, E. Cock, J. H. Hunt and Ho U ming.

The Hon. Secretary having read a reply from the Club de Recreio in

Box Found on Street However, 菇

box containing

jewellery and money to the total would not try to qualify as an avin. sum of $11,745, including $800 in tor, the accused loved the unl

form very much. He wore the full dress uniform of an aviator

timating their willingness to place the cash, was stolen. Club at the disposal of the Committee

A visit made to the scene

for the function, and to co-operate in by Det-Insp. Faljon led to the land strutted about Canton to be ad-

mired by alt! He also ran up a

father had to pay.

every possible way to ensure its suc-discovery of the empty box in the lot of bills in Canton which the cess, it was unanimously agreed that the function take place on the grounds street. of this club.

Guards of Honour, ¿

The stolen - property includes

Teachers Here No Good many diamonds, pearls and jades, and among them there is a white Eventually the father called the Other provisional arrangements ap gold appendage watch, bearing the accused back from Canton and tried proved by the meeting were that the King of Sam's photograph, valu- to get him to go back to school. event should take place at 5.30 pm. on. May 0, tea being provided and a mill-ed at $640, while another white Accused refused to go to school tary band arranged for, Guards of gold wrist watch set with dia- here in Hong Kong, saying that the Honour will be furnished by the Kow-monds, with open plain face, is

Ipon Girl Guides and Boy Scouts, and valued at $1,800.

a. suitable, Illuminated address present- A gold bangle set with diamonds,

ed.

worth $800, and several other ar

Opportunity will be found for repre-tiales valued at $900, $040, $600,

(Continued on Page 7.)

“ANGLER”, OF CLOTHES

A Chinese, who had a previous

sentatives of the various Institutions $500, $1,640, respectively, are also conviction for larceny in January,

and their lady friends to meet His included in the haul Excellency, and arrangements will be pe

made for a dance after the official care-

mony

a

It was agreed that the expenses

should be met by the Issue of tickets at $1 each, obtathable from the various

ne at the door, and the Institu

to bear any

LOOTED BY BANDITS

Shanghai, Testerday.

was at the Kowloon, Police Court to-day charged with the theft of several pieces of clothing from a but in Shaung Sha Po Village.

The accused was accosted by a town in Tibet, which was detective walking in the village on March 28 by Tibetan ban with the clothing. On the way to

looted; a part of whom tening the border the Police Station the accused ad- LAC Providual Gog mitte stealing the clothing by ments to deal means of a piece of wire, which he

a used as aning rod

Sentence antar

FRESH, CLOUDY

-To-day's weather report from the Royal Observflory states:: The anti-cyclone is central. over Hokkaido and extends south westward to the lower. Yangteze. A depression is situated to the north west of The Bonins.

Fresh to moderate monsoon will prevall along the south east coast of China and over the north China Sea

Forecast:E. winds; fresh to moderate; cloudy generally.

Rainfall deg

Rainfall to 10-am.. to-day nil. Rainfall since January 1. 10,88 inches against an average: of 6.88 inche

were

Temperature and Humidity

The temperature and humill- ty at certain specified centrest this morning at 6 o'clock

Temp, Homid, Hong Konk. Đ Macao

84

58 Pratas Island 7 70- Manila Amor

80

86

58

made to round up the remnants to the burdens already devolving.on

Horse and Wind

of the Ironsides.. The 6th and them as a result of these instruments Rendall referred to a case of a man To quote a parallel cane, Mr. 8th Army Routes are pushing for

Search for Formula

ward towards the D-River and Mr. Henderson, M. Briand and their riding a horse at a walk.

Watlain.

Tho

The extermination of respective experts.met in the afternoon animal shled, and, although he did the rebels will soon be affected, and are continuing their search for a all he could, the horse ran into the In the and the conclusion of the mill-formula that will satisfy the French pavement and killed a man. tary activities in Kwangsi is an desire for security. The British desire trial which followed, the man. was event of the not distant future." no further commitments than the exist found not gulity" because the jury

Cinton News Agency,⠀⠀

ing peace machinery.

could not hold him to have ridden his The official British spokesman said horse in a hegligent manner. (Con- that today the political conversations finned on Page 7.) had been proceeding satisfactorily for

(Continued on Page 7)

KAYE DON FAILS TO the last 24 hours. In the language of

BEAT RECORD

ATTEMPT NOW POSTPONED INDEFINITELY.

ONLY 175 MILES AN HOUR

Payton, Florida, Yesterday. Kaye Don's racirig: car: Bliver

Bullet

miles

covered a mile at 15 hour and Teturned

the sickroom, "the patient had taken |

a turn for the batter."

to Paris last night for the considers- It was announced to-day that Rear-tion of the French Government. Admirars Moffet, Pringle, and Yarnell,

The Daily Herald says that Italy is the three American experts, will all now prepared to abandon her claim of for Home on April 4, and that possibly "parity," and the prospects of a Five- dozen other members of the delega-Power part have improved considerably. tion will decompany. them.

Ofders-Reuter..

have been given to dismantle on April 18 the House used by the Japnese headquarters in London.-Iputer.

Prospects Improved

London, Later.

Tokyo, Yesterday. Vernacular newspaper, comment in- dicates general approval of the report- Jed decision to agree to the Amerlea

proposals with reservations.

The Ashi while emphasising the

to the garage, Mr. Don' said that is. It is understood that as a result, of he had gone farter he would have been the conversations between Mr. Hander Justification of the Japanese claims for hurled from the cockpit, because the son and M. Beland, the formula which seventy percent. In eight-inch guh/ bench was so bumpy. He has how post was founded an annere of the arnisers, considers nevertheless "the İzönet fürther attempts on, Bir Qiz